~Right now my program is strong and it is helping me deal with people left and right in the middle of my stressful schedule with school, work and my kids. I am dealing with a woman in my nursing program and at first I struggled, but then I remembered to dettach to QTIP and that what she had to say said volumes about her and little about me, wow. Then I remembered to say what I mean, mean what I say and not to say it mean and people better undertood me and my position not to get caught up in drama. Life is stressful enough without people trying to bring me their distractions and sabotage, I have enough I have had to work through thank you very much! And with my little one in kindergarten, well it has been bumpy already and I have had to meet with her teacher and principle and let them know that I test twice weekly and can not take calls every other day with my schedule and that it added a lot of stress and if she could just send me home notes in my little ones back pack so we could discuss it after school time and I would handle it. Thank God my sophmore is so easy and has straight A's! She makes us dinner a couple nights a week, babysits weekends so I can work 2- 8hr shifts and is just so mellow and  just helpful. I do homework with my little one most nights and it is so exciting to see her starting to read and be excited about letters and making words. Life is bumpy and well always will be, but I know I have a program and I know how to use it! I know that with some bad comes some good, maybe a lesson or two learned and I will be better for it! So with all this said, I am still poppong in occassionaly and I will never forget about my MIP family. I am just cruising along at full speed ahead accomplishing my goals and trying to get to living my dreams out. Without al-anon I would never be able to have gotten this healthy and out of my own way and to truly live ! Thank you all for being here and for all the love and support! Sending you love and support on your journey's!~