Hi Bettie, The story of the therapist and your gas is funny! I’m sure that happens a lot and they aren’t surprised by it. Thanks for understanding about my babies. I’m doing well. I took my Bichon to the groomers today and had 2 hours to kill but I had some errands to run so I completed those. This was the first time I have taken the dog to the groomers and not gambled away the 2 hours till I could pick him up. I had many thoughts of going to play the VLTs like I used to while waiting to pick up my dog. It would be so easy to give into these thoughts, but I made it through. Instead I got a money order for $500, for my senior mother who lives 3 provinces away, and who is on a fixed income. That was pretty much the least I used to spend on a gambling session, and would often spend much more than that. I must be starting to gain an appreciation for the value of money, because that seemed to me to be a lot of money. One of the things that keeps me gamble free is the thought of having to change my last date gambled again. Of all the barriers I have in place and self-exclusion being the one that helps me the most, me having to change my date is probably the second one. That sounds crazy, even to me. Hope to meet up with you on chat soon as I love your sense of humour and your story inspires me (other than those 2 crazy men in your life). Carole
