February 27, 2026

 Today is the start of the Midwinter Roundup. I have been going to them since 1998, but this is the first time I have been chair of the committee. Last year, I was co-chair but the co-chair doesn't really do much. This year, everything that went wrong somehow seemed to be my fault. lol. Hopefully, everything will go according to plan.

February 26, 2026

 Day Two of facebook jail and actually it feels more like being in a holding cell because I haven't really been convicted of anything. Seems facebook is trying to make it look like suspected hacker activity maybe so they can save face. Oh well, I have other social media accounts and this is giving me the opportunity to update the feeds there.

Midwinter roundup starts tomorrow. Looking forward to the event.

February 25, 2026

 Ah, this is what it feels like to be in Facebook Jail. I must have did something to piss off the facebook algorithm because they will not let me make a post or respond to any messages for at least 72 hours. Luckily, I use Blogger, X, Instagram, and Mastadon and even Telegram, so I'm not completely in the dark.

Sending my word of the day out will be a problem. I do have some people that I'm connected to via text so they will get it.

And, I uploaded the latest episode of my podcast to Mastadon. So that's probably where I'll put my god box blog post.

It's pay day today so we have to do everything associated with that today.

The midwinter roundup starts the day after tomorrow. we did get one piece of good news. We found the greeter vests.

February 24, 2026

 I shovelled part of the snow last night. It snowed again overnight. I'll probably go back out there in a few hours and touch up what I did yesterday, it's just not high on my to do list today.

There's a birthday at my home group tonight so I'll be making a cheesecake. Blueberry. I always make cherry so I thought I'd switch it up.

Someone sent me an email with some gossip in it. The gossip was about someone going against tradition ten, and it's interesting because spreading gossip or taking another member's inventory goes against tradition one. I don't think any one tradition is more important than another. I have opted to stay out of the discussion.

February 23, 2026

 Storm coming today. Supposed to be bad. They're all supposed to be bad but I don't know where we'll put another 30 cm. Oh well, it's supposed to be blowing snow so maybe it will blow itself off the deck and out of my driveway. We'll see. 

Might be a good day to binge watch something. Game of Thrones perhaps.

February 22, 2026

 The day begins like every other, with a couple of spiritual readings, a prayer and picking of my god box word (today it is Pride) and we'll be going to church because it's Sunday.

I have the last roundup committee meeting today, the last one before the actual event so its basically to make sure we are all prepared for the actual event.

This evening it's the Living Sober group.

Just another Sunday, really.

February 21, 2026

 Overslept a little today. Ahh, it's Saturday. I meet with a sponcee but not until 11 and this afternoon I chair an al-anon meeting, then late in the afternoon I'll be going to the women's group. It's a birthday meeting so its open to others. One of my friends is celebrating, so I made her favorite cookie. oatmeal raisin.

I can hear the wind. It sounds cold out there. It's nice and warm in here.

February 20, 2026

 Only a week until the midwinter roundup. It's true I am a bit anxious about the event. I have been going to them since 1998 but this is the first time I have been involved with organizing one and luckily I have a good committee helping me. But, it is a week away and I try to focus on the day in front of me.

I have a gentleman coming to see me today. We read the big book together. It's good for him and its good for me.

I might, if I have time, record the podcast.

February 19, 2026

 It's a Thursday. My day looks full at first glance, but we'll see how it goes. I think I'm meeting with someone at 930. I have the men's lunch at the church at noon, luckily I have cookies made for that.

There's an archives committee meeting at 6 plus I go to a meeting at 730. So, yeah, the day looks full.

February 18, 2026

 More snow today, but it's only a couple centimeters which means I won't have to shovel and it shouldn't interfere with any plans I have. We are going to an alanon group anniversary tonight. The three G's.

February 17, 2026

 The countdown is on. 10 days until the Midwinter Roundup. I have been going to this event since 1998, but this is the first year that I am Chair of the event. Last year I was co-chair, but the co-chair's responsibility really is to be there in case the chair cannot be there. This year it's a bit different. I'm hoping things go well. They seem to be but I keep thinking I overlooked something. Oh well. I learned in al-anon that worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do for a bit, but it doesn't get you anywhere.

February 16, 2026

It's Monday and it's also a holiday. Heritage Day or Family Day or whatever they're calling it this time. It always makes me chuckle. Having a day off we think yeah we should go to Giant Tiger or wherever  but you can't go because it's a holiday and all the stores are closed. So I just stay home and play video games, or do laundry or any of a dozen other things that I can do every day.

I might go help a friend who is having computer trouble. I like to do nice things for people and she deserves to be treated nice considering everything she's been through lately. Death of a loved one, etc.

February 15, 2026

 I can never figure out how other people can blog page after page so early in the morning. I think about the day that is coming and the things I have to do. I avoid discussions of politics, war, world hunger, rising crime. Not thinking about those things doesn't mean they aren't happening. I pray for the families of the folk killed in the shooting out west. How a person can think that they have the right to decide who should live or die, it's beyond me.

My day is pretty ordinary compared to other person's days. I started with two daily readings, one from AA and one from Al-Anon. Then, I picked the word from my god box. Expectations was the word today. I know that it is not wise to place too high expectations on the people around me or on how the day will go. I go to church this morning. Service takes about an hour, then there's a coffee hour after the service. I baked some cookies for that.

The district 2 GSR meeting is today and since I am the District Committee Member, I'll be chairing that meeting. I'm hoping to elect a treasurer today which will take some of the pressure off me. We'll have to see how that goes.

I usually meet with a sponcee this evening and then I host an online meeting at 8.

So, there's a lot to do today.

February 14, 2026

 It is Valentine's Day and it's also the second saturday of the month so we will be doing the blankets of love project today at the church. That's the plan for today.

I have an al-anon meeting this afternoon and I might be meeting with a sponcee later and it seems somehow fitting that we go to the zoom meeting in Hawaii tonight.

February 13, 2026

 Friday. The day before Valentine's day. I don't have anything to do today other than the usual bake cookies for the blanket project tomorrow type of thing.

February 12, 2026

 Another snow day. I posted this somewhere else but oh well. Yesterday, we had light snow, yet when I shovelled it last evening it was heavy snow. Overnight, we had a heavy snowfall but when I shovelled this morning, the snow was light. What am I missing?

Not sure what's on the docket today. My thursday morning session was canceled. I could record my podcast for next week. I was going to do that tomorrow but I could do it today. 

Might go to a meeting tonight. Time will tell.

February 11, 2026

 Looks like another heavy snowfall today. Hard to say how much until it's actually on the ground but they forecast 20-30 cm. Luckily, we don't have anywhere to go that we can't back out of. We have storm chips and storm snacks and we have been watching the Game of Thrones series so we could binge watch today. As for a meeting, that's why they invented Zoom.

February 10, 2026

 It's a Tuesday. I noticed yesterday that the days of the month all fall on the same days of the week that they did in 1998. So, our anniversary of our first date (Nancy and I), which is on Monday March 23 is actually on Monday March 23 and that will be 28 years. But, that's next month. 

Today should be a typical day. I meet with a sponcee at eleven and there's a meeting I go to this evening. Other than that, it's just ordinary run of the mill tuesday stuff.

February 9, 2026

Annual eye exam this morning. Funny how dates just creep up on me.The appointment is easy. they take some pictures of my cornea and iris. Only painful part of that is the money I have pay for it. Then they ask me to read stuff that is way too small for any person to see. Then they put drops in my eyes and send me on my way. that's how it usually goes. we'll see what today brings. 

February 8, 2026

 It's Sunday. As always, I start my Sunday with prayer and meditation. Well, I start every day with prayer and meditation and then we go to church because it's Sunday.

We have a workshop this afternoon at the club. those are always fun.

And of course there's the meeting at 8.

February 7, 2026

 Today is a celebration of life for my friend Stan. we often called him Frenchy. He wasn't from France. he was from Maine. He was a good guy. I had been his caseworker when he lived in a recovery house. I became his sponsor after he moved out. I remember him sharing once that he asked me to be his sponsor because he didn't like me and figured he didn't want us to be friends anyway. But, we eventually became friends and remained friends for twenty years.

He developed cancer and although he fought hard, it eventually got him. I'm going to say goodbye to him today. Another old friend of mine is driving me there. I think it's good to maintain contact with the important people in your life because you never know when the next storm will come.

February 6, 2026

 Meeting up with a friend to read a chapter from the big book. Not the good book though I daresay it is a good book and it's not that big of a good book, but we agreed a while back, just before christmas actually that we would get together and read the book together and it's been going well.

This afternoon, I'll record my podcast so that it's ready for upload on Wednesday.

I'm also hoping to finish up the minutes for the committee meeting so that it's done. 

I had planned on meeting someone at 6 but she cancelled so I guess its just serenity corner at 7.

February 5, 2026

 "Upon awakening, I think about the next 24 hours. I consider my plans for the day. Before I begin, I ask God to direct my thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest, or self-seeking motives."

That's a quote from a book that I read a lot. It's how I start my day. as a friend of mine says, the days that I pray almost always turn out better than the days I don't.

I'm supposed to meet with someone today to have a conversation about prayer and meditation. Then, this evening I'm going to a meeting at a church in my neighbourhood. Both of those things will keep me connected to a power greater than myself.

February 4, 2026

Today, a friend of mine celebrates 19 years of sobriety. I'm going to bake some cookies and bring them to his celebration. There's another guy celebrating, but I like him too.

It's Wednesday, so my podcast gets uploaded today. I have already begun work on next week's episode. It's like a radio show, so first I select some music for it. Each week it's a different genre: jazz, rock, blues, funk. After I figure out the music, I write a little script, sometimes with tidbits of info about each song. Then, I pick a day a few days before I upload it, and pre-record it. It keeps me busy for sure.

I'm meeting up with someone this morning to have a discussion on group conscience.

February 3, 2026

 Just another Tuesday. I meet with a friend in the morning. My afternoon appointment canceled and that's okay. life happens. Chatted with a few new friends. It's all good.....so far.

February 2, 2026

The Big Storm was just a few centimeters of snow that fell and just blew into drifts. At least that's how it looks in here in the trailer park. The wind did most of my shovelling for me. Thank you Mother Nature for keeping the Old Man in check.

February 1, 2026

 It's Sunday, so we'll start the day with church. Actually, I start my day with prayer, meditation, readings and sharing. And, then I'll go to church.

This afternoon I have a committee meeting and I'm also baking a ham. Which is in the freezer so I better get that to thawing. I'll probably make a glaze for it and some scalloped potatoes to go with it.

Big storm coming. Hopefully, I'll be able to do the zoom meetings I have set up, but if I can't then I'll just have to accept that as things that I cannot change.

You all stay safe now.