Thanks Ashley. My wife and I decided to stay home today. The weather was the reason she suggested it, but I immediately agreed because it will be easier for me at home, to refrain from drinking. Just finished some exercise. Will now look for some nice things I can do for my family, partly to distract me from thinking about drinking. Have been reading lots of stuff on this website, and started to read the Blue Book. I am an obsessive person -- hope to become as obsessive about not drinking as I am the opposite way! John