The Magic Ship Thread

Happy first (for most of us) special day as non-smokers aboard the Magic Ship! Captain MrMagic Sir, Rainie, Faith, JT, and Freemom, �you are all just the bestest ever shipmates I could ever ask for! All the wine/chocolate sharing (yes we�re almost ready to cut back on these items), healthy delicious cooking, straight sailing, supporting and cheering on of smacking down the nico demon is making me so proud of all of us! I must admit, I go for long spells now without even thinking of getting or giving a poking or anything to do with smoking! I�m happy everyone is finding tools and methods to cope in those situations when a knuckle sandwich is in order. I�ve found that keeping a golf ball or stress ball (one of those foamy ones) handy is beneficial. When I squeeze it, I picture it being the ole nico demon�s scrawny neck, it keeps my hands busy and occupies my mind. May not work for everyone, but it�s helping me. Is everyone sleeping fine and dreaming nice dreams of yes, hint hint, wink wink, THE BEACH? Faith, we can�t wait to join you there and your latest description was breathtaking! My dreams are great, but the sleep is fragmented, causing my brain to malfunction and brain-farts aplenty. I must apologize again to the mods and anyone I�ve offended in recent middle of the night postings�.I�ll try to be an angel from now on. ;) No Philisms required thank you mate ;) Rainie, you�ve been working so hard! We�ll be celebrating your 3 week�s with homemade fat-free cake that JL is whipping up in the galley with Freemom�s no calorie sugar free ice cream! I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow, going you know where, doing you know what. If you have your camera with you please remember to snap a close up of ole twinkely eyed you know who and I�ll be hunkered down in the lounge taking in the festivities on the big screen! Freemom, yipppeee you�re going on a vacation!!! Pack yourself a special little case, loaded full of all the good things you�ll need to make your trip a huge reward! Hope your family is feeling well and excited to be going away. Harrrr female maties who have wee ones�we all know it�s a Mother�s sacred duty to keep track of all our children�s doings and to express our wishes for them (no matter how old or how big t

How I Make It Through The Urges-How do you?

Rainie....you rock! I usually go make a knucle sandwich :eg: and I like Phil's answer too ;p Pat Keep up the great work girlfiend xoxo [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 695 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $238 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3

Let's hear it for Raine

WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Everybody wants to join in your parade! Congratulations sweetie pie, hunny bunches. You're the best :) Pat first mate Magic Ship xoxoxoxoxoxo [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 18 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 730 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $252 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 12 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

Whos quit meter turned 1000 pounds!!

Congrats Mate....have fun spending the loot ;) Will be watching you hit 200... Pat x [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 18 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 730 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $252 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20

The Magic Ship Thread

Rise and Shine! Let's hear those feet on the decks maties! JT's starting Rainies 3 week party bright and early. YIPEEEEEEEEE Rainie....way to go woman!!! Hope you're having a great day at one of your favorite places....drive fast, turn left! Julie, What can we say........you're now our offical big giant huge event/party planner!!! You're doing a great job and we appreciate all your great help.....in case you have any room left today, here's some of those special chocolates the Cap'n had hidden away from the box Faith gave him :) You can share them with Freemom when she gets here. Whew, did I ever have a nice rest in my hammock! Five solid continuious hours of blissful beach dreams.........ahhhhhhhh. No silly middle of the night posts ;( for the mods to modify :) or entirely delete hee hee...lack o' d' z's will do strange things to our first mate's compass. We know everyone is busy today, but check in for the parade if possible please! Pat *skips merrily to the wheelhouse singing like no one can hear her* Now I'm Walking on Sunshine (whoa oh) I'm Walking on Sunshine (whoa oh) I'm Walking on Sunshine (whoa oh) And don't it feel good (Hey! Alright now) And don't it feel good (Hey! Yeah) -Katrina And The Waves [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 18 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 732 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $252 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 30

Freemom made it three weeks

Hip Hip Hoorraaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!! Congratulations Freemom on kicking all that ash! We're all so proud of our shipmate. :) Keep up the great work sweetie. Pat First Mate Magic ship [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 907 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $308 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

Kygirl613 Celebrates sailing past heck week!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Well done Kygirl...welcome aboard the Magic Ship! Keep up the great job of kicking ashes. :) Pat First Mate, Magic Ship [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 913 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $308 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

Are We All Addictive Personalities?

Hi Faith, I've wondered about this as well. I have heard there is no such thing as an addictive personality, but can't say I agree completely with that idea. I used to enjoy drinking and gambling, and could have run into problems with those, but gave them up to become a good Mother (so I've been told anyways). Addictions of all sorts run in my family in at least 3 consecutive generations, but smoking is the only one that is a real problem for me and all of my family members are functioning or recovered additcs. Oh, except for my ginormours addiction to living and laughing until I eventually overdose and hopefully die from natural causes. It will be interesting to see the responses you get from this thread. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 913 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $308 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37

There's a party goin' on....

Phil....don't sulk mate...I brought you hot chocolate a long time ago but you spiked it and drank so much you blacked out and forgot all about it! :mad: Silly guy with the accent....here's another bottle...spike away, this time I'm takin pictures so I can show you how much fun you had. :eg: ;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 903 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $308 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

The Magic Ship Continues!

***sun peaks over the horizon as the Magic Ship sets sail for Barbados with stops in Martinique and St. Lucia*** Good Morning Cap�n, shipmates and guests aboard today. Ready or not��. Martinique, St. Lucia and Barbados here we come! We�ll have to get some Mount Gay Rum in addition to our wine to make a big batch of Pina Colada�s and Daquiris for the girls (don�t share with the Cap�n please, unless you want to see him all strange�oh�on second thought�.go ahead girls, give him a double and lets see what our cap�n looks like when he�s dancing with a lampshade on his head�better give Phil a glass too, break out the grass skirts and clear off some tabletops people)! LET�S PARTY!!!!!!!!!! FreeMom���..yipeeeeeeeee���.way to go on 3 weeks today!!! Keep up the fantastic job of kicking ash woman!!!!! The music you�re playin is really rocking this ship�lovin it�keep on playin it. When the mens (and ladies) sobers up, we�ll have to go into town and sample the local culinary delights of �cutters� �large flying fish sandwiches and served with a side of �coucou,� �made from cornmeal seasoned with okra and topped with a spicy blend of tomatoes, onions, and peppers. Oh Cap�n Mr.MMM, yummmmyyyy, your menu surely does sound delightful, even to us northerners, so if you�re in the mood to cook please don�t let anybody stop ya! Kygirl613, welcome aboard the Magic! CONGRATULATIONS on 14 days�.you�ve kicked the ash out of Hell and Heck weeks!!!!! Here, let me take your luggage below decks to cabin #14 (in honour of your 14 days of freedom) while you mosey on into the lounge for a welcoming drink and some chocolate from Faith while you listen to the relaxing tunes that Freemom�s got playing on our new jukebox. Well now, yesterday�s race was so exciting!!! Rainie, we can�t wait to see what other pictures you�ve got for us! Cap�n, glad you caught some of the race excitement and it�s a shame you don�t always share our enthusiasm for driving fast and turning left�wink wink to the girls�those twinkley eyed, suited up guys on the track are just an extra bonus for all us Nascar admiring ladies. It�s really too bad MM didn�t win, but it was about as close at it gets with all kinds of upside-down, flame and metal throwing wrecking going on! KH sure raced his he