Acres, I'm so sorry about your kitty; it's so very hard to lose our beloved pets.

But I'm so very proud of you for your success in leaving cigarettes behind you. What an enormous gift you've given to each other and to yourselves. I'm so happy for you.

That is a wonderful achievement. Keep up the good work, and congratulations on your success. You'll never be sorry you did it .

We are doing great. We went out to our favorite restaurant this week to celebrate our 51st anniversary. Can't believe it has been this long. We eloped in 1965.

Our 46th anniversary is coming up in the next few days..still it's the fact that our daughter was married in 1998 and one of our sons in 2000 that is suprising..that long ago...We smoked a few years back in the 70's and 80's but quit cold turkey and are still non smokers today....

Congratulations! You have made it through the toughest part. And double kudos for no weight gain, wish I could say that. I gained weight when DH quit. Then gained even more when I finally quit. Oh well, it's better than smoking, I guess, haha. I quit Dec. 7, 2008.

We will celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary on May 16.

Congratulations! You are definitely over the worst part now. I'm in my 12th year of being smoke-free. I'm so glad I quit. Of course, quitting has been very expensive since I buy myself a "smoke-free gift" on the monthly anniversary of quitting! Smoking would be cheaper, but not as much fun!!

It's wonderful that you have stuck to it. I agree that the worst is over .My 25th yr anniversary of being a non smoker is coming in Nov. You are fortunate that you do not have urges, I still have the occasional urge. You are doing a great thing for your health and will never be sorry you did it.

Sorry about your Kitty!!

To help you kick the smoking habit, stay away from the smell of tobacco smoke. My supervisor had not smoked for 5 years and he confided with me that if he smelled someone smoking a cigarette, the old urge would come back, and that was something he had to battle.

So sorry about the loss of your kitty. Times such as that make it stressful when you are early in the process of quitting smoking. DH quit smoking on June 14, 2002 (the day he had a heart attack) and I quit a week later, He is one of those people who cannot stand the smell of cigarette smoke now, but most of the time it doesn't bother me unless it is really intense. Keep up the good work!

sheilajoyce_gw, I'm so glad you chimed in and told us how your doing. That was part of my intent, to see how everyone believes they are doing.

Yesterday was a bit rough, our kitty was momma to our remaining 6. Her son, our only boy is struggling so we need to keep an eye on him. The others are girls and girls can be unpredictable. We were hoping to celebrate with a big dinner out this weekend but the vet bill killed that. Instead I will continue working on my garden and I think we will cut down some black walnut trees. We have been thinning out the back acre of our lot. Tons of black walnut trees and very little sun can get through. Leaves it very damp and a haven for the snakes, snapping turtles and mosquitos. I think we will also do some burning and perhaps have a nice bon fire. I'll cook up some steak sandwiches and homemade fries.

Agreed about staying away from the smell of smoke. We were actually the only smokers in our family's and with those we hang out with so at least we have minimal temptations. Nobody smokes at our jobs either so that makes it easier. Hubby and I will celebrate 17 years over the Memorial day weekend. We married late in life but it is a first marriage for both of us.

Everyone, have a great weekend and thank you for your thoughts.

Oh, sorry about your cat -- and a vet bill instead of a nice dinner! I am but very happy you AND your DH have beaten that addiction. Your lungs and circulatory systems are celebrating!

I never smoked more than three or four cigarettes a day (between 21 and 30). I only discovered I had been addicted when I quit. My DH never smoked. I don't know how he lived with me!

Yesterday I noticed an older woman crossing in front of my car. Her skin was completely colorless. *Smoker* flashed through my mind, and I remember thinking all older people were 'grey' like that.