Chantix....

Just a little note to let you all know that we both started taking Chantix... the stop smoking medicine. It is suppose to be a "wonder" drug to assist with quitting smoking. We have both gotten to the place in our lives that we know it's time to quit. I've quit a few times in the past and have just not been able to get over that hump. It makes it especially hard that Sean smokes and it's difficult to stick with it on my own. At this point it is actually really embarrasing that we smoke and have children. Years ago it was so common that no one batted an eye. But now, you are looked at as a bad parent if you smoke and they assume that you smoke in your house and car and are blowing it in their face. But we gave up smoking in the car and house before we even had kids or were even married. We did that when we had friends that had kids and when my nephew Kamden was on the way to being born.

So here's hoping this will work. So far it seems to be helping. We were told that when we start taking the pills that it will be about 2 weeks before the full dose kicks in and does what it is suppose to. Right now we are on week 2 and have a quit date set for next Monday, February 11th. Hopefully it will be a monumental day for us. A day we will remember forever as the day we took our lives back. For a $10 copay prescription a month for 2 months... it's worth a try.

We've heard good and bad about the drug but our doctors are monitoring us and we feel that it really is helping only a week & a half into it. It seems to help curb the nicotine craving for real. It's almost as if you forgot that you haven't had a cigarette until you look at the clock and hours have past and you havent even though about it. The hardest thing really is trying to break the habits. Today at work I didn't even really want a cigarette until I poured myself a cup of coffee this afternoon and realized how much I loved my coffee and cigarette... but then I looked outside and saw all that blustering snow and sleet and then found myslef not even wanting to bother... instead I made my way back to my desk and went back to work. Suddenly I found the day was over and I hadnt had a cigarette. It's amazing... so far.

So we will update our progress and hopefully you all could offer us some encouraging words to help us along. Wish us luck and strength. Now maybe we can afford to go to Disney next year with all the money we will save!!