Hi altonwoods -- I'm in MO too. Born and raised here. I married an Air Force man and we spent 26 years moving around (mostly back and forth between CA and ND - boy, is that hard on a wardrobe ) but came back here on retirement in '93.

Anyhow -- if you've made it 9 weeks without smoking you've completely beaten the nicotine addiction and just have the HABIT to beat. Best wishes.