Home again, home again...

When my sister Gail was little "home again, home again" was the phrase she used when we were going home from a visit to Grandma's. It stuck as a family saying and it applies right now. In a few hours Pete and I will be flying home from Las Vegas after five days here.

Our time here has been really good for me. The meetings were tolerable, I got to meet some old friends here, the shopping was a blast and just relaxing with Pete has been great. Yesterday was a totally free day and we visited Mandalay Bay for lunch, had dinner at Paris (the hotel, of course) with coworkers and saw The Producers last night. Whee. The trip started a little bumpy, flight wise, and a little damp when our bottle of water opened in my carry on bag and soaked some of my papers, magazines and me!

Not to worry though. Monday night after settling in our room, ( No penthouse room this time.) we went down to the casino. My gambling rule is to lose no more than $20 per day and that is exactly what I have done for years. But not Monday night! Saying good by to my $20 dollar bill as it slid into the Triple Diamond $.25 slot machine, I casually started hitting the buttons, sometimes $.25, sometimes $.50 and very occasionally $.75, Pete standing by rolling his eyes. ( He rarely gambles here) On a $.75 bet the third line shows all Triple Diamonds! We have no idea what this means but the tally kept rolling and rolling and ended with $600! Well yippee! The rest of this week yielded no more exciting wins, so I am going home with an extra $500. I have a good idea how I am going to use it but it is a secret for now.

The only down side has been my miserable shingles. The pains that shoot through my head when the vicadin wears off or I am trying to go longer between doses are horrific. My eye is much better but ouch, ouch to the head pain. Last night I had a dream that a plank whacked me in the head and I woke up with my head throbbing. Time for a pill...Thanks for praying for me. I know this is just a season. The internet has assured me this is so.

So home again, home again. I can't wait.