March 19th

Happy birthday Marg! Thank you for all the kind messages on facebook, cards & telephone calls. Bit of a chilly day, they are still getting poor weather in the high country north of here. It was reported that they had 2 ft of the white stuff - snow I think they call it, up in Flagstaff/Payson. We had some rain here, but it was warmer than yesterday & tomorrow holds promise of further warming. We were going to go to Globe, but elected to go to Ft McDowell instead because of the weather. We met the Canuels up there and spent the day at the casino. The day started off with the 5 of them having the breakfast special - New York steak & eggs for $3.99 which included: coffee, toast & hash browns. It must have been the first time Marg had steak for breakfast, LOL. Me, well I had pancakes, as usual; somehow I can't eat steak for breakfast. The food was good & the line-ups for it pretty long. We all played bingo, but no luck. A few had close calls [not me], but nothing that put cash in our pockets. As a result dividing up the proceeds was not a problem. Some time in the casino after and each of the 3 couples had one person who did well. With us it was Marg who made enough to pay for the day [including my losses] producing a net a profit of $12. Life is good! On the way home, we stopped at the Golden Corral for supper & had the buffet. It's pretty good and they offer a deal for seniors, which is about half the house. Tried to focus on the salad bar and was reasonably successful although I had a small steak & later some bread pudding. Now this is the meal to eat steak at, LOL. Add in a few laughs and it was a fun day.