Yuma

We spent 2 weeks in Pilot Knob. We spent some time in the pool and of course the hot tub. I think they really help keep me going. We did a little bike riding, went to the flea markets but I find I didn't take many pictures. We did go to Mexico a few times and I had my eye pressures checked and they were 15 and 16 which is good. Did a little shopping for Christmas while their and went to our favorite place to have lunch their.
Then we put the motorhome in storage so we could head home for Christmas. I had bookd us 2 nights at our condo Polo Towers going and coming back to break up the long drive. It was cold and rainy in Vegas when we got their, which is quite unusal and it was evening so we got something to eat and settled in for that night. We really hadn't gone without gambling so we didn't want to spend much doing that, so we looked in a book they gave us at check in that night and a casino named Casino Royal was offering $50 in free gambling for signing up for their players cards, so next morning in a slow drizzle we walked down to it, which was more of a walk than we thought. We got there and it wasn't all it seemed. Yes you got $50 but you had to play it on certain machines which were $1 machines and you couldn't cash out unless yoiu won one of 3 top jackpots. We both played but didn't win. We were hungry as we didn't eat so we headed to their foodcourt and settled on subways. After eating it had started raining a little harder so we thought we'd just play there for a bit. We won a little and lost a little then on a fishing machine I wom $236 so I went to find Brent to show him. Didn't find him so cashed in my ticket and played a few more machines a little. Then I spotted him and wernt over to tell him and sat and played a machine by him but it wasn't nice. I told Brent I was going to be right behund him on a quick hit machine (they had at times been good to me). This one though to play max was $3 and I couldn't make myself bet that much so I was playing $1.50. Brent came over and started playing the one right next to me. I got to go into the bonus on mine and won about $70 so decided I would play the $3 for a bit since I was playing on their money. I had started with $20 and was down to $14 and something when I hit the big one. I got nine quick hits oin my screen which paid $20,000. Brent first thought it was $2,000 and were both way excited. I couldn't believe it and some other onlookers came to confirm I had won. Here's pics I took.

WOW!!!! It took a bit but they paid it to me in CASH, 4 bundles with $5,000 in each bundle. We asked about being safe to walk back to our hotel. They asked where we were staying and they said as long as we were on the strip we'd be perfectly safe as there were alot of plain cloths security and noone would get away with trying anything but if we'd like they would give ud a security escort. We declined and belined it out of there. rent had $10,000 in each front pocket ads I only had my very small purse. It was still raining and we were soaked by the time we got to our room. We put it in the safe and got in dry clothes. I said we needed to go celebrate with a really nice dinner and we each took $500 to gamble to our hearts content. We went to Planet Hollywood as it was the closest to the condo and found a nice restraunt named "Lombardi's" as I wanted steak and lobster.

After we finished dinner we went out to gamble and seriously we couldn't lose. We played max coins and after playing about 3 hours we both still had more than our $500 each. We went back to the room and next morning headed home for Christmas. I had facebooked about my win and so everyone knew before we got there. We hit a little bad weather in our way but made to Ruth and Randy's where we stayed the night before heading home. I hurried to get the rest of my shopping done and what a great Holiday. Everyone was glad to see us and we equally glad to see them. We had planned this year for all the adults to go out to dinner in lew of exchanging gifts, but with my recent win I treated everyone to dinner which noone really expected. I'm so lucky to have the family I have. They are all wonderful people and I love them all.
Christmas for the kids is always a hoot, and this one was the same. Hers's a few pics of the fun.
Carson opening the new WI system.

Trace, Vicki, Dayne and Austin enjoying the morning.

Trace loved his new inch worm.

Kaisley and Kambree having fun.

Kaisley with her new twins.

Kortney enjoying himself.

Brooklyn with her lifesize doll.

Coen with his new gun.

Alyssa and Kieran are good buds.

Kendall really likes the banana chair.

Kieran showed me how good she could play the Martin guitar. She got a new electric one for Christmas but I didn't get a picture of it.

Craig and Jodi enjoying all the fun.

Trace is all dressed up in Carsons buikd a bear's Harley Jacket. What a cutie.

I was able to get together with my good friends from when I worked at Bourns. Brenda and Joan. It was great to visit and catch up.

Lois was there in spirit I know and watching over us. I sure miss her.
I also had lunch with my buds from Icon and had a nice visit with them. Norma and Linda are fun to be around and it was good to see them.

I love this holiday picture Vicki painted.

Sooner than I wanted it was time to leave and head back to Yuma. It is warmer there but my heart was really warm seeing everyone. We stayed in Vegas for 2 nights again but the luck was not repeated. We went and had gelato and watched a fun little show.

We made it back in time to have a nice New Year. There was a Party at the Que and Us and Garth and Bev went. They dinner was really good, they had Dads favorite crab. We had more than our share. YUMMM so good. We stayed well past midnight but Garth and Bev left early saying they didn't like the music. It was mostly Motown and good dance music. Yes we did some dancing.