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Carol, "Mama", and I had a great time at the casino. We had two delicious (and comped!) dinners...hit all of the slot machines...didn't hit any big jackpots....but, came home relatively unscathed.....However, after two and a half days of non-stressful, non-thinking, and fun (!!) activities...I returned to find that my car (again) had a dead battery. This seems to be a recurring problem lately in that I just had a new battery put in last week after it wasn't able to keep a charge...it "died" shortly therafter...a loose terminal was discovered....charged back up...and today, deader than a doornail. I headed back down to the battery installer, they put in another new one...but, diagnosed the problem as the loose terminal again. Tomorrow I will be heading to the Jeep dealer to have the connectors replaced...and hopefully, the end of my battery issues.

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I missed some of my favorite shows while out of town...so, I have some catching up to do now that I am back. Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, and Mad Men are among those that I will try and view via computer. If you haven't done that yet, try it...it's so easy to do...and, a bonus is that there aren't any commercials!!!

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For some reason, I always crave chocolate when I go on a trip...and, this time was no exception. I purchased a bag of chocolate covered almonds before leaving town (I figured that almonds are healthy so that would cancel out the fat and sugar in the chocolate and sugary coating!) ...and, now, there are only three of these morsels left. Hmmm...I'll have to pump up my exercise walking a bit for the next few days.

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Mom needed something to wear for "Halloween at the Home" so I packed up my homemade cavewoman outfit complete with a ceramic bone necklace that I had made...and mailed it out to her. I had the costume from Mom and Dad's Anniversary celebration last year when Dave and I dressed up like Fred and Wilma Flintstone for our skit. What a great memory that is....

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Lately, I find myself constantly wearing the little bracelet that my sisters and I made when Dad was sick. It brings me so much comfort and makes me feel like my dad is with me. I hope that he enjoyed going on the little gambling jaunt with me. : )

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Exhaustion is starting to hit me so I will end for today. More 'adventures' to come tomorrow, I'm sure.

Good night!