Niagra Falls Day 2

Pressure is off a little

Well the anxiety I felt almost four hours ago has been lifted. I made check list for packing, shopping, and listened to Rose’s suggestion to not pack a lot of clothes simply because we are not going to be gone for a long period of time:




I will have a toiletry “bag” that will hold the traditional stuff. I even have a list of what will be in my pocketbook and that’s all a short list. I think my hard cover journal and the other necessary things will be there.



I managed to get a few things I needed at the store. I bought a new slicker at Dick’s Sporting Goods for $64. I even got my sunglasses repaired. Yes I would say things are coming together.



I got my prescription filled and hopefully it will be ready tomorrow so I can have it for the trip. My knees and ankles have been really acting up lately and I know its because of the foods I have been eating and the stuff I have been doing.



I will spend the next couple of days making sure the rest of the stuff is washed and ready to be packed by Monday.



It was nearly 7:30 when I got home. I got our dinner for us.. I cleared it up and then got the garbage/recycle cans back to their spots in the back.



Tomorrow Anthony promises to sit with me for the morning. He didn’t sit with me today and that’s going to be a problem. Then again If I keep things simple and if he has real problems he can ask Janet.



Okay I need to get to sleep. I will see you all in the morning.

Mohegan Bus trip

It is after 6 am on a cool Saturday morning. I have been up for about forty-five minutes now. I have been on line for a while checking out my emails and forums. My outlook express is working perfectly after make the change that I got in the email yesterday.

Today is the day the bus trip to the Casino. It leaves the commuter parking lot by 3 and we won’t be back until probably ten. Mom is worrying about what I will have to eat up there. I told her not to.

Bob is coming over with his truck to take Mom to Costco to pick up a table and chairs for outside. He is supposed to be here around 10 and also fix the upstairs toilet. That’s great news because it has been a pain to use it.

It is now quarter of 9 and I have not done much of anything. Well I did work on the birthday list but I was referring to the ironing and going to the bank. Mom got up a little while ago and isn’t feeling well. She said she didn’t sleep well at all that she was getting sick during the night.

By 10:30 I was showered and on my way to the bank. I still had more ironing to do but I could do that when I got back from the bank. Mom and Bob didn’t leave for Costco until 11.

I had called Roberta to see if she was going to come to the casino with us and she couldn’t. Her friends couldn’t afford it and they had prior plans. Roberta and I had a chance to discuss Club business. We both want our association with MOM to be finished. I also told her that if Telka wants to have the accounting then I don’t see a problem with it this time.

I received emails from Telka one of them announced she passed her test and is relaxing now. Cool.


Well it is now several hours later and the bus trip was very good. I left here by quarter of three with a terrible headache and had already taken more ibuprofen. I got to the parking lot were the rest of the group was waiting for the bus. We even had our picture taken too. You will probably find it on the Milford Democratic Website within a week. I sat by myself but with others around me. I listened to some of the conversations but because the headache wasn’t gone yet and my stomach was not cooperating I rested. My neck flinched back at one point. By the time we got into Branford the headache was gone.

We got to the casino by 4:30 to 5 pm. I hung out with Mike and Tessa and we walked around to the food court. I had some Chinese food and then we walked around and found some tables and some slots.

Over the next several hours we walked and talked and played and lost. Mike didn’t do badly. We started running into the others of our group around 7. We decided to have dinner at the Cove (three restaurants in one). There was a concert going on in the Wolf’s Den. It was Morris Day and the Time. I guess he played with Prince. After dinner we played some more slots and then it was 9 or 9:15 that we stopped at a store (I was thirsty) and got soda. Then we walked over to the waiting area for the bus. After awhile many others came back. Our Bus was supposed to be there at 10. It was and then we headed home. There was a little traffic as we headed from I-695 to I-95 but it wasn’t too bad. We were at the parking lot by 11:15 and I was home five minutes later.

Mom was in bed reading and I guess waiting up for me. Aw how cute? I told her how the day went and what we did.

I have to admit my stomach still feels like it is going to lurch but I think it has to do with the food I ate too.

Tomorrow I have the bingo and church and hopefully some letters to write. See you then.