The Biggest Little City In The World

I just spent an hour typing about my trip to Reno and I lost the entire entry! So this isn't going to be as long as it should be.
We left for Reno on Friday and returned home on Monday. Jan, Lynne and I have gone to Reno for many years. Leslie used to be part of our four-some but she died from cancer a couple of years ago. So this year, Tera, Leslie's daughter and Shauna, Lynne's daughter, went with us. We stayed at the Eldorado, which is connected to the Silver Legacy and Circus Circus. So we didn't have to even go outside if we didn't want to. But we went to a few more casinos to "spread our money around."


Jan, Lynne and I played an automated Fish Pond game. We each put in $5 and we played for about two hours. We had more darn fun and I think we caused a commotion. People were waiting for us to get off the machine so they could play it but we weren't about to give up "our" machine.


No one won a lot of money but a couple of the gals won about $100, several different times.

Usually when we are in Reno, we "pig out" and eat lots, but this year, we behaved ourselves. I will have to say though, that we had our fair share of free drinks. We all seemed to like the ones with the whipping cream on top. You know, the low calorie ones!

Tera and Shauna left on Sunday to go home, but when they arrived at the airport, their flight had been cancelled. They were both suppose to be at work on Monday, so they weren't real happy. So all five of us slept in one room. Tera slept on the floor. We had a fun slumber party!

Here we are at the airport right before our flight to Reno. Our pockets are full of money!

Here we are at the casino with our pockets empty!We all had a great time in Reno. I feel so lucky to have been able to go and I hope to go again next year.

I had a follow up appointment today with my primary doctor to talk about my recent blood tests showing my white blood cell count being low. He looked back to 2004 when I was originally diagnosed with cancer, and he said my WBC count has always fluctuated and tends to be low. So he wasn't real concerned about it and said we will monitor it by having monthly blood tests. He said that IF my WBC count would continue to drop (it is now 2.0), my oncologist might want me to have a bone marrow test to see if my cancer has spread to my bone marrow. But he said to not have the test unless it is necessary since it is a painful test. So I am planning on my WBC count staying above 2.0 and I will continue living my life like I have been, by keeping busy and having fun. We have our annual deer hunting trip coming up and a Caribbean cruise in February.

Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.

Love to you all,

JO