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It is raining here. Torrents of rain that I have not seen here before. Winds are blowing plants off of balconies, random objects through parking lots and gutters and wood finish off of the sides of buildings. There are emergency vehicle sirens going off frequently. Murphy the dog is freaking out. I tried to calm her down with sweet potato skins, her blankey, dog bones and her cloth frisbee. Murphy will not be calmed. She keeps getting into the bathtub. Never before have I seen her climb willingly into a bathtub. I’m really hoping that her doggie senses aren’t picking something up that I’m not aware of. I just put her blankey in the bathtub with her….it the best I could do.
My parents are still here. My mother is loosing tons of money and enjoying every minute. X offered to teach her how to count cards playing blackjack or how to play video poker but she wasn’t interested. She’s a manic slot machine junkie.
I told my parents I had to work today, which in actuality I did, but I called in sick. Bad daughter, I know. After breakfast, I walked them down the street to another casino. On the way there, my step dad ran off the side walk in his motorized card and got stuck in some gravel. Two burly construction guys were walking by and picked him and the scooter up and put him back on the sidewalk. When we got to the Sahara casino, I pointed mom in the direction of the slot machines and ran back to my truck and sped away with my sanity hanging by a thread.
*Note to self: Always take Mr. X to anything involving family so you do not feel like an incompetent, ugly, geeky, gangly twelve year old with no self esteem.*
My mom was convinced that the casino she was staying at had “bad” slot machines and wanted to try another place. Her theory was confirmed by a “man” who had lost “a lot” of money that morning playing slot machines. I tried to explain that slot machines in general are just “bad”, but she would have none of it. She showed me her “lucky” magnetic bracelet and went on to a different subject.
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