Two ladies showed up on time (9AM) and ready to work. I didn't set an alarm but woke up at 6:01AM and got up right away - needed to get showered and dressed and do some pre-cleaning tidying so didn't want to risk going back to sleep.
The ladies brought in loads of supplies and equipment and then went back to the car for another trip. When they returned, I saw the front door and it looked closed to me. I should have checked but I didn't. A wee bit later, I went to my room for something and the front door was slightly open. I was panicked the cats were out.
Nala wasn't a worry - the minute any stranger is in the house, she heads to the kitchen cupboard by the dishwasher and hangs out in there for hours. I peeked in the cupboard and knew she was fine. Muf was nowhere to be seen - we looked under every bed, in every nook and cranny and no sight of her. I was super worried. We went outside and called her over and over. Even our neighbor M. came out and asked if everything was OK so we let him know and he said he would keep an eye out. Our worry decreased when we didn't see any cat paw prints in the snow - but still, we had no idea where she was.
I had to leave for my dental appointment and asked J. to please text me when she was found - and thankfully, he sent a pic of her sitting in the laundry room with her head peaking out of the doorway. Whew! We are pretty darn sure she was behind the dryer - I had done a steam fresh on some blouses (to get a couple wrinkles out) so she was probably basking in the warmth. Argh! Crazy cat. I was so glad to know she was OK.
Dental appointment was fine - in a room with Netflix so passed the down time (while the crown was being created - it's amazing what technology they have now) watching Lyle, Lyle Crocodile movie. It was silly and cute - and I will watch it again to catch the parts I missed during the grinding. The grinding part is NO FUN but it wasn't too long, thank goodness.
J. and I had a fun long-ish day of play - machines at Atlantis kept me going into the early afternoon and then we decided to head to Peppermill for a bit. We've been dipping our toe in at Peppermill mostly because they started giving me some decent free play offers - and I discovered I advanced three levels up which is great! Qualifies us for parking pass and a host, I think.
I hit my first handpay in 2023 at Peppermill yesterday - and my first EVER handpay there. It wasn't a huge win but it was a great win and really glad to get a handpay there! We haven't tried many of the restaurants there but our neighbor G. said they are all great. We like the place - it feels very much like a Vegas casino - a bit over the top in decor choices but with a nice hustle and bustle feeling. Though we went there on Saturday this past weekend and that hustle and bustle was loud, crowded and a bit overwhelming. Interesting observation though: Atlantis was dead. Really dead. On both our visits Saturday and yesterday. No issue getting a machine - there were plenty because no one was playing. Contrast that to Peppermill both days - the place was hopping! I found a Dragonlink machine easily enough but when I moved to find a different bank, they were all taken. I returned later and sat down at the machine that ended up paying me the handpay. We had a really fun day which only makes me look forward to Superbowl weekend play all the more!
Hello again! It's now Friday (above was drafted on Wednesday mid-afternoon). We have a piano repairman in the house working on the electric piano we bought at Costco in 2006. It's been moved twice and had stopped working a long time ago. When envisioning our home here, I added a 'hobby room' to house the piano along with sewing, adult coloring, etc. . I had a lot of plans for that room - only the flooring people installed carpet in there instead of vinyl plank so a lot of the art things (pour art - check it out on You Tube) aren't going to happen in there most likely.
Anyway - J. diligently tracked down a repair guy so we are hoping the piano will work again by later this afternoon.
Unbelievably there is snow in the forecast for tomorrow which has me a little nervous about getting to Reno - we booked a room for Saturday and Sunday nights just in case we decide to stay over - and I'm hoping it isn't going to be a problem getting there tomorrow to check in for the event. Sunday weather looks good so...hopefully the snow (which is expected in the early morning hours and only for a little bit) will be done by mid-morning and melting shortly after.
Wednesday evening, I had about 20 or so minutes in intense pain in the area of my new crown. Like all 'possible tooth pain' it was radiating everywhere and I couldn't figure out if it was actually the crown or sinuses or my ear or whatever. Bad headache joined the party as well. I took ibuprofen and felt better shortly after - and realized the pain was coming from the site of the two numbing injections - one of which was 'pre-numbed' by the dental assistant but the other was a super painful injection to the inner side of the gum. They still hurt a couple days later but improving. So glad to cross that procedure off the list of things I was dreading.
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