Listening is an important skill to have - that's why they say we have two ears and only one mouth - and while I really did try to make sure I had all the details, when it came to today, I simply didn't. I had heard on the radio that Jupiters Casino, to mark its 25th anniversary, was having the equivalent of a cash giveaway to members ... swipe your card, be there for the draw and if your name is called - and you're there, you win $5,000 - which turns out to be real money not Casino Dollars. The promotion runs every Sunday in November and $5,000 is given away ... not starting at 2pm but starting at 5pm - you can, however, swipe your card from 2. And that's how we came to have 3 hours to spare at the Casino today. It was better than it may have been because we still had to have lunch - the $15 special seafood plate for S, club sandwich for me - and I was able to indulge in a long leisurely coffee while S went off to win $88 on the machines. (It's nice when the Casino pays for lunch.) But it was even better because M was in the vicinity and was able to take us "upstairs" where we chatted with some folk of her acquaintance and watched the roulette wheel from not too far away to while away the hour and an half remaining until the draw. We didn't win - but I really wasn't expecting to because all along I had been thinking "6 o'clock" - but not enough to make me stay for the additional hour to be there for that draw. (Part of me really wants to know if my name was called though the rest of me doesn't!)
It was the end of a good day. We started at the markets - all the usual suspects except for M who was suffering from a tooth abscess which, despite being on antibiotics, had not calmed down enough to no longer be painful. Then off to Pacific Fair and more sock shopping - and some night attire aka bedwear - before moving on to the Casino.
This evening was also good - Junior MasterChef is now moving towards the pointy end and they have selected two of the four finalists. The others will be known tomorrow night after the remaining cheflings do an on-site challenge - running a kitchen. You have to admire the kids - they are truly amazing in the kitchen - and can string two words together as well. I've never eaten some of the things they can cook - let alone ever having the wherewithal to be able to make them!
Maggie decided she would be the one to stay out tonight - not really surprising given she's been spending so much time on the table. We called and called this evening and she steadfastly refused to come in - and when M went out to look for her, she returned empty-handed. (Tink had been busy grooming when I snuck up on her and carried her in.)
