Wendover

Yesterday, Mamiyo, dad and I went to Wendover. Mamiyo has been staying here since Fri. and will go back on Tuesday. Dad did really well on the slots. He started with $20 and at one point he was up as high as $60. He spent at least a couple of hours with that 20 and never went below. I think he ended up going home with 45. I was amazed that he just got on the slot machine and just went for it. He even seemed to understand the voucher system (no more cash, just a ticket). I set up the bet for about 20c; then he just had to press "replay". But the machines are sneaky. There's a little button with "max bets" right next to the replay button. So someone could accidentally press it, which he did, but not for an hour or so. I left him for a few minutes and when I came back his machine was paying out a lot of money and he had bet 180 pennies! Anyway, after awhile, he got restless and kept pressing different buttons, cashing out, putting the voucher in again, etc. So we went to dinner. After dinner, he tried a different machine but was very confused. He kept wanting money to come out and couldn't figure out that the voucher was money. Anyway, he was up all day since 9, and stayed up even on the 2 hour drive to and from Wendover, and had a lot of energy when we got home. He ate a big piece of pie and icecream. He couldn't remember who had come with us. He thought there were more people, like Tom and Fran. He said, "I'm pretty sure you left somebody". He went downstairs and made sure everyone had a room to sleep in and that Mamiyo knew where the bathroom was. He pointed to Trevor's area and said, "I put those boys in here". He's such a good host.
Mamiyo did good at Wendover too but she had a hard time figuring out the slots. I didn't realize till later that she had mostly played video poker. She kept trying to "save" the symbols on the slot. She's been telling a lot of stories since she's been here, just like her old self. She and my dad had a nice conversation when she first arrived. I think she likes the company. It's Sunday and Jody comes today. It snowed last night. I'm not sure what we'll do. Maybe we can go to Michaels and choose some crafts?