LEAVING RENO

Today, I left Reno to start the trek back east.  Margaret Ann is Mike's cousin, who adopted me as a cousin when I married Mike.  She is an only child whose mother was tragically killed.  Therefore, I have adopted her as a sister.  So, she went from being an only child to have 3 sisters.  Good news - I am not the middle any longer.  M.A. cannot possibly know how much it meant to me to be able to stay in Reno as long as I did (I'm sure she thought I was "The Man Who Came To Dinner"!!!!)  There were no suggestions about what I should do.  We played a card game - SKIPBO - and it is truly addictive.  A "freindly" little card game in which each party sees how mean she can be to the other one.  Most mornings we played "just one hand", but went almost to lunch.  Very, very fun.  I got to play in her late husband's golf tournament - with Meg's son and grandson.  We came in 3rd and had a great time.   Occasionally, we would even go to a casino (imagine doing that in RENO!!),  Of course, I would end up losing every time.  However, Monday we decided to give it one last shot and I walked out having tripled my $50.  That was probably another sign it was time for me to leave. (Actually, I left Reno on Wednesday (June 22), but have not been anywhere where I could get on the internet to post this!)  Anyway, I had a great, great time in Reno.  Everyone was just great and Hogan will really miss me because I took him on walks on the mountains.  A really, really nice dog.  So for the last almost two months, I have played wild games of SKIP-BO, drunk a more than sufficient amount of wine, and laughed a great deal.  Incidentally, MA has a boyfriend, who is quite a nice fellow.  Also, Carol and I spent a week in Lake Tahoe, which is always beautiful.  We had a lovely time; however, the altitude affected Carol's breathing, so we did not expend a great deal of energy!  I will get this out and let you know about Cody, WY another day.  Thanks for tuning in again.  Ricci