The "It's Rather Cold in the D", edition

iPod shuffled to Stephanie Mills, "Home". Ok. I am to through with this iPod. I just arrived home yesterday evening, and this thing shuffles to "Home".  What are the odds?  Lol. Yes, I went to Las Vegas to visit Dad last week. I told you I missed him.  We missed each other. :)  I'd made the reservations, then told him I was coming out.  He was pleasantly surprised. When we were making the trips to Champaign to move Shawn, he suggested we stop in Vegas.  He said he was just kidding.  Yes, of course he was. ;-)

So I started the travel process with the dialysis center...again. We've got it down to an art now.  At some point it seemed as if all the nurses commented on me traveling yet again.  I'm giving the admin staff a workout on the travel process.  And yep, there's more to come.  :-D  I went to the same dialysis center in Las Vegas that I was treated at in February.  Even had the same nurse, who remembered me. :-) For those familiar with Vegas, we stay near Desert Inn and Maryland(Swenson).  The center I'm assigned to is right at Meadows Mall.  About a 15 minute drive, as long as we cross the strip at Desert Inn.  Crossing at any other street, all bets are off. Lol. 

"Since I Lost My Baby", The Temptations.  Written by Smokey Robinson. Music by Funk Brothers and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.  Lead David Ruffin and Melvin Williams. Genius, one of the Temptations best. Ha, I just looked at the iPod. It's still on a Vegas time. And it's chilly in here. I need a hat.  I've really gone off track.  Lol

I've learned from previous travels.  Instead of leaving immediately after treatment, and perhaps being spent and tired before the trip even starts, I left on an off day. D'uh. Lol we are retired, after all.  I didn't want to spend four hours on the plane after dialysis. Leaving Tuesday afternoon allowed us to arrive in Vegas on Tuesday afternoon. Lol - the time difference has us arriving about an hour after we departed.   We arrive, Dad picks us up, takes us directly to Boulder Station for lunch.  After we eat , we spend an hour fooling around in the casino. Yes fooling around.  Lol. The machines said, "Hey, we missed you.  Now give us your money".  Lol. After an hour of being mistreated, it's time to go.  Lol. 

We get to the condo and plan out our week. We plan a menu for the week.  We're going to fix a bunch of meals to freeze for Dad. I'll tell you how many meals we ended up cooking later.  We have to plan around my 2:45 PM PST (5:45 PM EST) dialysis time.  You know I'd rather have a much earlier time, but I'm a "transient" patient so I get what I can.  In addition, my center started me on button holes and wanted the same person to cannulate (stick) me each time. So I got the same shift for the 4 days I was there.   The late time turned out to be interesting.  I'll go into it later. And explain button holes. 

Ok jet lag is setting in and I'm getting sleepy. We left at 11:45 AM and arrived at 6:30 PM.   I'll let you do the time math. :-).  My head is still cold. :-(  Photo of me and Dad trying to do a "selfie". Shawn tells me to quit making faces when I do them. Lol. Signing off with "Grapevyne". That will lull me to sleep. :). Have a great day and stay warm.