May 3, 2018
10:03 p.m.

It always makes me happy to share good things, and Mom's progress after knee replacement surgery is cause for good news.

We took a trip to Park City, Utah yesterday to see the surgeon for her follow up. She's doing very well, and he was pleased with the results. Now she just needs to continue to exercise and build up her strength, and she will soon be getting around quite well. Hurray!

The second day of May was brisk and rainy, and at one point on the trip we even ran into snow showers. Ah, Spring in Wyoming! Every time we were getting into the vehicle, we were getting wet. Departures were rainy. Mom needs to have a step-stool to get into the SUV, so it takes a bit longer to get moving. Naturally, getting out of the vehicle is much easier and faster for her, so of course it was never raining during arrivals. Ha ha!

My brother drove us around historic Park City, and I was glad to note that a location for the home of one of the characters in my book is more than plausible. Whew! I made it all up, of course; yesterday was the first time I've ever actually seen more than the newer parts of the place. So, go me!

My sister is here for a few days, and that's always fun for me. We went out today and I chopped off my hair. So nice.

We then wandered over to our area's idea of a casino, and I came out ten dollars richer. That was cool.

I'm not dissing the casino. It's very neat and clean, there are several slot machines and, I assume, the opportunity to make off-track bets on the Wyoming Downs when there are races. The staff is friendly and helpful. We didn't stay long, but we had a good time.

The strange part of the day was the fact that I had dreamt that we did those things the night before: haircut and a short trip to the casino.

I'm a weirdo, I guess. When I told my sister this, she got goosebumps. You'd think we'd both be used to things like this. We've experienced them so many time over the years.

Well, I am determined to sleep better tonight than I did last night, so with that in mind, I'm going to bid you all a good night.

Cheers!