spent a relaxing day doing nothing. went to the red wind casino for buffet dinner and some gambling fun. thanks, kurt, for the "8" advice -- it works for me too! i'm small time though so my $20 grew to over $80 on the penny, 2cent, 3cent and 5cent slots -- i think that's very, very impressive for a half hour of gambling.
debbie went a little overboard on the king crab legs and spent the rest of the evening paying for her overindulgence. i had much vicarious satisfaction from watching her since i can't eat crab now without getting deathly sick.
this year was supposedly the "worst" year ever for gardening... no matter... here are pics from mom's garden: