Wow, what a Monday! plus Teaser and Intro

I can't wait for next Monday to share what happened this Monday (I'm sure I'll repeat myself next Monday).....The family was traveling through Las Vegas after spending time at a family reunion. We stopped for lunch and after advice from my brother joined the crowd at The Silverton. The buffet was very nice but because of a special anniversary deal the line was verrry long. We joined their loyalty club and received a free lunch and $5 credit for slot play.

My Mom didn't have her ID so she couldn't get a card. My Dad lost his $5. Grandpa introduced his youngest grandson to slot play and Son won $5.06 and cashed out. Husband won $42! Now, I just wanted to leave and we were playing the penny slots. I could have moved but the game was "Enchanted Unicorn" so I stayed there. Max Bet was clicked a couple of times....and $340 later I was cashing out!

So, that's my news - oh, and my Mom asked how many books I was going to get - the one who doesn't play the slots won big!

Ouch, was that the gambling bug that just bit me?

The Nonrunners Marathon Guide for Women and I Call Death Dad. . . .

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Every Tuesday, she'll be posting the opening paragraph (maybe two) of her current read. Why don't you join us?

I bravely spent many months embedded in the marathon-training world. Much like the reporters who travel with soldiers during wartime, I barely made it out to tell my tale. What follows are my stories from the frontlines (or the backlines, as it were), as well as a training guide for those who want to follow in my recliner-to-race-day footsteps. How does one go from being a couch potato to finishing a marathon? One consumes a lot of ibuprofen.

The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women
Dawn Dais

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read Open to a random page

Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page ~BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!~ make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!

Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"Shoot, Mom, you make my father sound like he's a killer or something. Maybe a spy. Or even worse, an accountant," I gasped in mock horror.

I Call Death Dad
T.A. Chase

This title has great teasers but this is the first one I came too and I wanted to get the post up ;-) still looking for the one about writing his "what I did on my summer vacation" essay....

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