We finally were able to celebrate the third part of Simon's birthday. On Thursday and Friday, we had no school due to a recent snow storm, around 15 inches of the snow. So, on Friday we left for Mt Pleasant so Simon could try his hand a poker. We got a room which I thought I might enjoy as I took 2 books with me and imagined that I would be near the pool and read. But as it turned out, Floyd became very sick with a cold and he used the room. After we checked in we took Simon over to the casino and looked for Floyd Seder's mother as she had a couple of extra tickets to The Orchestra, formerly known as ELO. We had a nice visit and then Floyd took Simon to the pitch table, which is one deck black jack. Simon picked up the game very quickly and they finished ahead. So, Simon's first experience at gambling was successful. We found the poker room and signed Simon up to sit at the $1-$2 blind tables and but didn't realize that the bets were unlimited. We made sure he was set and Floyd went to the room and I found Other Floyd's mom and sister. They were at the pitch table and the dealer there told me that wasn't the right table for Simon to be on due to the unlimited bets so I got very nervous for him and I went to talk to the people at the poker room front desk. They also told me that wasn't the best place for him to be and I didn't know what to do because I didn't think I could go in and talk with him. But the guy told me it was no problem so I went and got him. He was happy to get off of that table and we signed him up on the list for the $3 and $6 blind table. We had enough time to get him a sandwich and then it was his turn to play. After I while I went to check on him and he saw me and he waved and gave me a thumbs up sign and I was happy for him. I was so trying not to to embarrass him the whole time but you all know how worried I can get. He was still playing when I went to the concert so I gave him a ticket in case he wanted to come after he was done. I have seen ELO in the past but it was almost 30 years ago and I didn't know what to expect, especially since it wasn't many of the founding members, but it was very good and I really enjoyed it. There was an older couple sitting next to me and he tapped me on the shoulder and ever asked me if I had heard of the band. He said that since it said orchestra, they thought it was going to be something like Tommy Dorsey. After a while, they got up and left. I hope Other Floyd's mom was enjoying it because his sister and I were. I had texted Simon and told him that there weren't many people sitting around us so he could come when he was done and he wrote back and said he was coming and I was glad I did. He was there for the last 35 minutes and got to see all the old people up dancing, clapping and singing. I'm sure it must have been a sight to see. All in all it was a very good day and night and Simon said he had fun. All I know is that I slept on the floor as I thought Floyd had pink eye and he was running fevers and I wanted no part of catching any of that. Simon insisted that if anyone was going to sleep on the floor it was going to be him but I didn't tell him that I was going to. There was a law from the fire marshal that the room we were in couldn't have a roll away, boo. But it was still a good time. And right now, Floyd is starting to feel better.
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