Penguins, Pot & Other Stuff

Today was a big day, for a couple of reasons.  And the reasons are like night & day.  First the night: 37 years ago on this day was when I had my accident.  Can’t believe it was that long ago.  Hopefully, there will be at least 37 more years!

And now the day: Happy Mother’s Day to all of you Mamas out there.  The Aquilina clan had a chance to go out and visit Mom at the nursing home today.  All the siblings were there along with good old Herb & Nicole.  It was a better day for Mom as she seemed more "with us".  Like most mothers, she deserves so much.  Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

Dickhead and his lovely wife Liz invited some of us over to their place for some friendly poker & chit chat.  I went with the lovely Trish and her friend Teresa.  Also invited were Joe (one of the regular poker boys) and his wife Karen.  We used to play at Dickhead’s a lot (in the days before & after my lovely ex) but I bet it’s been 6 or 7 years since our last game.

Being a gracious guest, I asked Trish to pick up a couple of dozen pastitzi for everyone to try.  A smashing success!  Even the lovely Jennifer (my ex partner in crime) took part in the feast.  We did get there a little late (thanks Trish) but still managed to squeeze in a lot of fun.  Dickhead (alias Toots) tried his best to rob me of my money but in the end, I did okay.  All in all everyone had a great time.