We just got back from our trip to Las Vegas. We went for ours and Kelly's birthdays and had a fun time. We left on Saturday with a stop in Flagstaff to grab a couple yogurts, then Kelly drove until we stopped just outside Kingman, AZ where we had lunch at a truck stop. The truck stop experience could have ruined our whole trip, but I refused to let it do so. People who know us understand that Gary still has difficulty with chewing and swallowing, so I have to coach him through the process otherwise he could choke on his food or aspirate it into his lungs. I was doing just that while feeding him his lunch, when a trucker who had been seated nearby got up to leave. As he passed us, he said to me "you might want to try not being such a Bitch to that man." I looked at him and asked "Excuse me???" He repeated what he had said. Without thinking, I asked him if he would like to take care of Gary for 11 years, then tell me how to do my job. What a jerk!!! There was another man sitting behind us who heard everything and said to me "you should just ignore that A**hole! I agreed but think I was so caught off-guard that I instinctively reacted. The guy had no clue!!!

We got into Vegas by mid-afternoon on Sat. and as is typical of our travels lately, the resort had no idea we were supposed to have accessible accommodations. I had made the reservations two months earlier and was told that it was marked in the computer and guaranteed for accessability and there was no need to call ahead the week of the trip to verify it - it was already done. NOT!!!! The desk clerk did find us a handicap unit on the 10th floor of the back tower, and I said it would be okay, but if there was an emergency evacuation and we couldn't get out, they better have good attorneys!~ lol

We had a nice 2 bedroom unit with a Jacuzzi off the master bedroom - Kelly's room - since the other one was closer to the handicap bathroom with the grab bars and roll-in shower. We did have to call down to the front desk to get a shower chair, but otherwise the bathroom worked out great and the smaller bedroom with the two beds worked out better for us also. I didn't have to worry about Gary taking his half out of the middle of my bed. lol

We spent the first day shopping for some nice pants for Gary to wear to the Donnie and Marie show, played a little at a casino off the strip and spent a little time by the pool.

Overall, we had a great time and took Kelly to see Donnie and Marie's show the night before we headed home. We even had better seats than the last time we saw their show about 4 or 5 years ago. It's great to be home again and we got a good night's sleep before Dan brought the fur babies back home. I'm sure they enjoyed their time with Dan, but they are both happy to be home again - Pookie even supervised Gary's shower this morning when I got him up. lol

Sarah