The Gambler

Tonight was a long day at work and school for Alexa and myself (I didn't pick her up until nearly 6pm), and the two of us were exhausted tonight.  By 7:30, she was asking me to get her ready for bed, and I was more than happy to lay in bed with her for a little bit.  We were definitely spoiled by our long weekend in St. Louis!

While at my parent's home in St. Louis, Alexa noticed a picture of her cousin Mara with NeNe, as they played scratcher lottery tickets together.  Alexa was very intrigued with the picture and the concept of the scratcher tickets, so my mom purchased a few tickets for the two to play together.  Well, she's hooked!  Tonight Alexa lamented how much she missed NeNe and Papa, and then she proceeded to ask me if we could go out and buy some scratcher tickets.  Apparently she had also mentioned the scratchers to Damon this morning, and he didn't realize she was actually referring to the lottery tickets.  When I mentioned it to him tonight, a huge smile broke on his face....a little gambler, a girl after his own heart.  I have a feeling Damon's going to be playing the lotto with Alexa on a fairly regular basis, and he'll be mentally planning her first trip to Vegas each time :)

Alexa with her scratchers mentor, NeNe.  haha