Leimamo’s Life

About twice a year the MWR Clubs sponsor a Super Bingo with the jackpot prize at $60,000 for 53 numbers or less with a consolation prize of $40,000. Not bad for a consolation prize right? Of course the buy in was $90 advanced for 30 games, $120 at the door and$55 for additional game packets.

They hold this event at a gymnasium and people from most bases come out to participate. I didn’t win ANY games and I still managed to enjoy myself. The last game, the jackpot, was the closest I got to a Bingo with only one number left. Two people won the consolation prize so they got $20,000 each. I wanted to scream when my number didn’t come up, seriously. The next Super Bingo will be in June and I’m so tempted to postpone my leave date. heh. I guess I could wait until I get to Washington to play the Lottery.

Hubby volunteered to watch Kamalani while I was at Bingo. Since it was a cloudy day, I worried a little because they had planned to go out for the day and she already had a runny nose. So, while I was at Bingo, he got her dressed and they caught the bus to the main gate and out to the Train Station to Yokohama. He has never gone to Yokohama alone, at least not as far as I know. He ended up taking her to the Disney Store but was successful in not making any purchases. Instead, he took her to a stand where there were venders demonstrating art with the children. She loved it because she got to interact with other kids. She did a painting and was so excited to show it to me when I picked them up when they returned to base.

She told me that there were Japanese people who spoke English because her papa had to ask for directions and the Japanese people helped them. She’s so observant and she can recall everything that happened on their journey.