Do any of your stateside family get to visit you and Marlene much?
No, unfortunately. But, thanks to the internet, I have frequent video chats with them. I get to see the grands growing, but no hugs. It costs about $1600 round trip to DC from here.
I am buying lottery tickets, though! hehe! You can only win if you have a ticket!
Marlene loves them, and it costs me 20 PhPesos, or about $.40 per week! Cheap entertainment, since she can dream about what the millions of Pesos can buy! Me, I just write it off as entertainment expenses. It's cheaper than going to a movie (200P per person!)!
Vote Trump!