CANDY LAND
Along with my good friends, Barb and Claudia, we had a fascinating day at a candy and nut warehouse in El Monte today. It was Barb's first visit -- talk about a kid in a candy store! When you walk in the door you are overwhelmed at the size of the place and the aisles and aisles of floor to ceiling boxes of candies. I'll get to the nut story in a minute. After a minute of getting our bearings we headed toward the Christmas candy section. There was every candy known to mankind. We soon discovered that you could buy some of the individual packages, but mostly, you had to purchase gargantuan quantities. Cases of candy! It's hard to rationalize why we would need cases of candy. We found some fun goodies and purchased a case of milk chocolate and a case of white chocolate drops. Barb and I ran into a old friend that gave us some shopping tips while we were there. She showed us where the cheap stuff was. We found boxes of candy canes for 75 cents! We are all making some yummy treats for friends and family this Christmas. I spent every last dollar in my wallet and had to be subsidized for lunch at McDonalds! We never saw nuts. They must have been deep in the caverns of this warehouse. Maybe next time. Our friend said a 25 pound case of cashews were $190! I think not!
This Month's Happenings
February
On February 3, along with our good friends Burt and Barb, Dick and I headed to Laughlin, NV for some BIG fun.
Our first stop was to visit my brother, Rick and his girl friend, Sandy in Mojave, AZ. His mobile home is located east of Needles, CA, on the other side of the Colorado River. Since Dick and I hadn't visited Rick at his home in many years, I was thrilled to be there. Rick is such a caring, good man, father, son, and brother. He has learned that he has COPD caused by being exposed to asbestos in the Navy. He has been trying to get a handle on it, making many long trips to the VA Hospital. Thankfully, Rick has Sandy as an advocate for him. She is a force to be reckoned with! I know they are on the right road so they can have a good retirement.
We stayed at the River Palms Casino. Dick quickly made his way to the Let It Ride table. When winning was not in the cards, he would find a slot machine. Burt, Barb, and I were the three amigos. We had lots of fun winning on the craps table. We played a little roulette and dabbled with the slot machines. We had a fun dinner at Joes Crab Shack on the river.
Christy, Chas, and Logan are coming to Whittier to visit us on February 19th. I've been trying to think of something fun to do, but have yet to come up with a really good idea. Logan is starting to get to the age where he would like to play on equipment. I noticed La Mirada Park have some fun play equipment that he might like. Wendy and I found that Descanso Gardens have a delightful little choo choo train that we can all ride on. We'll see if that fits in.
January
We celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary.
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