Happy New Year!

Happy New Year's everyone!

I've begun to put away all our Christmas decorations once again in preparation of the New Year. It's a chore, but I enjoy it because each ornament is a memory. I clean and dust them off in preparation for the next year's Christmas.

Today we took my father-in-law out for breakfast-lunch (brunch?). We took him to San Manuel's Indian Casino. He was like a child, waiting for us -- he was all dressed up and had a backpack ready with necessary meds and a water bottle. He was so happy that we were taking him somewhere. My husband and I have never been to this casino and I was very impressed. It's a different world, it's gigantic and colorful, there are all kinds of people, and the buffet was delicious! I was taken aback by the courteous staff everywhere. I played all of $6. Ha! Didn't win a thing. My honey, however, won $40 with $3 of play. It was a lot of fun. The only downfall- people are allowed to smoke. I came home smelling like a cigarette. Straight to the shower!

I'm so glad we took him -- I think he was very tired when we got him home. He's getting older and more feeble. I gave him a big hug and told him how much fun we had with him. What a good way to end this year. God bless my father-in-law.