Christmas

So, we survived Christmas. It was a good holiday, spent mostly with friends and relatives. Only one small snafu…a surprise gift was spoiled by technology.

Like most businesses these days, GameStop has a card that you sign up for which gives you deals and discounts. I had been searching for a game for some time as a surprise for R. We lost the original Tetris game when we moved. It was one of his favorite games. I had called around to a variety of stores in the area over the past six weeks looking for it. Finally, one store said they had it. I emphasize the verb ‘said’. When I arrived at the store, I discovered that they actually had Tetris Party. Not the same game at all. But they were kind enough to look in the database to see if any other store had it. They even drew me a map. Mission finally accomplished.

Little did I know that the GameStop website reports the ‘points’ of the membership card. So, you log in, see your points….and the associated purchases that created the points. Surprise spoiled.

But it was still a great Christmas. I managed to find a decent amount of good sugar-free chocolate to fill R’s stocking and the traditional chocolate orange for E’s stocking. But I must say, I really miss the very good, old-fashioned candy store in Martinez. They had quite a selection of good, hand-made sugar-free treats. I can honestly say I am enjoying parts of Texas more than I did California. I miss the people I left behind terribly. I do not miss the politics.