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Bunnies and Guns at the Las Vegas CAL Ranch Store

The Mister was told that the CAL Ranch Store had chickens. Unfortunately, due to the summer heat, they were no longer selling them. The helpful cashier told us the chickies would be back in the fall. It's not like we were planning on buying any chickens but The Mister wants to raise them sometime in the future.

They did have fuzzy bunnies and bunny hutches for sale. The vampire bunnies (that's what I call the red-eyed lagomorphs) scare me. What's a lagomorph? I have no clue. All I know is that rabbits are not rodents, they are lagomorphs. It's on the internet so it must be true.

I hung out in the General Store section. Yes, this means food aisle. There was a good selection of bottled sodas and breakfast and summer sausage mixes. They had Horehound candy which I love but I still have some lurking in my desk drawer at work. I did pick up one of these burlap sacks for $1.19. I am sure I can think of something to make out of it. It seems that the store has an endless supply of them sitting in a chin-high stack on a pallet.

On the way out I stopped to check out this little display. "Grandpa says; If you get dry lips, put chicken poop on 'em so you won't lick 'em!" Yum, Free Range Chicken Poop Lip Junk for your dry lips. Seriously, what does this taste like?

No, C-A-L Ranch Las Vegas, thank you!

C-A-L Ranch
232 N. Jones Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89107
Hours: 8am - 9pm Mon-Sat, 9am - 5pm Sun
(702) 430-7002

Dear Paper Source, What Took You So Long To Arrive In Las Vegas?

It took a trip to Houston to find out that Paper Source was opening it's doors at Tivoli Village and Town Square in Las Vegas. I was so excited I nearly peed my pants. Okay, so that's an exaggeration but I was seriously excited since I was always forced to purchase everything online. For those of you who don't know, I have a serious paper fetish. Pens too. By the way, where was I when this was advertised? Cuz, I sure could use the discount!

Yes, I would like to do something creative every day! If only I could make a living cutting and folding paper.

The Kid has inherited my passion for paper and as you can see, he had a great time at Paper Source.

Paper Source
Tivoli Village
410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite #165
Las Vegas, NV 89145
Mon-Thurs: 10am - 8pm
Fri-Sat: 10am - 9pm
Sun: 11am - 6pm
(702) 233-8740

Stupididiotic Finger Pointing on the Las Vegas Strip

The Mister, the Kid and I stumbled upon this Stupididiotic store at the New York New York Las Vegas Hotel and Casino as we departed from the Hershey's Chocolate World. I have to say that the signage is working for them because I actually stopped to read that "Nothing in this store is on sale. What makes you think you're so special that we need to give you a discocunt? None of this stuff is free!"

I was intrigued and had to check it out. It just seemed like my kind of store and surprisingly, it was. The store is filled with novelty toys and other gadgets and gizmos that make  you laugh or say "wow, that's pretty cool".

The Mister picked up a giant jumbo calculator for a friend while i opted for these $3.00 Sip-N-Spoon's that are all-in-one spoon/straws. They will be great when we make snow cones.

The Kid found these signs which can definitely come in handy...somewhere in the world.

Oh, and for all you Zombie apocalypse, end of the world types, be sure to stock up on this essential Dehydrated Water because you just never know when you will run out.

Stupididiotic
New York New York Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
3790 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Sugar Rush at the Las Vegas Hershey's Chocolate World

It's the summer time "Mom, I'm bored" time of year so I dug out my list of cheap or free things to see and do with the Kid. We braved the 109 degree temperature and headed out to the New York New York Las Vegas Hotel and Casino to play toursit and visit the newly opened Hershey's Chocolate World.

The first thing you encounter upon entering Hershey's Chocolate World is a case of chocoate confections. I was tempted to buy the Sprinkled Chocolate Covered Marshmallow but it would melt within seconds of leaving the store. So I took a pass, this time.

You can't have a Hershey's store without Hershey Kisses dispensers and bags to buy your fill of chocolate Kisses by the pound.

The first floor (yes, there are two floors full of chocolate goodness) offers a spectacular view of a an 800 lb. solid chocolate Statue of Liberty sculpture while the second floor displays the Empire State Building made of 1,800 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars. That's a lot of chocoloate!

There is also a view of the Strip through a lovely yellow tinted wall of glass where all the Reese's products live. I had to snap a photo of these light fixtures before we left. How can you not love peanut butter cups hanging from the ceiling?

Hershey's Chocolate World
New York New York Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
3790 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Hours: 9am to 11pm
(702) 740-6969