Black Friday!!!

So, Emily and I had a game plan. Jackson spent the night at the Grandparents. We knew we were going to Walmart then Menard and then Lowes with others to hit in no planned order. Watched a movie (Emily slept about 4 hrs, I got only 30 minutes) then up at midnight to see if the big things could be ordered on line for Walmart. . . no such luck. Amber called Em around 12:45 saying a friend told her there were a lot of people already lining up at the pallets at Walmart. So Emily ran up there to check it out and scope things. She came back and we went ahead and went 30 minutes earlier than planned . . . 1:30a.m. The $298 laptop was already "sold out" so we both stood in line, with our tickets, for the $398 laptops . . . one for me and one for her as a Christmas gift from the family. Luckily there were a few fun people to talk to. At one point, Em snuck out of the ropes and see things out on the floor (we weren't suppose to) and the worker at the 46" Bravia that I wanted told her to still go to that area after 5am, when we got the laptops and could leave. So, we got the laptops, Em went to the TV while I went to a Camera for a friend. Em comes back with the ticket to buy my TV!!!! Then the long wait in the check out. Then out in the bitter cold and were one lane off from where we parked and took about 3 minutes to find Sue's van (actually thought for a split second that Steve came out and moved it).
Then to the insanity at Menards: Dropped Em off at the door, drove around to find a parking spot, found her in the store, took the cart, went in checkout line while she went and found more. Then she waited in line while I left with the van, picked up the TV behind Walmart, got McDonald's, unloaded the van at home then back to Menards where Em was still waiting in line.

Then Lowes: In and out
Then BabiesRUs: while there called some Meijer to see if they had any of the Fischer Price Learning Puppy . . . nope. So off to Sears, Sam's and lastly Target. 12:30 to Mom's to get the Punkin and home.

Took a 1 hr nap with Jackson then he and Em went to a 1 year old birthday party and I went to see Old Dogs with Mom and Dad.

Long, productive day . . . NO REGRETS.

Thanksgiving at the Householder's

Thanksgiving was at Mom and Dad's, as tradition. Emily cooked the ham at our place and we took it over. We were the last to arrive too :( Sue's Mom joined us as she is family too (and invited every year, every holiday). After dinner were the traditional Eukre competition of Steve and Logan against Dad and I. We were the winners this year. Then the traditional game of Aggravation. It is always Grant and I as a team but our opponents very. This year was Dad and Emily. G and I remain the champs. Dad likely blames the fact that his big green marble is missing. Jackson had his first bits of turkey, mashed potato and mashed yams . . . and I believe pumpkin pie too.