Black Friday ~ Fun ~ Fun ~ Fun ~

I was up at 3am, actually I was up at 10pm after going to bed at 7pm and unable to sleep...a very late night and early early morning. Fred finally got up at 3:30am and at 4am when we were supposed to be at JcPenny's we left the house...then after two stops to find an open convenience store because the Pokey Little Puppy had to have a soda we finally hit JcPenny at 4:38am....But as I told Fred this was supposed to be fun and stress free...so I counted to 1 billion and stayed calm, LOL...

We went to JcPenny first...full of people but the lines at the check out were moving fast and no problems...then on to Kohls....after arriving there and seeing the check out line was all the way around the store...it was time for breakfast.

We had decided if we didn't find what we were after no big deal, there was nothing on our list that we couldn't live without...after breakfast we headed back to Kohl's and the line was still looong...but I decided to brave it...with Michael napping on my shoulder, Fred carrying our items I entered the line...I told Fred to go find us a cart and then he could walk around the store and look while I waited....Men don't wait in long lines very well....I had fun in line talking to the other ladies and watching one lady continually stepping out of line to shop as she kept seeing things she missed, LOL...She was crazy and had two carts just plumb full!! She was oohing and ahhing a Christmas wreath I had but as I had taken the last one she was out of luck!! I'm nice but not nice enough to give up my stuff, LOL...Michael woke up and took off with Daddy....Not a good idea!! We ended up with light up transformer shoes in the cart, Not on our list mind you!! Michael who has shown no interest in the transformer items even after watching the movie twice seemed to be in a transformer mood today....ugh!!

After Kohl's we headed to Walmart. I was stunned as there was not to many people there, in years past it was normally so packed you had problems breathing but not today. We found our items quickly and took a walk around the store to just have a look see...Saw nothing but rude obnoxious people...Even the cashier was nasty until I smiled at her and said Good Morning and asked if she was ready for a nap yet...Then it was like total and complete transformation!! Guess she needed a friendly smile...after seeing some of the customers in there I really couldn't blame her...One lady ran into a another ladies behind with a shopping cart and never said sorry or excuse me...she just kept going!! Another lady stood in the middle of an aisle blocking the whole aisle...I was trying to get through one way and a guy was trying to get through the other way. I said excuse me ma'am can I get through...nothing....a little louder I said MA'AM we'd like to get through, again nothing. I finally nudged her in the back side and said Ma'am we are trying to get through...she finally moved enough for me to squeeze through...The guy rolled his eyes and thanked me....It was like HELLO people there are other's around you, WAKE UP!! PAY ATTENTION!!

After Walmart we headed to our local Super Grocery store as they had Michael's Santa gifts....I was able to get a 4MP HP camera for $20 with the exchange of an old 35mm camera that I no longer used...Michael has asked Santa for a camera but I have gotten him the $20 kids cameras before and they are just not kid friendly and he has them broken in a matter of days due to the cheap plastic they make them out of...So now he will have a HP camera and I hope this is easier for him to use...He's going to be so excited...I also decided to go with a $20 HotWheels race track...he's been building race tracks out of old boards and thought maybe he'd really enjoy a track that fit his HotWheel cars...so we have Michael's gifts!! YES!! Of course Fred had to keep Michael busy in the store while I got the items, paid for them and ran them out to the toolbox in Fred's truck. They are still in the toolbox as I am waiting for Michael to go to sleep so I can bring them in and hide them, LOL...Go to sleep Michael, Go to sleep!!

We then went to Walmart and I picked up a Digital photo Key chain for $9.99. This way I can carry some of my photos with me to show off. It wasn't anything fancy but it will work. Fred really liked it once I showed him the photos I put on it...

The we headed to Hastings, Fred wanted to rent some movies...and then we headed home...We were home by 10:30am...We were able to get everything on our list plus a few extras...and all in all not a bad experience!! My Mother thinks we are crazy for venturing out but I love the excitement and thrill of it all...Fred is a shopper so it's something fun we can do together, aren't we romantic, LOL...