I got up early for this?

Despite not getting very much sleep last night, the kids and I got up at 4:30am this morning and took ourselves off to the local Wal-mart for some good deals. Last year was the first year that I had participated in any of the "After Thanksgiving Sales". It was a nice calm and orderly experience, so unlike what I've seen on tv. That is probably because the local Wal-mart was not a Super Center and therefore did not draw a huge crowd. This year things were slightly different. The Wal-mart became a Super Center in October and the parking lot was packed by the time we arrived at 5:15. The store aisle were clogged with eager shoppers, many of whom were looking for the exact item that had interested me. A 2 gig flash drive for $12.88. Since flash drives of this size memory usually sell for about $34, this was a substantial savings. Everyone else thought so too, because they were all asking the associates the whereabouts of the flash drives. It seems that this particular Wal-Mart didn't have any flash drives, they only had the other item for $12.88, which was a memory card for a camera. We did get some good deals, just not everything that we went for. I expect that this will be the last time that I participate in one of these types of sales. I do not enjoy shopping enough to battle those types of crowds.

We are not looking forward to being out in the elements tonight. Our forecast high today is only about 56, but it would surprise me if it makes it there. It is quite windy, so even if the temperature reaches 56, it probably will not feel like it. The low tonight is supposed to be below freezing, somewhere around 29. If this wind keeps up it will feel so much colder. At least we can come home to a warm house. Randy will not be attending the game, so he will keep a fire going throughout the day, and if he goes to bed before we arrive home he can turn on the heater. I just feel so sorry for the kids tonight, the football players and the kids in the band. I guess I should just be thankful that we don't live in Illinois or some other place where football is popular and temperatures are considerably lower.