is if my life or my family's lives depended on it.

I keep thinking about being really broke and needing a fridge or a washer/dryer or something, but even then I'd like to think I could work out an alternative. From what I've been reading (I have been investigating your curious customs) it is often a ripoff, since only the first 20 or so get the impressive deals, and the rest of you just get...into the store. Also, apparently the completely made up Cyber Monday is starting to become real, and decent bargains are to be found there that don't involve urban camping.

I can get behind Cyber Monday. Black Friday is a nightmare. It's like Shopocalypse.

Tomorrow I'm taking Ben for a sports physical at the urgent care place that only charges $30 (he wants to do winter basketball) and my mom and I are taking the two littlest family members to the new Muppet movie. S. has to work, sadly. And he has to go right through the King of Prussia Mall traffic to get there. He's not happy.

I'll be making Cornish hen, dressing, Waldorf salad, and gravy for Thanksgiving dinner. Assuming the cat ever deserts my lap. The pumpkin pie's already in the fridge.

I keep thinking about being really broke and needing a fridge or a washer/dryer or something

I bet they never have those as the doorbusters, though. And if so, it's the top of the line one.

And I wonder about Cyber Monday going forward -- don't enough people shop online from home now that they are starting already? I am assuming that was the thing about the Monday, people getting to work and logging on.

there are a lot of Black Friday sales online. If I buy anything it will be online. I have done both Black Friday and crazy early 26th shopping, but I like that crazy stuff, never slept out or even waited more than 30 minutes for doors to open. But really all the Holiday stuff is on super sale long before the 26th.

Kat, Grace is beyond adorable learning to talk. so very awesome.

Kathy - that's where I'll be from 7pm -11 pm today! Not sure why 11 unless it's helping put the store back together. They did have a sign up sheet for anyone who wanted to volunteer and scheduled from that list first.

I have tomorrow off, although I've been told I may get called in if things get too crazy. Honestly I'd rather work on Thanksgiving than Black Friday.

So I put on the eye makeup I bought last weekend, for practice, and predictably, I think I look like a hoor. So I wiped some off. The test will be how many people comment on it. Less than three, and it's OK. More and it's A Little Much.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! And happy day if you don't celebrate it!

I've officially started my holiday shopping but I have much much more to go. bleh. Hard to really get started for me, I'm a holiday procrastinator.

So I put on the eye makeup I bought last weekend, for practice, and predictably, I think I look like a hoor.

You wore some pretty fancy eye makeup the night before JZ and I got married, and you looked pretty glam. Don't underestimate your glam appeal.