Shopping madness

So we braved the stores today, I even got up at 4:30. There weren't many cars on the highway so I thought it would be an easy morning and I was dreaming of all the deals I could get, with my notes of what stores to hit in hand. As I turned into the Best Buy parking lot my dreams of deals turned into nightmares. I have never seen that parking lot so full, and the people were like ants on a hot fudge cake on the sidewalk. All the big items I was looking for gone, people had camped out to get them, so we got two DVD's and got in line which snaked through section after section from the back of the store all the way to the front. My wife waited in line while I went to Circuit City to find the lines not as long but twice as slow, luckily I found a cashier who was just opening and had no line yet. Then I met my wife a Target, the Family Christian book store and then the mall and finally Walmart. Here is what we were able to get:

Cat in the Hat DVD - 2.99
Big Fish DVD - 2.99
Groundhog day DVD - 2.99
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 3.99
Larryboy and the Bad Apple - 5
Story of Jesus children's Bible - 5
Skillet CD - 7.97
bold plus 25% off
Simpsons Season 8 - 16
SD 1GB memory card - 2.99
Wagon radio flyer- 50 normally 70

We got some good deals, but wow what a hectic morning going from store to store and wading through the sea of people at each store. Our baby got the best of it with her new wagon, and we didn't get any of the big ticket items we might have wanted, but it's ok were still blessed and thankful for all we have. Have a wonderful Sabbath.

Give Thanks

So I just want to say Happy Thanksgiving, hope the day went well for all. We have lots to be thankful for this year, and this year I want to focus on family. Working with teens I see lots of dysfunctional family dynamics and tons of broken families. I am thankful to the Lord for my family and the way in which they raised me with morals and a desire for the Lord, Though I want to remind you all to be thankful everyday, if you are reading this blog you odds are you are blessed. Remember to live everyday to its fullest and be thankful for every moment you have. Much luck to all who will brave the stores tomorrow for sales, we plan on doing some hunting ourselves. Oh yeah I'm thankful for a dolphin thanksgiving win, four in a row! Five more and we just might make the playoffs!!

Politics as usual

So I voted, and now I can complain. The terminator has been voted in again for another term, oh how wonderful (sarcasm). It is neat that the democrats have taken the house and the senate, now we can see politics at its finest, fighting between the white house and house and senate. It should be an entertaining two years. Things were getting boring with the President pushing his warring agenda though D.C. Hope your local elections went your way, unless of course it was against what I think.

Vote yes? Vote no?

So election day is coming and in an attempt to be educated I went onto the internet to research the canidates and propositions. As I researched I found myself having no clearer picture of how to vote, as the props. go. I read both sides and many of the props. sounded good and made sense, but the reasons for saying no seemed to always be based on the fact that taxes would increase or the state is in debt and can't afford it. Both sides argue their point well and make their point sound like the right one. I was trying to be an educated voter, but with my research I just felt more ignorant than when I began. I hope you have a better picture than I do and good luck on election day.