Thanksgiving has come and gone. Wonderful time with the family and friends. Best part is NO shopping on Thanksgiving or Black Friday. Did that last year, what a waste, nothing that we needed or wanted and the 1 big item I got needed the tires replaced 3 times before summer was over. This year that is not going to happen, no trying to get that 1 item that you think the kids need and can't live without. They've been without it all year and probably all their life. They don't have to have me out of the house on a holiday to get something they can't life without. Thankfully our kids are stuck on name brands and material items. None of them have t.v.s in their room. No gaming systems set up in there either. Toys (mostly non-electronic) yes, but Wii, PS3, DVD, T.V. NO! Actually I think they have more books then toys even. Speaking of books, they all have Kindles from last Christmas (from my mom) and guess what... they are sitting on a shelf not being used. These kids prefer the hard copy of a book to electronics. Books don't have a Black Friday special, probably because they are already a great price. As a matter of fact other than the quiet time between relative visits they didn't even pull out the cell phones or DS games.
Even now, the only reason we are going out this weekend is for groceries, car checks, work, and school events. We would all rather spend time together at home then trying to fight the crowds for stuff we don't need.
