I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I was obviously out of sorts this year, because I did not take a single photo of the event! Our guests called an hour before the meal to say they couldn’t make it, and we spent our very first Thanksgiving with just our own family in probably over a decade!
We had such a lovely meal. I made so much food, and it’s clear that my kids have grown, because we managed to finish off the leftovers in record time, despite having a whole turkey instead of just a breast! The homemade dinner rolls were the best I’ve ever made. We had pumpkin pie, pumpkin gingerbread trifle, and fruit salad for dessert. And my kids polished off 3 bottles of sparkling cider!
By 5:45 PM, Hayden and I were headed out the door for our Black Friday shopping adventures. We started with Walmart, where we got right in line for a new tv for my living room. Then we picked up a few things for him…he got a new tablet because his would no longer charge, and he got his first real cell phone with the understanding that he could activate it when he gets a job next summer and can pay his own bill.
Next, we headed off to Target. We didn’t get much there, but at least we could get some popcorn and an Icee to hold us over!
Then we were off to Kohl’s. We found plenty of things there! In fact, with the promise of Kohl’s cash to inspire us, we spent quite a bit of time splitting up our stuff in such a way that we could order half at the kiosk and half in the store so we’d get 2 rounds of Kohl’s cash (some items were not available in-store). We spent forever in there, but it was worth the effort.
We got home so late and satisfied our hunger with leftovers on a homemade roll before heading off to bed. The next day, I realized that in all the excitement, I’d forgotten to get a tv wall mount! I even looked at them in Walmart. Of course, all the area stores were sold out by Friday. I found an even better deal at Amazon, though, and it arrived on Monday. Saved by Prime shipping (even though it was delayed one day)! They added an extra month to my Prime membership for the delay. We moved the existing living room tv up to our master bedroom and mounted it on the wall. Boy, is that ever nice! We’ve always had a tiny tv sitting up high on top of my dresser hutch, and my old eyes were getting too bad to see words on the screen. Now I just have to rearrange some furniture in our room, and we’ll be all set.
Other than the tv, our list consisted mostly of things people needed rather than wanted. Even Hayden’s tablet and phone were necessities, as he will be getting his permanent license in April, and he uses Android apps on the tablet in class. I have to say my kids don’t really want a lot of things any more…no one asked for toys at all. They are getting older and are starting to see how great it is to get things you need instead. Money is a lot tighter than usual, so crossing things off the “need” list works out as a win-win for all.
What great deals did you get this year?
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