I am not sure Santa got my letter pleading for him to either not send an elf this year or to send any elf but Winky. Winky has been terrorizing our house for the last several years. Then the note arrived saying Winky was on his way. My plan to intercept him and to mail him back to the North Pole. Saturday the boys found a letter on the front step from Santa announcing Winky arrival, but no Winky. The boys looked every where and couldn't find the darn elf. Later, after we had forgotten about him, I figured he got lost in travel and ended up an another family's house, too bad for them.
After dinner we started getting out the Christmas Decorations. Lucas bought me a new tree to replace the one that got ruined over the summer. The boys opened it and started laughing. I guess Winky knew if I had come across him first he had a first class trip home so he decided to hide in with the Christmas tree. So far he has behaved but we did find him this morning with the headset on surfing Youtube.
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Black Friday
So it has been years since I have participated in the madness of Black Friday. There has just been nothing that was really worth it to get up that early and stand in line. I worked for Walmart for two years and was very lucky to never work Black Friday morning.
This year we decided to brave Home Depot. They had an awesome Christmas tree on sale, a long with other stuff. So we arrived at 4:50 am and the line was already clear across the front of their building. I was actually surprised at the line. The last time I did this it was at Target and there was more of a mob in front of the doors and not a line.
Shortly after we arrived there was a few Home Depot employees walking down the line with coffee and cups in hand. It was freezing outside and they were all smiles. Donuts followed the coffee. On our way inside the store we discover that the first thirty feet of the line they had set up patio heaters for the people in line to stay warm. Talk about above and beyond.
There was no pushing or shoving. We were greeted by several employees and did not find a grumpy one in the store. Check out was a breeze. I am not sure if this is the same with the other stores but Albany Home Depot does Black Friday right and takes care of their customers. I would definitely consider braving black Friday there again.
This year we decided to brave Home Depot. They had an awesome Christmas tree on sale, a long with other stuff. So we arrived at 4:50 am and the line was already clear across the front of their building. I was actually surprised at the line. The last time I did this it was at Target and there was more of a mob in front of the doors and not a line.
Shortly after we arrived there was a few Home Depot employees walking down the line with coffee and cups in hand. It was freezing outside and they were all smiles. Donuts followed the coffee. On our way inside the store we discover that the first thirty feet of the line they had set up patio heaters for the people in line to stay warm. Talk about above and beyond.
There was no pushing or shoving. We were greeted by several employees and did not find a grumpy one in the store. Check out was a breeze. I am not sure if this is the same with the other stores but Albany Home Depot does Black Friday right and takes care of their customers. I would definitely consider braving black Friday there again.
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