BLACK FRIDAY!!!

Yes, this is a pic of the clock as Mom, Kara and I (Bethany) headed out the door Friday morning :-0 Dad and Matthew left around 2:50 am to head for Sears. Ryan didn't have to leave till 4:10 am (what a bum!!) as he wanted to go to Wal-Mart first ; he was smart and realized that Newton would have more sane people, and he actually had no good stories to tell:-(  Trevor totally missed out on the action as he opted to stay home with the younger kids :-)

We went to Kohl's first and ended up standing in line for about a half hour before they opened. By the time the store opened (4:00) the line was about a 150 yards long! We were so busy planning out our mission and visiting with those around us that we forgot to take a picture of  the line outside :-( After we had been shopping awhile we noticed that the check-out line was getting long fast (we had heard stories from my sister-in-law about standing in line for 2 hrs at this store), so I quickly finished up with my shopping and saved a spot in the line while Mom and Kara finished getting their stuff. By the time they were ready to check out, we had a spot right up at the front of the line and were out by 4:45!! :-) 

When Dad and Matthew got to Sears they saw the long line in front of the main door, so they decided to check out one of the side doors; to their delight there were only a few people waiting there. They gave Justin a call to join them and ended up being some of the first ones in!!

Dad took this picture at Best Buy at 4:45 on his way to Dick's Sporting Goods. The line was about 250 yds long! No, none of us were dumb enough to shop there!!! 

This was the time when we got home; earlier than last year; but then again we did leave earlier!! 

By the time we got home we were all ready to take a nap; although only a couple were able to squeeze one in! We all had a blast (mom may not agree:-) and have some good stories to tell!! ;-) For those of you who didn't venture out on Black Friday - you missed out on some great deals and memory making!!!!