Black Friday

For years, Baird has been up before dawn the day after Thanksgiving, standing in line to get the best deals on all the hot Christmas gifts. This year, stores started opening at midnight, so I joined him. I can't give any details or pictures here, since my kids read my blog, and most of the shopping was for them. We hit 8 stores in 7 hours and we got everything we set out for (and then some).

I wrote a little song about the Black Friday experience. This is what happens when you're up all night shopping after cooking all day. With apologizes to The Little River Band, I give you Night Owl - Black Friday:

There's a sale right across the street
They got a deal you just can't beat
The entrance line is two blocks deep
Black Friday!

They're out of this and what the heck

They're out of that - there's no rain check
Take the last one she'll break your neck
Black Friday!

The last Wii band goes on her wrist
Those behind her are shaking their fists
Waitin' so long for a near miss
Black Friday!

Must be the cheapskate in her soul
Next on the list a stop at Kohl's
It's such a thrill
Just sign the bill

She's a shopper
on Black Friday
She's shopping in the night
Stay up til dawn
The money's gone she's done