Life as a Cole: Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving was another successful one this year...

Thursday - off to Kathy's for lots of yummy food and for planning our Black Friday shopping.

Black Friday - this year we hit Walmart for their early sale at 8. We were there by 6 on Thursday and were able to scope everything our and get in all the lines before the chaos broke out at 8. Mom was in charge of video games with Cameron, Mike and Kim as back up. Good thing there were there since she got tackled by a 300 pound guy and Cameron had to rescue her. But the came out victorious with all the games were wanted plus more.

Kathy took on DVDs and got lots of good deals there. I went to get a pillow and toys and was totally amazed by the craziness there was over some pillows and sheets. People were ready to fight to get the pillows and sheets they needed. The toys were easy to get and I doubt they even sold out.

Dad and Jerry stayed out of the chaos by waiting in the lines for TVs. Since they didn't go on sale until 10, those lines stayed calm and quiet while the rest of the store became a war zone. We also got some pjs for the kids even though I was threatened to be kicked out of the store for touching them before they went on sale at 8.

After Walmart we stopped to fill up our tanks at Steak and Shake and headed to Kohl's to wait for them to open at midnight. We found everything we wanted there and were headed home before 1.

All in all it was fun and successful, and most importantly (especially for Matt) I have gotten the Christmas shopping bug out of my system and he can proceed to finish our shopping online. I always feel like I need one big spree or it isn't really Christmas so this took care of it.

Sunday - Thanksgiving at our house!

We cook for Matt's mom, brother and sister in law and have for the past 3 years. Each year it gets easier and our turkey gets better. I tackle Matt's grandmother's stuffing recipe but that requires at least a 20 pound bird so that is always fun. This year our turkey weighed 24+ pounds, over 2 pounds more than our 17 month old turkey.