Black Friday 2010

Today was a very long day. We did most of the Christmas shopping for the kids, with Lynette and I tag teaming some shopping, and spending the rest of the day together.  Here's the rundown:
12:00 am - Walmart
2:30 am - get home from Walmart
3:00 am - fall asleep
5:45 am - wake up as Lynette prepares to head to Kohl's
7:00 am - After a few texts back and forth, I head to Kohl's to help Lynette with my specialty - carrying stuff.
8:30 am - Head to Target
10:00 am - arrive home to regroup and figure out what we need.
12:30 pm - leave the house again to go to Best Buy, Pier 1 Imports, World Market, JCPenny and Target in Briargate. Got back home at around 6:00 pm. Got Christmas decorations ready and put up the tree.

I'm exhausted.

Goodnight!

I'm Baaack!

It's been a long time (AGAIN) since I last posted.  I'm working with my eldest son on his computer class.  Their project (James and Juli) is to create a blog that will be our Christmas Letter!  So I'm showing him how the blog works.  Any suggestions for James and Juli?

When I Go to the Airport

I've gone to the airport a lot in the past month (a lot for me, that is).  Two trips to Dallas.  Four different times I've walked into the airport and gone through security.  Four different times I have been asked by the kind TSA agents to show them my drivers license.  And all four times I have complied.  The good news is, I don't think a single one of those people was a racist.  How could they be?  Every single person that goes through there has to show their I.D.

What is it with all the protests about Arizona's new immigrations law?  It's just like the Federal law, except the Arizona authorities plan on enforcing it.  If you get pulled over you have to show I.D.  Sounds reasonable.  If you are shown to be in the U.S. illegally, you have to go back to your country.  Sounds reasonable.  I wonder why it's such a big deal to enforce the law?

Busy, Busy, Busy

I've had WAY too much going on the past month, including 3 separate trips to Dallas! One for 2 days, one for 8 days and one for 12 hours!  Gotta love me some Hilton Points - they're adding up!  Anyone else been busy?

Welcome to Odyssey!

Today I'm finishing up a Special Edition of The Official Plugged In Podcast.  It will be available later today for those who subscribe to the podcast.  You can subscribe at iTunes!

The Lone Star State

A lot of great things happened yesterday in the great state of Texas, not the least of which was a primary win for my good friend Rick Green!  He is running for the state supreme court.  Because there were 6 people running, Rick will be involved in a runoff with the second-place finisher.  Happy Independence Day, Texas!

It's Been a Long Time!

But the holidays are over and I'm just going to throw this out there.

The Olympics just ended!  What was your favorite moment?  Had to be Joannie Rochette performing a couple of days after the unexpected death of her mother.

Spring Training is in full swing and I'm hoping to see a game in the desert this year!  Who do you think is going to the World Series and why (and "cuz they're better" is not a reason)?

Now it's your turn!