Things I'd Rather Do Than Shop on Black Friday......

Happy After Thanksgiving
November 27, 2011

THINGS I'D RATHER DO THAN SHOP ON BLACK FRIDAY

1)  I would rather walk through a field of grasshoppers and crickets with no shoes on....

2)  I would rather have an oyster dressing dinner while seated between Jerry Jones and Barack Obama...

3)  I would rather walk up to a bee's nest, naked, and hit it with a baseball bat......

4)  I would rather meet my beloved Elton John with a gigantic green booger hanging from my nose.....

5)  I would rather compete on Fear Factor.......

6)  I would rather meet Justin Bieber......

7)  I would rather have oral surgery without anesthesia....

8)  I would rather shave Chuck's back hairs.....

9)  I would rather be forced to watch 12 hours of Sci-Fi with Chuck while eating Hostess Pink Sno-balls.......

10)  I would rather be forced to plan and prepare a meal other than grilled cheese sandwiches.....

What may come as a surprise to you (and me!) is that I actually DID shop a bit on Black Friday.......in Winnsboro, Texas, population 3,889.  Yep, there were a whopping 4 people in the Flower-Rama store when my neighbors Becky, Lisa and I headed in there Friday morning.  Turns out they have a pet muslim parrot named Fred or Wilber or Donald....can't remember....but the darn thing BIT ME.  See??!!

I know it doesn't look like much post 3-days, but as the blood slowly rose to the surface of my booger finger, I tried my best to show no pain and laugh it off.....but inside I was whining like a snotty nosed kid.....

On Saturday, my side of the family, the Calloway's, started a brand smackin' new tradition this year suggested by my niece Jacque.  Funny thing about this suggestion is that I've been suggesting it for at least 20 years and everyone just rolled their eyes and walked out of the room shaking their heads........but now that Jacque has suggested it, we'll be doing it till the end of time........The new Calloway tradition is that we will now be eating DESSERT first every Thanksgiving.  Truly a dream come true for me......I just wish I had a little more clout with this family of mine.....errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

But between 3 separate Thanksgiving meals...

Molly raking the back yard of all cypress leaves with her body...

And seriously losing at a 16-hour game of Mexican Train dominos, it was a perfect Thanksgiving weekend spent with people near and dear to me in a place that is hard to beat.

Hope your Thanksgiving was as memorable, special and blessed as ours was.......

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