Early to Bed

Brian left early on Monday morning.  He arrived home safe and sound.  He did stop somewhere in KY and delivered a couple of fishing rods for Kevin.  The guy called Kevin and told him he was very happy with them.


Jana and I had a busy shopping week.  We spent one day in Columbus, GA.  We went to Barnes and Noble and bought several books each.  We both had gift cards.  Jana’s was “free.”  I had to add a little to mine.  From there we went to JoAnn’s where I spent my two gift cards.  I actually have $3.00 left on one of mine.  Only because there were several coupons I could use.  I bought needles, thread, scissors, and jelly rolls.  It was a lot of fun!  Next stop was PetSmart so Jana could get a couple of leashes for Mattie.  Then it was on to Cracker Barrel for lunch.  Then home.  We were exhausted.


We spent another day at Tigertown.  First stop was Hobby Lobby (of course).  Didn’t have any coupons, but I did have the weekly coupon.  We both bought a couple of ornaments and I bought a couple of Christmas presents.  Then it was on to Kroger.  We both needed a few groceries.  Then the most important stop – Best Buy.  Jana bought a new computer.  She decided to do this after we tried to do a couple of things on her old one and it just wasn’t working.  We had lunch at Arby’s.  When we got home, we unloaded the car, put the cold stuff away and collapsed.  Didn’t do much the rest of the day.


Friday was the big day!  It was Christmas Made in the South.  We have been attending the past several years and always enjoy it.  We also spend a lot of money.  Again, this year, we were able to park in the garage.  Of course, there was a long line of cars waiting to get in and we had to park on the roof.  That was okay.  I used my cane this year and Jana used the walker.  Renea was not able to join us this year.  This was the first year the line waiting to purchase tickets and get into the craft show wound outside the door.  There were four lines inside where you could purchase tickets and they had someone there directing you.  It went fast.  Jana and I decided we would probable skip next year.  The show was great but most of the vendors were the same ones we have seen the past couple of years.  There were a few new ones, but it was mostly food such as cakes, pies, donuts, etc.  Jana and I both bought a couple of ornaments.  Jana bought Mattie a Christmas present.  We also bought a couple of t-shirts.  We stopped at Wendy’s for lunch on the way home.  The lines were so long for concession food, we were tired and our legs hurt.  Again, we collapsed when we got home.


After resting a while we set up Jana’s new computer.  We got most of it completed, but we plan to do a little tweaking on Saturday.  She has to learn how to use it because she upgraded to 10.


Saturday was recuperation day.  We spent a lazy day.  Tweaked Jana’s computer.  She did some work on it to get used to and learn how to use it.  We went to Mass and stopped at Zaxby’s for supper.  Watched the 4^th quarter of the Alabama LSU game while eating. 


Sunday was another lazy day.  Watched the NASCAR race.  I did go to the She Shack for a while and put away the items that I had bought at Joanne’s and Hobby Lobby. 


It was early to bed both nights.