Small Business Saturday

I have two sons with small business's, so I'm hoping everyone will shop some of those small businesses in your town and support Small Business Saturday everywhere.
I almost finished my shopping yesterday, but I had a lot done before I went.  I've done a lot of shopping online and still have more to do online....and will probably have to go back out and shop some more.  Carrie and I hit Target at 11 a.m., and we didn't even have to stand in line.  I got everything I wanted there, including a vacuum for myself.... although when I took it out of the box last night, the handle is broken, and there was a screw missing (only supposed to have one and it had none). Then we went to Kohls, and it was 1/2 hour or more in line.  We didn't realize that when we walked in....after being at Target with no line, we casually shopped, and when we got to the back of the store, we saw the line that had wrapped all the way across the back of the store.  We went to the line on the other side, and it was a lot shorter, and it still took a long time....so I left Carrie to stand in line, and I went up front by the door and found a bench to sit on and wait.  One lady told me I was sitting there when she came in and I was still there when she left....Carrie must not have gotten in line as soon as she did....so I asked her how she did that, and she had a daughter standing in line already when she got there.  If only we knew.
We then headed over to Maple Grove and PF Chang's for lunch.  Carrie and I have had lunch every year since she was little.....We just started the shopping and lunch tradition about 20 years ago and the tradition was to have lunch at Tucci Benuch at the MOA, and she had the same thing every year.  So this was a big change....Annie wasn't with us, and eating Chinese instead of Italian.   But she loved it, and thinks Pad Thai and Lettuce Wraps may be her new favorite place for Black Friday.  We then headed to Old Navy and was able to find everything we wanted there....well almost everything.  I am still missing 2 thermal shirts for Carrie's girls. They actually had lots, but not the color I am looking for.  So I will have to go to another Old Navy and see if I can find them, cause they didn't have them on line either.
I got home around 4:30 p.m. and went right to the couch...well almost.  I first took the vacuum out of the box and found that it was missing a screw, and then realized the handle was broken.  Later I started working on another project for the kids for Christmas, so that will keep me busy all day today.
Going to church and dinner with Carol and Del this afternoon, and then home for the rest of the evening.  Hope you had a good day, and shopped till you dropped yesterday. Love and Prayers, m