After completely stuffing myself at dinner today, I got home and started sorting through the store ads to check out the black Friday deals. While the sales don't seem THAT amazing to me (maybe because I've been planning, buying on sale, and shopping for a while?) there are a few I can take advantage of to knock off some more of my list. I have stuff picked out at Circuit City, Eckerd, Chef Central, Toys R Us and Target. I'm going to go on line after I'm done here and see if I can buy online for the same price as the Early Bird deals. If so, that beats the heck out of getting up at 5am...especially when I have to be at work at 9:30!

I also made out great yesterday getting some gifts. I went to an engraving place to pick up some ornaments for our exchange. They had AMAZING sales on Lenox...Little lenox ornaments with a cutout for us to put the kids' pictures for $5 each. I picked up 6 of them (5 for our exchange, and one extra, just in case). Then, they had Lenox tea light holders in the shape of snowflakes for $10 each. I picked up 2 for hubby's secretaries (old and new), and I'm going back tomorrow to pick up two more for DD's CCD teachers. Finally, I picked up a Lenox cheeseboard...very cute in the shape of a snowman, and his stomach is a marble circle for putting the cheese on. The knife is in the shape of a broom. Very cute, and perfect for friends of ours who do a ton of entertaining and are impossible to buy for. They have 2 left, and I'm thinking of picking another one up tomorrow for my sister, who also entertains quite a bit. (I'd love one for myself, but won't get it...perhaps hubby saw how excited I was about it and will put it under the tree for me. If not, that's ok - I don't really need it, and I can always borrow the one I'm giving to my sister )

Tomorrow should be really slow at work. I only work 9:30-2 on Friday, so it shouldn't be that bad...Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.