Do We Need Our Heads Examined??

So the Story begins......the Friday after Thanksgiving....
It started out like most other Black Fridays...girls go shopping...kids have 'cousins sleep-over' at Grandma's (lets hear it for grandparents.....hip hip hooray!) Then after exhausting every shopping ad we had..we arrived back to grandma's house in the late afternoon.
Now, most of the kids have been at grandma's house for 2 days and some 3 days. The moms began to hatch a plan.....lets send all the kids to Fremont to see a movie! Couple problems..none of the moms wanted to go! So we asked the two kids with drivers license, if they would take all the kids to Fremont to see a movie...they agreed! After some second thoughts, we let them go....all eight of them, with Drew driving with his 6 months of experience! They had to take grandpa/ma's Expedition...only thing big enough.

Second problem....we needed OJ and milk. We asked the kids if they could go to Walmart and get these items for grandma, while they were out. They said they could handle it. BUT...it was cheaper at Plumbs for OJ, so we instructed them on how to price match...this might be a challenge!!!

When we mentioned what we had done to Grandpa, his eyes got really big..we all thought..if grandpa things it's a bad plan, what will the dads think???? Then he said those words we were longing to hear......"Oh they'll probably be fine!" The dads didn't give us any questions...it was sooooo quiet!!

All in all it was a good experience for all of us! The kids made it without us and even got the OJ for 2 for$5 (which made me extremely proud!) They made some lasting memories as cousins. We trusted God to keep them all safe and not leave Trent at Walmart!!

I made you proud!....

I made the Rexford name proud!! I was up at 3 am to get in my shopping!! Caryn picked me up at 3:30 and we were off! Our first stop was Toys R us, were we were quickly disappointed, as they only had 11 of what we were after. Off to Kohls for a Candy Land game for $3.99, whick we quickly got! We weren't so prompt in the check out line...45 min. Off to Radio Shack....standing outside the store for 1 1/2 hrs till they opened...not sure yet if we will get what we were after there! They said they would call us?!?!? (don't wait by the phone!) Then off to Meijers...ghost town. Then our trek took us out to Rivertown Mall. we had a $10 off coupon off a $10 purchase at Younkers, we couldn't pass up a free item. We hit a few other places then off to IHOP. What? a 45 min. wait to eat...don't they know we have been up since 3am! So off to Bob Evans...they seated us right away. We could barely muster the strength to get out of our booth after our meal...onward we thought! Then to Hobby Lobby and we even hit Grice's in Kent City on the way home!

Thanx Caryn for coming and with standing the cold with me...it's always more fun with a friend!! You are a fun friend to have!

Will they start next years sales at 3am?? Good grief!

~joanne