We needed to do some major grocery shopping, but didn't want to venture into Del Rio on Black Friday. We decided to chance a trip today thinking that the crowds would be smaller after the sales of yesterday. John and I got up around 6:30 a.m. and we on the road an hour later. It seems we made the right decision, there was not much traffic in Del Rio.

First stop was the feed store to pick up some bird feed--wow, did the price of seed go up from last spring. We might have to rethink feeding the birds if we can't find some less expensive food for them. Next we went to the car wash to give the Honda a bath. It was pretty dirty from hours of highway driving. Final destination was Wal Mart. We never saw so few cars in the parking lot before. John and I were able to get everything on our list and didn't even have to wait in line to check out. Since we had such an early breakfast, we stopped at Wendy's for an early lunch before hitting the road home.

It took a while to get everything unloaded and put away, but now the pantry is pretty well stocked. I also picked up a new HP wireless printer and spent some time getting it set up. Late this afternoon our pastor stopped by to welcome us back and shared some of his Alaskan adventures from the summer. We are looking forward to seeing our church friends tomorrow.

The evening was pretty quiet--just watched some college football and another movie.