Saturday, November 27, 2010

Black Friday

A post will be coming about the pie party we had on Sunday but for now, things are going to be out of order.

Sara and I don't do crowds very well. I can handle them alright when I'm not with anyone, I don't like keeping track of the people I'm with. Sara on the other hand doesn't like crowds at all. So it is kind of odd that we went out on Friday morning to do some shopping.

Our first stop was Gregory's Wheat Shop in Bountiful. They had a wheat grinder on sale that Sara had been eyeing for a number of months and at $50 off we decided to go for it. We were able to get the grinder but unfortunately we were not one of the first 20 people in line (the store opened at 8 and we rolled into the parking lot at 7:57) so we didn't get the stick blender on sale for $20 that my mother was hoping for.

We took a quick stop at Wal-Mart to check out the DVDs. I don't know what we were expecting, everything went on sale at midnight and we come waltzing in at 9:00 only to find out that everything was picked over...shocker.

After stopping for some Tasty's Double Blueberry Donuts we continued up to Ogden to listen to Maren perform at the Christmas Tree Jubilee. She's much better than I ever was, maybe it has to do with the fact that she practices.

From there we went to the Layton Hills Mall ("What?!?" you say, "both Wal-Mart and the mall on Black Friday? You must be crazy!"). I needed new shoes. Mine have been giving me pain for the last few weeks but I've been reluctant. After being "helped" by a poorly dressed, poorly trained employee with improper hygiene habits we found some shoes that I like.

After that we journeyed through the mall to Macy's so that we could pick up some Fiesta serving bowls. The amazing thing is that we didn't go crazy with all of the people around us. The funny thing is that we just bought things for ourselves, not for each other.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Snow Days

This article expresses all of Sara's thoughts about snow and how it should be dealt with.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Primary Program

I wasn't sure we could do it, (with all 3 of our primary children) but our kids pulled it off beautifully! They all knew their parts and sang all the songs! It turned out great!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Writing

I know it's been a while since you've heard from me. I just want you to know that I'm still alive and kicking.

If anyone has questions about resale price maintenance and how vertical pricing has played a role in the past 100 years of economic antitrust and law regulation, I'm the guy you should talk to.

Also, if you've ever wondered about foreign direct investment's and trade liberalization's effect on child labor throughout the world, I might know a thing or two about that as well.

Who knew a degree in Economics would require so much writing?