A Sad Day

'Twas the morning after Thanksgiving and all through the house
Alexander was running as quiet as a mouse...HAHAHA.

But seriously, this past Friday marks a sad day in my life. I had thought that there were some absolutes in life. Some unchangeable things that one could always count on. I was wrong.

Because I have an alarm clock without a snooze bar (which we lovingly call Alexander) and because there were a couple things at Best Buy that were on sale for freakishly good prices, the Shumways actually went shopping on Crazy-Person day. We got the car loaded and headed towards our first destination, Best Buy.

It would be safe to say that Best Buy is one of my favorite toy stores. I don't get to go as often as I like and so was looking forward to a visit this morning. I mean, this is Best Buy where almost everything needs batteries, goes beep, or requires a computer.

Alexander is sitting happily in his car seat going nuts every time he sees a tractor. Karen and I are chatting in the front. And I'm driving the car slipping into that autopilot navigation mode where you know where you are going but just not really paying attention to directions (still watching the road of course). And then it happened. My autopilot navigational system, which, let me remind you, is supposed to be taking me to BEST BUY, turns me towards

{the elderly, those with heart problems, and pregnant mothers (or fathers if you've managed) should not read past this point and go do something else }












lowes.

I weep.