Black Friday

I had to be to work at 6am this morning to frost donuts. Usually on my drive to work, I don't meet allot of people, it's dead. But today I noticed several cars parked in front of the farm store, and other cars driving around.

Today is truck day, and I literally froze my butt off while frosting donuts, they had the back door, all the way open, and it's right in line with the bakery. It's been a quiet and busy day, we're just filling in all the empty holes, and allot of baking. I found one last box of pumpkin pies, and we still have allot of pecan, apple and blueberry pies. I had some intoxicated guy call in at 7am wanting 2 pumpkin pies for today at 2 pm. I wonder if he's going to remember that he called and ordered the pies, once he sobers up.

I live in a small town, there's about 2500 people, and allot of area rancher's, including my family. My family has 250 cows, and 15 head of horses.

But the town already has the christmas decorations on the lamp posts, and the garland on the high wires on main street. Instead of black friday, we have a holiday preview, where the local merchants, open early and have specials, and contest and goodies all day long. The theater even has a free movie for the kids. We don't have big malls, or Walmarts here. Just little stores, and of course Alco.

I can't believe the craziness of the big cities, where people trample other people just to get a good deal on items. It's a sad world we live in, where people care more about material items, than a life. It leaves me speechless.