We were going to have a professional photographer take our Christmas portraits this year, but found this really great deal! (I am so dead when Sargie sees that I've uploaded these pictures...)

December 14, 2012 – Friday

28 degrees/sunny

Green Bay, Wisconsin

We left Pentoga Road yesterday morning around 8:15 and pointed the nose of the Kia straight south towards Green Bay. Traffic was light, especially taking the rural county roads, and other than the bothersome glare of the sun bouncing off the snow, conditions were perfect.

Our first stop was at Sam’s Club where we managed to fill a cart with goodies. Unfortunately, most were for our own personal use. One doesn’t come to Green Bay and not fill up on household necessities at Sam’t Club!

It wasn’t until we arrived at the mall that Sargie shifted her shopping self into overdrive. I soon found a comfortable chair in the middle of the mall and joined a herd of other old guys, all of  whom were passing time as their better halves shopped.

And so went the day. My primary responsibility was to meet with Sargie and gather an armload of treasures to lock in the car.

We left the mall by late afternoon and found a room at the local Ramada Inn. After checking in, we drove across the Fox River to Harbor Freight where, armed with a super coupon flyer, I restocked my shop after a summer of building and fixing.

Sargie is smoking a pretend cigarette and being a woman of leisure after a very full day of shopping.

We celebrated Sargie’s birthday in style last night by dining at the Long Horn Steak House. Sargie had a great filet. I dined on an 18 oz rib eye. Both were to die-for-good.

Of course, real Packers fans want a green and gold Christmas tree!

We hope to finish shopping today in time that we might arrive home before dark. This is a long break for Sargie, four days off in a row, so she doesn’t have to worry about work this weekend. For that, we’re both grateful.

I’m sure Aaron, Clay, and Donald, will be calling me this morning; probably will want to meet for coffee and discuss game strategies for the upcoming Bear’s game on Sunday. My cell is on so I don’t miss their call. I’ve got a few plays and ideas I’d like to float by them. After all, a man’s work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road by way of Green Bay, Wisconsin…

Don't even go there...