Christmas time!

[ornamentmaven]

Oh Oh M. Mike have you had trouble in the past with vandals?

[MinnesotaMike]

No...(knock on wood)...I just get more paranoid every year because my exterior display keeps getting bigger and bigger. I'm just nervous because I have a small front yard, and there's a sidewalk there. I worry that punk kids might simply be passing by and decide to kick something down or simply steal it. I try to keep stuff as far away from the sidewalk as possible, just to minimize temptation.

[ornamentmaven]

I understand!

[jnlaf]

We are doing all Santa the year

[HolidaySingleGirl]

Wow, who needs Thanksgiving? haha, already the stores are crowded with holiday shoppers!

[ornamentmaven]

usually the stores don't get super packed with shoppers until at least Veterans Day (11/11) - but they were very crowded today - barely a parking space in the mall lot!

[Donna-50]

usually the stores don't get super packed with shoppers until at least Veterans Day (11/11) - but they were very crowded today - barely a parking space in the mall lot!

That is how our mall was today and I got there a few minutes after opening.

[ornamentmaven]

I think with the poor economy people are trying to find the very best bargains and hope to spread out their spending a bit more!

[SilverBells]

I think with the poor economy people are trying to find the very best bargains and hope to spread out their spending a bit more!

Thats a good enough reason for me as I started my Christmas shopping in summer to take advantage of the half off price they had on something I wanted to get for my brother in law.

[ornamentmaven]

It is always best to act fast when you see a bargain!