Forget the Black Friday shopping!  We waited until Saturday before we went out.   We had seen a few Christmas items that we wanted to get and lo and behold, after B.F.  it was 25% less than the mark down price!
We shopped most of the morning and then Tom and I enjoyed a dinner out.

I got one of my favorite things to order....Chicken salad.  It was huge, and good!
Tom had a nice Birthday present.

Becky came out to go hunting with him on his birthday!  They came back empty handed, but I know he enjoyed having her out. 

She stayed for cake and ice cream too.

  This year I made another attempt at ice cream cake for him.  I used cookies and cream and butter almond.  I crushed oreos in between the layer first, then I put melted chocolate on top of the cookies.  Then the top layer of ice cream. I  made the frosting out of 1/3 buttercream and 2/3 coolwhip. I didn't hear any complaints!!