Fri 25 Nov

Happy Birthday, Bro! Mark would have been 65 today. So difficult to imagine what he would have been like as an adult. Due to the age difference and how little time we spent together, I never really got to know him very well before he was gone. Bob is going over to Michael's this morning to help him muck out the bathtub drain, then hopefully we'll go out to do a little Black Friday scrounging together and have lunch at Panera. Maybe I'll use his absence this morning as an excuse to start laundry early to get as much out of the way as possible since we go to Madison tomorrow for the day (to help Laura pick out her new kitty!!!) Did the Black Friday thing by myself this year as Bob didn't get back from Michael's yet by 9:50 am. Went to Target, Kohl's, Plover Shopko and Younker's and didn't buy a single thing. Didn't see any amazing bargains worth standing in line to buy. Food: 8:00 am IKEA cinnamon roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee