Good afternoon Crazies.  Had a successful shopping trip.  I had mentioned before that my MIL had said that she had been wanting a turquoise purse (why, I have no idea&#33;&#33;&#33;).  Anyway, I went to the mall and found a very nice one for only &#036;65.  Also ended up with 2 prs. of jeans for me, - 12 pairs of socks , a new pair of sneakers, 4 shirts and a jacket for Scotty, 5 shirts for Greg and 2 for my son Chris.  I got the shirts at Penney&#39;s - regularly &#036;50 each and got them for 5.99 a piece.  If any of you watch Two and a Half Men, 2 of the ones I got Greg are those &quot;bowling&quot; shirts that Charlie always wears and 3 are really nice tropical shirt.  I also got the bowling shirts for Chris.  I also got a set Chris Madden sheets for our bed - normally &#036;150, on clearance for 37.49, and a pair of sandals for me.  And then I had a coupon for 15% off my total purchase, so I got some great bargains.  If Greg says anything about the &#036;200 I spent at Penney&#39;s, I will show him the receipt that shows I saved over &#036;470.  I had lunch with some friends today - we were evenly divided between Dems and Republicans, so we had a &quot;lively&quot; discussion, but as always, parted friends.  Well, guess I had better go get Greg&#39;s dinner started...