Saturday Night?

Wife tired from her week.
Kid1 at a friend's birthday party.
Kid2 and friend wanted to see a movie I didn't want to see (Deck the Halls).

Drop Kid1 off at the party.
Get tickets and watch Kid2 and friend head into the movie, reminding them of the post-movie meeting point.

Decide to kill time by walking around in the adjacent mall.

Came home crabby.

Lesson: For someone with inherent Scrooge-like tendencies anyway, walking the mall in November is NOT something I'd recommend.