Friday!

 I really need to come up with catchier post titles. Maybe I'll have a contest someday for that.
Today I got up and bundled my kids and headed out for groceries. I am proud of myself, last night I made a menu plan to last for 14 days and a grocery list (that includes the extra items I needed to make dishes to take to Thanksgiving gatherings) and I managed to stay within my budget! This rarely happens... So of course I went to the craft store and bought stuff ha ha ha. I had a heck of a time finding sew on snaps. I picked up a "grab bag" at Michael's for only $2 and ended up with well over $60 worth of items (including a billion branches for decor, some with cranberry sprigs, a paperweight, and about 10 dry erase activity mats). I finally made my coffee filter wreath. I've had the foam wreath form for months that I picked up at Dollar Tree. Since I got some extra filters from someone I decided that there was no time like the present. I think for my first one (and considering how impatient I am when it comes to crafting) it turned out pretty cute and it's more dimensional than I really intended, also the middle needs help. I am sure I'll futz with it more soon, but for now it's time to do the dishes and get ready for our overnight house guest. My "little" brother (who is only eleven months younger so we're more like twins) is staying over to babysit in the morning for my way to early very important meeting with the deacons and their wives from another church we are in talks about merging with. I'm nervous as all get out and I have a list of questions. Thanks for hanging around long enough to read this and for visiting today!