Survival Saturday

So, I know you're all burning with curiosity as to how Super Saturday went for the least crafty enrichment counselor known to womankind. For those of you unfamiliar with Super Saturday, it is basically a day that all the women get together and make homemade Christmas gifts. In case any of you think my crafting ability can't be that bad, please see this post. Amazingly enough, I managed to survive and thanks to help from the crafty ladies of the ward, the internet and my spreadsheet making capabilities, things actually went quite smoothly.

I was directly responsible for two things:

Bath Salts

and

Christmas ornaments

Although I supervised other things, these were the only two things that went directly from the internet to me, to Super Saturday. Don't worry. I won't post instructions or anything. I just wanted to prove that sometimes going outside our comfort zones isn't a total catastrophe.

I was shocked as Super Saturday progressed that no one yelled at me and no one laughed at my efforts. Perhaps it was the lesson I gave a couple Sundays earlier on doing the best we can with service. Or maybe the scrapbooking league is silently planning their revenge... either way, I was still able to show my face at church the next day.

Now I can breathe a sigh of relief and start planning for next year. Trust me, we will not be holding any crafting enrichments between now and then.

A Good Day

Today was a good day. I didn't think it would be when I woke up to a dark, snowy, windy morning. I thought it would be even worse when I realized I not only had to go grocery shopping in this weather, but that I also had a to do list that included visits to at least four stores all with a two year old in tow.

But nonetheless, it was a good day. After the errands were run and Emily was down for nap, I had a couple of uninterrupted hours of work that ended in me printing out and stamping my design and printing copies of my plan sheets for submission.  I am essentially done with my last job before baby. Tomorrow I can focus on getting ready for the baby and finishing up my Super Saturday tasks. I have never felt so relieved. My project is done and the baby is still weeks away.Today was a good day.

Two weeks Later

So finally, here is my Halloween post.

Emily went as Tigger, a choice she made herself despite my lobbying for the cute ladybug costume. When you go as tigger, you get to yell, "Bounce, bounce, bounce!", and jump around like a maniac. That's what Emily does best, so she was very in character for Halloween.

 

She also couldn't believe what a good deal trick or treating is. She went out for almost two hours and didn't want to come home at the end. All in all, Halloween was a great success.

I promise I will post more often once I get this project out of  my hair. Maybe I will even go hardcore and do a post about my Super Saturday crafts... complete with instructions.