Leaving the house this morning (previous post was written at home), I found three packages on my doorstep. (UPS sometimes comes quite late in the day, and while I think the guy did knock last evening, I heard it and thought it was something else - a neighbor's dog doing something, or the silverware drawer "shifting" (If I leave it open, sometimes it unbalances and makes a noise).

I didn't take time to open them; I was already running a little bit late (as it was, I had to be careful as I got behind a school bus. I'm preternaturally scared of not stopping far enough back when they stop and getting a ticket)

One was (I'm guessing) my Mod-Swap stuff from CPaAg. There are also two things from Amazon...and now that I think about it, my last backordered book came a while back. So, hmm....wonder if that means my birthday is starting early this year? (It's next Saturday. And thank goodness it's NEXT Saturday and not THIS Saturday; this Saturday is Honors Day and I also volunteered to help run a movie night for the youth group kids - and so would not have had time to go out and do something fun).

I think I will go ahead and open them, though, when I get home. Thanks in advance if you were the one who ordered something for me. I can't wait to see what they are...

Friday afternoon I've designated as "go out and get the rest of your mod-swap presents for your swappee, and get the box sent off." I think I'm going to go to the Texoma Peanut Inn and see what kind of peanutty things they have, and also see if they have some kind of fun souvenir thing. I was really thinking originally that a rose rock would be a super-cool "something from my part of the world" gift, but I'm not sure where you can get one on short enough notice. And I may take a run to another shop I know, that I think I saw chocolate bars from Bedre (which is in Pauls Valley) at.

And NEXT Saturday, I am going to McKinney. It's been a long time since I've been there - it's been a long time since I've really been out anywhere, I'm trying to limit my shopping pretty strictly because (a) I really have all the craft supplies and stuff I need and (b) I really need to be saving money, especially with the plumbing stuff coming up. But I'm granting myself a reprieve from being frugal for that one day (and oh, I get paid the day before...so my account will have an infusion) and just go and enjoy. Definitely a trip to the new home of Quilt Asylum is in order, and lunch out somewhere, and spending time in the antique shops.