Timber...

Life has been going a million miles an hour lately.  The wind has also been blowing and so we cut down another tree in the yard!  Again, I didn't know it was coming and was a bit surprised by the big thud.

We started cross country practice this week.  I'm so excited about the team.  They have been great so far!  I have a new runner that has been pushing me and she is a great girl.  I'm running a little faster than I was before but still able to finish.  They have asked to do a water workout and I'm excited to get them to the lake!

I finally finished part of a house project I wanted to get done.  I have wonderful carpet that will keep your toes warm in the winter!  The only problem is it is thick. Any little spill shows up and goes deep into the carpet.  I have tried my carpet cleaner and it helps a little, but the same spots keep coming back.  I found THIS recipe for carpet cleaner and decided to try it.  I think it worked pretty well.  I did it last night and am waiting to see what it looks like in a few days.  Next time I will probably use less soap.  I also realized that it might be the rinsing that gets me.  With the carpet being so deep I ended up doing the soap, a vinegar rinse, and then just regular water in the carpet cleaner.  Takes a while, but maybe it will work this time!

I'm also working hard at getting ready for the MOPS year.  We had a meeting yesterday and have decided on using shrinky dink for name tags.  Have you tried shrinky dink?  Amazing!!!!!!!!  I'm not kidding.  I found some at Jo-anns in the children's craft section and Martin loved it.  I will have to order in bulk for the name tags.  It's some really fun stuff!

Along with that, I'm working on turning this post into a devotion for our next meeting.  I've never really done that, but I'm excited to try.  We took a spiritual gifts inventory at our first meetings and I wasn't surprised with the results.  I'm more gifted to be a leader and a teacher.  I'm anxious to see what comes out of this.  I've been praying about coming up with some good bible passages to tie into it.  I have never felt like a writer, but blogging has really changed that.  Come on Holy Spirit.

Now I'm off to find a lost toy.  Where did you go Super Why?