It's the Weekly Recap!

* Sunday morning, we started a new Bible study in our Sunday School class. Well. It's not a NEW study. It's been around forever. But I've never done it before. We're doing Experiencing God. I've been really looking forward to this because I've needed some refreshment in my heart, and I believe God is going to use this in a great way!

* Monday night was the exhausting car mess of 2012 - which did make for great blog fodder. It also resulted in me going through the drive thru at 10:30 at night to get some dinner, WHERE I was promptly flirted with (think Joey's How YOU doin?) by an approximately 8 year old manager. Seriously dude? I was a smelly, sweaty mess from my workout, with makeup sliding off my face and hair in the worst ponytail attempt known to mankind. Shaking head...

* Tuesday evening, before my Bible study call with Olivia, I tried this yummy frappe mix.

Marie gave that to me as part of a coffee themed birthday gift (oh my word...the love of a gift like that!) and I didn't even know Tastefully Simple MADE a frappe mix. I gotta tell you - it is coffee-shop good. REALLY really good. Great. Now I have a new addiction.

* Wednesday was a big day at work! That was the day I got to interview Bruce Marchiano. And it was the day our air conditioner ceased to participate. And it was the day this little guy worked on his Olympic tryouts, apparently! (This was outside the station.)

And after work I had dinner with Jenny and then I ran four miles in 45 minutes AND walked a fifth mile, completing all five in an hour. I was happy!

* Thursday night, Rachel came over to spend some time with me. Now that Grey's is over for the season, we don't get to see each other anymore. So she came over and we made a mess in my kitchen - which resulted in very yummy scones - and we drank coffee, ate scones, and caught up on life. Perfect night.

* This week was VBS at our church, but because of my schedule, I couldn't participate. I did want to see the program though, so Friday night I went to hear the kids sing their songs and watch the (HILARIOUS) closing skit. And there may or may not have been ice cream after....

* Saturday was a CRAZY busy day. Started out with a baby shower for my friend Lisa...

...followed by a run past the church car wash fundraiser (more on that later) and an afternoon with my fave little guys - Liam and James. Whew!! Those two are such sweethearts. I love em!

One Thousand Gifts: Yesterday when I met up with Chris and Trudy to pick up the boys for the afternoon, Liam started to jump out of the van to meet me. Before he escaped, I said "HEY! Do I get a hug?" (After all, he's not 2 anymore. Might be getting too cool for hugs.) He buried his face in my side and hugged the daylights out of me and said, "I was getting ready to do that! I love you!" m.e.l.t.

Pinterest Inspiration:  The grass in this state is dying a slow, painful death, but the weeds in my driveway are ALIVE AND WELL!! And I know they're getting bad when they even start to bug me! Weed killer is one of the most annoying things on the planet to buy. It's expensive, it's poisonous, and it stinks. And in a month...you have to use it all over again. So...when I saw THIS on Pinterest....

Source: thefrugalgirls.com via Rebekah on Pinterest

(Wow that's really big!)

I thought I'd give it a try. Spraying white vinegar on weeds to see if they'll die. So this week, I tried it - on a sample area of my driveway. Observation #1 - it stinks worse than the weed killer!!! Observation #2 - it didn't die as quickly for me. After two full days, I saw that the edges of the weeds were brownish. Middle is still good and green. But it's a start! I guess my thought is...it's not what I use for quickest results, but I already have vinegar on hand, so I'll save the money from the weed killer and just try this for now!