Project Sleeping Bag is complete…and I’m wiped out!  What is “project sleeping bag” you ask?  Just something that took not only most of my day, it took off the calories from my Starbucks butter croissant (I’m hoping anyway), and 96 quarters.  96 quarters!!! (That’s $24.00 in case you’re wondering!)  All of this because of two little visitors…

A little over a month ago, we had two little mice that decided to make their new permanent place of residence OUR GARAGE! Ugh!!  I came home one evening, and while unlocking the door that leads from our garage to our house, I heard “crunching” sounds coming from the shelving right next to my head!  Without giving too many horrid details…we will fast forward in time and just say those two little mice have since “moved on” to greener pastures (thank you, Hubby!! Your’e my hero!) Oh! Guess where their little “nesting spot” was…my box of Christmas ornaments!!!  Grrrr….

Our sleeping bags are kept in the garage not far away from that box.  Uncertain as to whether those pesky mice left any “traces” of themselves on them (so gross, I know!  I’m wondering why I’m blogging about this too!), I decided to take all five of our sleeping bags to those enormous washers/dryers at the laundromat for a good cleaning.

I don’t know much about OUR sleeping bags, except for the fact that they are huge and extremely puffy…and I’m convinced they would keep us absolutely warm and toasty if/when we ever decide to climb Mt. Everest!  It’s been a hundred years since I’ve been to a laundromat, so needless to say I was a bit shocked to find out how  much it would cost me.  By the end (you know, 96 quarters later), I headed home for the daunting task that lay ahead of me…  “Stuffing the huge sleeping bags into their itty bitty covers”. You know what I’m talking about.  Please tell me you’ve been there!  Why do they make the covers so small???!!!  Hours later? I’m not sure, but with worn out fingers from the stuffing process…this sweat ball (that’s me!) is done.  It should be noted, however, that I would still be stuffing them if it weren’t for the Starbucks latte I had prior to all of this. 🙂  Thank you, Starbucks…you are my hero too!

Silly, I know.  But I did have this thought today: whether it’s conquering puffy sleeping bags, or conquering bigger things like sickness, addiction, or whatever things the enemy of our souls tries to throw our way…I am reminded today that  “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Christ who loved us.” (Romans 8:37).  And mice are cute…just not in my garage. 🙂