Jordan raced in his first ever Pinewood Derby with his Cub Scout pack last night. He missed the top 8 finalists by just a little, but he was definitely proud of his Batmobile. He came in 1st on one of his four runs. That was a pretty exciting moment!! One of his best buddies won 2nd place overall! It was really fun to be invested in the competition with him to the very end.

Does it come in Black?

As the years go by, our lists of firsts gets longer and longer. This week we added two items.


1) I used a weed-whacker for the first time. This was always my sister's job when we were the lawn guys growing up. This is my third summer with a yard to take care of and it is high time I figured out how. (Brett did all of the hard work the first summer and then hired it out for me the next -- he decided that it was worth the cost since it meant he could breath adequately without the exposure to all of those allergens. I decided I wanted to make money for our family this year by eliminating the lawn-guy bill and I hope that no one was watching out the window as I attempted to figure out how that stupid piece of machinery works.) I made it through almost 2/3 of the job before my arms started shaking with fatigue under the weight of it. It seems like it has "lite" somewhere in its name -- I don't believe that! I'm going to develop some muscles over the next many weeks.

2) Jordan and his dad are working on his very first pinewood derby car. Jordan is pretty thrilled with it so far. We will be spending the weekend painting it, getting the wheels on, and weighting it just right so he can race it on Tuesday. It might not be fast, but it will be cool!