Archives for April 2019

After a rainy day high school soccer game, my grandniece returned home with a mud-stained uniform. Her family planned to leave immediately for a weekend soccer tournament. My niece called and asked if I could try to remove the stains from the uniform as it would have to sit until they returned. She was concerned the stains were permanent.

She dropped the uniform off on their way to the tournament and informed me she had sprayed the uniform with a laundry stain remover. I filled a pail with cold water and detergent and soaked the uniform overnight. The stains were still there when I checked in the morning, so I searched the internet for solutions. I found one site recommending baking soda.

I mixed 1/2 cup baking soda (calls for one cup but I didn’t have enough) in a pail of cold water with a bit of laundry detergent and let the uniform soak for a couple hours. I rinsed the uniform then ran it through a regular wash load. TA DA!  It worked. Please separate colors when trying this.

If you’re having trouble removing mud stains from sports uniforms this solution gave perfect results.

Have a blessed Easter!

 

With baseball season in full swing, we’re packing our autos with outdoor chairs, water bottles, and wearing weather appropriate clothing to the games.

My grandson plays on the freshman team, and parents take turns providing a meal between the double headers. My daughter prepared the meal for the first double header, and my grandson asked if I could make the cookies.

When the first game was nearly finished, we hurried to set the buffet table with pulled pork sandwiches, chips, Gatorade, and cookies.

The last inning took longer than expected as the opposing team scored often and won.

The boys sauntered through the food line, tired and dejected. When they walked past me, I suggested they try each of the different cookies I made because the cookies had super power and they would win the next game.

Well, they won the game. Later on, my grandson told me several of his teammates said, “It’s because of the cookies!”

A little encouragement can go a long way.

God created you to do amazing things!