Five Things Friday

1. We've been in the home-buying process for a while now and it is really starting to be no fun.  Sigh.  We've put offers in on 2 places and didn't get either of them.  It is definitely a seller's market right now where we are looking.  The last house we offered on had 5 offers in 3 days.  It's hard to compete. And we've probably only looked at about a dozen or so houses in 6 months as that is just all there is in our area.
2. I made this awesome deer "crafgan" for my nephew.  It is corner-to-corner crochet which I have never done before (pattern here).  Now, we just wait for our nephew to make his grand entrance! He was due last Saturday, but I guess he is comfortable waiting ;)

3.  My mom made a special treat when I was visiting a few weekends ago - morel mushrooms.  We had to split the slim pickings between 3 people so this was my serving.  Still delicious! 

4. I'm racing my first triathlon of the season on Sunday - Ironman 70.3 Madison.  I am bib 691 if  you want to follow along.  This is my tune up race before IMLP! I am excited to race again.  I am not tapering for this race so I am not expecting a PR (and I heard the bike course is hella-hard!). 
5. I am experiencing one of the hazards of moving: I can't find something I know I had before the move. This time it is my wetsuit. Which stinks because see point 4.  Matt is going to look through our stored stuff today after work so hopefully he finds it.