(Note this picture was taken in the men's bathroom at a local bar.)Person 1: "Tradition is the democracy of the dead."
Person 2: "Ah, but biscuits and gravy is a great tradition!"
I declare Person 2 the winner.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
And the Winner Is...
Jenna for having the first correct answer in.
Scott for being so close that his answer was almost first.
Eric for the most in depth answer and enlightening me to the fact that odometers don't turn when a car is going in reverse.
Your prize is a home cooked meal made by me. I think I make decent food so this is a good prize. I will be in contact with you to plan a day for the meal. Maybe we can all do math problems while eating.
Congrats and thank you for loving story problems.
Scott for being so close that his answer was almost first.
Eric for the most in depth answer and enlightening me to the fact that odometers don't turn when a car is going in reverse.
Your prize is a home cooked meal made by me. I think I make decent food so this is a good prize. I will be in contact with you to plan a day for the meal. Maybe we can all do math problems while eating.
Congrats and thank you for loving story problems.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
100,000
Our 2002 Pontiac Grand Am hit 100,000 miles today while I was driving home from the gym. I bought this car back in 2003 with 33,000 miles on it and have been the primary driver until last February when we got our Jeep. I have driven or have been a passenger for most of the 67,000 miles since I bought the car. This car has not been very far from home but the most noteworthy trip it took us on was to Pennyrile State Park, Kentucky the place where the title of this blog originated. Currently, I take the car whenever I'm going out by myself and Matt is home with Grace but for the most part Matt drives it. So it was with great joy that I witnessed the rollover to 6 digits. The only annoying part is I was driving down a road with stoplights and for the whole mile it was stuck at 100,000 I hit all green lights. That never happens!
One more 100,000 mile story. Back in college I witnessed my Chevy Cavalier rollover to 100,000 miles and I was bound and determined to park it like that. So, I drove in and out of a parking space for a whole mile. So, here is your math question for the day...
STORY PROBLEM: A mile is 5,280 feet and I drove approximately 6 feet to back up and 6 feet to pull into the parking space. If I started at exactly 99,999 miles how many times did I have to back out and pull into the space before my car rolled to 100,000 miles? Also, if it took 4 seconds to back out and 3 seconds to pull in how long did it take me to accomplish this task? What was my average speed in miles per hour? (Round to the nearest hundredth).
BONUS: After I parked my car how many miles could I drive before it rolled to 100,001 miles?
The first person to comment the correct answer will win a prize. Maybe a new car. I will announce the prize and winner at a future date.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Halloween
We had a great Halloween yesterday. We actually started celebrating on Friday by bringing Grace to visit Matt at work. She had fun hanging out with some of the other kids whose dads work with Matt. Then on Saturday we went to the farmer's market and hung out with Olivia in the afternoon. Grace and Olivia were so cute in their 2 matching costumes. I bought the matching flower ones for them at a consignment store and we also picked up the penguin one for $1 (the price was too good). The funny thing is Olivia's grandma bought her a penguin outfit so they had 2 matching costumes. Too fun! Finally to top off all the fun my parents came over for dinner and stayed with Grace after she went to bed so Matt and I could go to an adults only Halloween party together. Matt dressed up like our friend Adam and I was a woodland fairy.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
I am so sick of the rain. I usually don't get too bent out of shape about rain but I feel like it has rained everyday this month. I was so excited about spending lots of time going on walks and enjoying the fall colors and teaching Grace about leaves this fall. I feel like it is a rare day when the sun is shining and we get to spend the afternoon outside.
October 2002 was another rainy time that I remember. It was during the year that I was living in Germany and my friend Tasha and I decided not to get bus passes that month. We rode our bikes everywhere. But it rained almost everyday so we got soaked on a daily basis. I remember being miserable and ready to move back home but at that point I was only 2 months into my 12 month stay. The next few months I bought a bus pass and things got better. In the spring and summer I went back to riding my bike everywhere and the weather was beautiful.
I have come to 2 conclusions based on this post....
1. I am happy I have a car now.
2. This sounds like a junior high essay written right before it was due and because of that I didn't delete this post like common sense would lead me to do and decided to publish it instead.
October 2002 was another rainy time that I remember. It was during the year that I was living in Germany and my friend Tasha and I decided not to get bus passes that month. We rode our bikes everywhere. But it rained almost everyday so we got soaked on a daily basis. I remember being miserable and ready to move back home but at that point I was only 2 months into my 12 month stay. The next few months I bought a bus pass and things got better. In the spring and summer I went back to riding my bike everywhere and the weather was beautiful.
I have come to 2 conclusions based on this post....
1. I am happy I have a car now.
2. This sounds like a junior high essay written right before it was due and because of that I didn't delete this post like common sense would lead me to do and decided to publish it instead.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Belts and Leg Warmers
While Matt was away on a men's retreat this weekend Grace and I got to spend some time at my parents' house. It was lots of fun and I know Grace loves spending time with Grandma and Grandpa. Since my mom has a serger I was able to spend some time working on a leg warmer project I had been thinking about for a while. I bought a pair of super cute leg warmers at Target long before Grace was born and am a little appalled that I spent 10 dollars on them. So, I did some interneting and found several tutorials on how to make baby leg warmers out of adult knee socks. Lot's of people have blogged the steps with pictures but I felt weird linking other blogs of people I don't know to my own so just search "baby leg warmers out of socks." The eHow directions are found here. Anyway, I had three pairs of knee socks that I never wear (they annoy me) so I made some cute leg warmers for Grace.
The other project that I decided to work on was kids belts. I was watching my friend's 18 month old little girl the other day and her jeans were constantly falling down. I decided since my mom has tons of cute fabric I would whip up a couple belts for her. It was fun and thought it would be a fun surprise for my friend. Of course I had to make matching ones for Grace. (Amy, I will probably be dropping the belts off on Monday afternoon for Charlotte seeing as one of them is seasonal.)
The other project that I decided to work on was kids belts. I was watching my friend's 18 month old little girl the other day and her jeans were constantly falling down. I decided since my mom has tons of cute fabric I would whip up a couple belts for her. It was fun and thought it would be a fun surprise for my friend. Of course I had to make matching ones for Grace. (Amy, I will probably be dropping the belts off on Monday afternoon for Charlotte seeing as one of them is seasonal.)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
6 Months Old!
WOW! That's all I can say about the last month and about the fact that Grace is now 6 months old. I am loving this stage. So I'll keep it as short as possible and try to keep things in categories to summarize this last month.
Eating: About a week ago I decided to nurse Grace every 4 hours only 4 times a day due to a dropped nap and earlier bedtime (see sleeping) which put her last 2 feedings about an hour apart. It made sense to drop a feeding and it has been going really well. Monday morning we gave Grace her first taste of rice cereal. She loved it from the start. She was even opening her mouth for the spoon. We'll add another serving of cereal in the evening next week and the week after introduce sweet potatoes.
Sleeping: Sleeping had been going pretty much the same until a week and a half ago. All of a sudden Grace had no interest in taking a 3rd nap. So, I decided to just go for it and drop it. This moved her bedtime a little earlier to between 7 and 7:30 which is what I expected. It is kind of nice because it frees us up to do more things in the late afternoon since she doesn't have to get home for a nap and since I'm nursing her less often.
Teething: Last Monday I was at the church office working on some stuff and my friend Jenna asked if Grace was getting a tooth and I said nope. But then on Wednesday Matt was playing with Grace and noticed that she did indeed have a tooth that had broken through her gums. I'm pretty sure that Jenna noticed Grace's tooth before her parents even did:) As of today she has 2 little teeth on the bottom that have broken through and are growing quickly.
Rolling/Sitting/Crawling: Grace is not crawling yet but I put it in this category because she gets up on all fours all the time. She has also started rocking back and forth on all fours. Who knows how long she'll be content just sitting this way but she is in the go position...maybe by her 7 month post. She still loves playing on her stomach so she always rolls to her tummy and sleeps on her tummy. Every once in a while she'll roll both ways to transport herself but she seems pretty content just doing weird pivotal scoots all over the blanket and floor. She is also a superstar sitter and really loves playing from the sitting position. I think about a week after she was 5 months old I felt like she had this skill mastered.
Our Schedule: These times are approximates but we don't usually stray by more than 15 or 20 minutes on either side.
7:00 - Wake-up and nurse
9:00-10:30 - Nap time
11:00 - Nurse
12:45 - 3:00 - Nap time
3:00 - Nurse
6:30 - Nurse, get ready for bed, take bath, play quietly
7:15 - Bedtime
We cannot believe that Grace is 6 months old already. The time has flown by so quickly. She is such a joy and we are so blessed to have her in our lives!
Eating: About a week ago I decided to nurse Grace every 4 hours only 4 times a day due to a dropped nap and earlier bedtime (see sleeping) which put her last 2 feedings about an hour apart. It made sense to drop a feeding and it has been going really well. Monday morning we gave Grace her first taste of rice cereal. She loved it from the start. She was even opening her mouth for the spoon. We'll add another serving of cereal in the evening next week and the week after introduce sweet potatoes.
Sleeping: Sleeping had been going pretty much the same until a week and a half ago. All of a sudden Grace had no interest in taking a 3rd nap. So, I decided to just go for it and drop it. This moved her bedtime a little earlier to between 7 and 7:30 which is what I expected. It is kind of nice because it frees us up to do more things in the late afternoon since she doesn't have to get home for a nap and since I'm nursing her less often.
Teething: Last Monday I was at the church office working on some stuff and my friend Jenna asked if Grace was getting a tooth and I said nope. But then on Wednesday Matt was playing with Grace and noticed that she did indeed have a tooth that had broken through her gums. I'm pretty sure that Jenna noticed Grace's tooth before her parents even did:) As of today she has 2 little teeth on the bottom that have broken through and are growing quickly.
Rolling/Sitting/Crawling: Grace is not crawling yet but I put it in this category because she gets up on all fours all the time. She has also started rocking back and forth on all fours. Who knows how long she'll be content just sitting this way but she is in the go position...maybe by her 7 month post. She still loves playing on her stomach so she always rolls to her tummy and sleeps on her tummy. Every once in a while she'll roll both ways to transport herself but she seems pretty content just doing weird pivotal scoots all over the blanket and floor. She is also a superstar sitter and really loves playing from the sitting position. I think about a week after she was 5 months old I felt like she had this skill mastered.Our Schedule: These times are approximates but we don't usually stray by more than 15 or 20 minutes on either side.
7:00 - Wake-up and nurse
9:00-10:30 - Nap time
11:00 - Nurse
12:45 - 3:00 - Nap time
3:00 - Nurse
6:30 - Nurse, get ready for bed, take bath, play quietly
7:15 - Bedtime
We cannot believe that Grace is 6 months old already. The time has flown by so quickly. She is such a joy and we are so blessed to have her in our lives!
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