Family Jeopardy

Todd had another procedure to start his week.  They tried to break up his big kidney stone with shock waves this time around.  He was told to rest when he got home, so we confined him to all the soft furniture - couches, beds.  Since he wasn't allowed to do much, the kids came up with Family Jeopardy.  They wrote all the clues themselves and created the game board.  Josiah was the host of Jeopardy.  Caroline was videographer and her medium of choice was close-up shots for nearly the entire 11 minute video.  Henry and I were neck-and-neck for most of it.  Then came Final Jeopardy.  Clue:  How many Beatles were alive when Great Grandpa came to America?  Todd lost all his money with his guess of Three.  Henry and I got it correct - Zero, and although we both bet it all, Henry beat me by $100.  

Mid-week, Josiah got another stripe on his jiu-jitsu belt.  We usually know when these occur because the kids keep track.  This one took us all by surprise.  I was outside on a phone call and missed the official picture, so we improvised.  We think it might be a mistake, though, that they gave it to him early.  Since it took him by surprise as well, he didn't know how to celebrate.  His choice was a donut Friday morning.  Caroline was only interested in one type of donut which they did not have.  So she chose a kolache instead.  Sausage and cheese encased in a roll.  

The evening Josiah got his stripe, Henry tried out the adult class for the first time.  I asked Todd to subtly take a few photos.  He took a picture of every opponent.  The adult class was nothing like the kid class.  They did a warm-up and then spent 45 minutes doing 4-minute rounds.  Just one after another.  Henry came home with the sweatiest gi, completely exhausted.  The adults treated him well, teaching and helping, but they also worked him hard.  Henry enjoyed it and wants to go back.  

CC went well this week.  For Josiah's science experiment they were studying density.  They had beakers of water, isopropyl alcohol, corn syrup, and vegetable oil.  After dropping many objects in each to see if they would sink, float, or suspend, they combined the liquids.  Then they dropped one of each item in again.  Towards the end, Josiah swirled his together to look like the Adult McDonald's Grimace shake (because of the rubbing alcohol...).  

Caroline got to spend the night at a friend's house this weekend.  This was her friend way out in the country.  They have 9 dogs, many goats, a number of cats, and chickens (so it wasn't surprising we met them at Tractor Supply to pick Caroline up the next day).  They had a lot of fun on the trampoline and in the pool.  When she came home we inquired about the amount of sleep she got.  She proudly said she got seven hours.  3 a.m. to 10 a.m.  That was Friday night.  She's been recovering ever since.  This was the photo she sent me during her evening there.

Before we dropped her off, we tried out a new Tex-Mex restaurant, Gringo's.  It was really good and we were a little sad that we've missed out going to it more often these past 9 years.  

We're still waiting for rain around here.  On Monday we had clouds all day and it was glorious.  Shade!  We even had a brief rainfall, but that was it.  The rest of the week has been an oven again.  Today when I went to the store, my car said it was 108°.  Typically, the temperature will got down a few degrees as I drive, but it never did today.  108°.  So, so hot.  The literal dog days of summer.