Friendship Evaluation Test

1. What is my favorite number?

A. 7

B. 13

C. 27

D. 94

*if the numbers are within 10, you get 20 points

if the numbers are within 25, you get 10 points

if the numbers are within 50, you get 5 points

Carrie Meg 7

Cassie 94 (20 points)

Carl & Joe 13

2.  What is the best season of the year?

A. Winter

B. Spring

C. Summer

D. Fall

*If the seasons are the same, you get 20 points

If the seasons are opposite, you get 10 points

If the seasons are next to each other, you get 5 points

Carrie Carl Cassie Joe Meg Fall (20 points each)

3. Do you want to be friends with me?

A. Yes (20 points)

B. No (5 points)

C. Maybe (10 points)

Meg, Carl, Cassie, Carrie (20 points)

Joe (10 points) 

4. Would you invite me to a terrible party in the woods?

A. Yes, definitely, But I know you'd say no (10 points)

B. Yes, and I think you'd say yes (5 points)

C. No, because I'm a jerk like Joe

D. No, because I wouldn't throw a party in the woods (20 points)

A Carrie, Megan Joe

D Carl, Cassie

5. In exactly 20 years, I see us being

A. Basically strangers

B. Closer friends than we are today (10 points)

C. At the same level of friendship (5 points)

D. Taking another Friendship Test (20 points)

D Carrie

C Meg

A Joe Carl

B Cassie

60% Carl

45% Joe

65% Carrie

90% Cassie

75% Meghan

65%Matthew 

A List of Evangelical Voting Intentions

Here is a collection of voting intentions I've come across from Evangelical sources in advance of the 2016 Presidential vote.

In no particular order...

I'll vote for Hillary Clinton because...
1. Her platform matches my Christian beliefs
2. She's the lesser of 2 evils (vs. Trump)
3. She's a woman and it's time for a woman

I'll vote for Donald Trump because...
4. He's the lesser of 2 evils (vs. Clinton)
5. He's an outsider and it's time for an outsider
6. His platform is what's best for this country
7. He'll appoint more conservative judges
8. He seems to have a divine momentum

I'll vote for a 3rd Party candidate because...
9. Their platform matches best with my beliefs
10. The other candidates are just unacceptable
11. It'll send a message to the 2-party system

I'll NOT be voting at all because...
12. I just don't care that much
13. I already have a President (Jesus)
14. My vote simply won't make a difference
15. There just isn't anyone worth voting for

February Resolution Report

*This year I decided to make 2 resolutions each month


Resolution 1

25 Push-ups or Sit-ups each night. Originally it was going to be just sit-ups, but I took Jeff Cody's advice and alternated. I have to confess that I didn't do any on the weekends (except for the 1st weekend). As for results, even though it was just a small amount of exercise, I did feel like it accomplished something (especially the sit-ups). It was a bit embarrassing that less than a minute of exercise could tire me out a bit (but maybe that was partly b/c I did them right before bed). All in all, glad I did this one.

Resolution 2

Girls in bed by 9:30 each night. We've generally had the girls on our schedule. It was very common for us all to head upstairs b/w 11 and midnight. Again, I will confess that there were some nights that I didn't make the 9:30 cutoff, but I think we did really well. Katie also had me add a "NO TV" after 9:30 for them (they have a TV in their room). This worked remarkably well. Without TV, they fell asleep WAY faster in their beds. They did complain. They kept claiming it wasn't working. But then they kept falling asleep faster and waking up happier. This resolution led to more bed-time reading as well. Definitely a keeper. In fact, if anything, I'd be open to moving the time to 8:30 or 9!

January Resolution Report

Resolution: No chocolate, snacks, dessert, etc.


Confessions:
1. I ate some popcorn at a church movie night midway through the month. I didn't really see it as breaking my rules b/c I mostly ate it b/c the movie was really long and I didn't feel like just sitting there.
2. Also, I accidentally ate a piece of cake at Addy's birthday party yesterday.
3. Further, I didn't actually come up with the idea to do this resolution until January 6th.
4. I don't count ritz crackers and peanut butter as a snack


Results:

1. I experienced no change in weight

2. I was generally more tired (coincidentally, we do have an infant)

3. I noticed that I had 1 really long eyebrow hair... connection?

4. I drank a lot less milk


Conclusion:

1. It was easier than I thought

2. I plan to eat chocolate as soon as I'm done with this post, but I do think i'll do much better with quantity going forward. I definitely had a bad habit of eating lots of snacks... often right before bed


My other January resolution was to not bring my laptop home from work and to, instead, say YES to the girls when they ask to play. I liked this resolution a lot. I played A LOT of Sorry.

TSB IV

Here are the results of our 4th Tecmo Super Bowl Tournament

1st Place: Matthew
2nd Place: Joe
3rd Place: Nick

Brian (1-4)
Won against Cam 17-0
Lost to Matt 9-21
Lost to Joe 0-56
Lost to Nick 3-14
LOST to Jon in playoff 7-26
PF36-PA117 (-81)

Cameron (0-5)
Lost to Brian 0-17
Lost to Nick 7-44
Lost to John 7-10
Lost to Matt 7-21
LOST to Nick in playoff 7-42
PF28-PA134 (-106)


Joe (4-2)
Won against John 21-14
Lost to Matt 12-17
Won against Brian 56-0
Won against Nick 28-0
WON against Nick in playoffs 14-7
LOST to Matt in championship 6-41
PF136-PA79 (+57)

Jon (2-3)
Lost to Joe 14-21
Won against Nick 27-7
Won against Cam 10-7
Lost to Matt 0-28
LOST to Matt in playoffs 0-44
PF51-PA107 (-56)

Matthew (6-0)
Won against Brian 21-9
Won against Joe 17-12
Won against Cam 21-7
Won against Jon 28-0
WON against Jon in playoffs 44-0
WON against Joe in playoffs 41-6 (As Buffalo)
PF162-PA34 (+128)

Nick (3-3)
Won against Cam 44-7
Lost to Jon 7-27
Won against Brian 14-3
Lost to Joe 0-28
WON against Cam in playoffs 42-7
LOST to Joe in playoffs 7-14
PF114-PA86 (+28)