Pin the tail on the ...

Today, we taught a lovely lesson on geometric probability. I (er, my mother) had a great idea to play "Pin the tail on the donkey." Making a donkey out of mostly non-overlapping geometric figures is much harder than one might think. But, as I told all the students, "Pin the tail on the cat" sounds much more inhumane and horrific, so we're keeping it a donkey. It went over pretty well; I even got to play once! Also, I told my students that I talked a lot over the weekend (lost a little bit of my voice) and quoted my friends who apparently said, "Miss Wolfe, quit talking!" My students responded with "... Your friends call you Miss Wolfe?" Yes, of course.



This weekend was good, between two swim meets (won one, lost one) and my mom and Grandma visiting. I swam fairly well, better than last weekend, and even went a best time in the 200 fly on Saturday. We also had the swim team Halloween party. I went with Monica, Jordan, and Allison as the Golden Girls. It was enjoyable and I really like my friends, it turns out.



My last point of interest is what I heard in church yesterday. The pastor quoted someone who said, "Mountain climbers are tied together to keep the sane ones from going home." I really liked that quote. It was not the main point of the message, but I took from it the need for friends and a church family especially who keep you moving even when everything around you seems hard. They're not just letting you give up when it looks impossible (and you feel like you're the only sane one). It was kind of a fun metaphor. REACH for the top!