Rodent Regatta

where I’ve been the past four days. I’ve been to the mountains of eastern Tennessee to see my eldest daughter graduate from college (can you brag in your own weblog? – Yes!) with honors in a double major of Math and Music. We moved her home to Memphis for a few weeks on Monday. She’ll leave for Australia on June 17 to be gone six months!

Math in Daily Life: ”When you buy a car, follow a recipe, or decorate your home, you’re using math principles. People have been using these same principles for thousandseven millionsof years, across countries and continents. Whether you’re sailing a boat off the coast of Japan or building a house in Peru, you’re using math to get things done.” [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson]

Then, on Tuesday, we drove from Memphis to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Our middle daugher will be there for the next three months working at a resort and conference center for church youth groups. We returned yesterday. That’s three consecutive days of about 450 miles each day. Road trips aren’t what they use to be!
Finally, daughter number three leaves on June 9th for Kansas City. She’s a professional ballet dancer, and will dance in Kansas City this summer.
I don’t like anything about the ’empty nest’ notion!