I love this guy. I love being the mom of 2!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Bowling
The other day we went bowling. G had just seen a Curious George cartoon about it and boy was he excited! We could hardly keep him off the lanes. I'm sure he carried his ball around more than actually bowling. And son-of-a-gun, he got a score as good as mine! And I was trying! Of course he had the help of a ramp, but still....
Aren't those shoes so cute! That's the only time I'd say that.
Waiting for his ball to come back.
Our fan section.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Politics?
Forgive me for talking about politics. I usually like to keep this kind of stuff out of my blog, but this is bugging me.
Everything I hear in the news is about debt. I don't understand it all. Do I even want to? It might make me angry. But I should because it is my government.
When I hear people say "Tax the rich" that makes me mad. Not only may we find ourselves in a higher tax bracket soon, so it affects us personally, but it doesn't seem fair. And I thought that before I met Tristan. Just because someone makes more money doesn't mean they should have more taken. Some people may fall into money, but I'm sure many of them worked hard to get where they are at! Not only that, but why not have a set percentage. 10% is the same for the rich as well as the poor. It's fair. Does that make sense?
And just to finish off, why do we even have 2 parties? For awhile I've thought that we should do what's best for our country. Forget the elephant, forget the donkey. We are so busy looking at who the idea is coming from that we are overlooking the idea itself. Vote for the best person, vote for the laws that will help the country the most.
Maybe I'm wrong, but these seem pretty obvious to me.
Off my soapbox now.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Heat Wave
I got this info from this website:
You probably won't read all of it, but it's hot. It's REALLY hot. And there has been no relief. We can't even get in the pools because they are basically large hot tubs.
Single Day Records
Record high OKC temperature
Record: 113 degrees - August 11, 1936.
Top 5 highest maximum temperatures in 2011:
110 degrees on July 9. (tied for 3rd in history)
108 degrees on July 7.
107 degrees on July 27.
4 days at 105 degrees: July 5, 10, 24, 31.
Record warmest low OKC temperature:
Record: 83 degrees - July 25, 1934; August 1, 1934; August 12 & 13, 1936.
Top 5 highest low temperatures in 2011:
81 degrees on July 10.
80 degrees on July 7.
80 degrees on June 27.
80 degrees on July 27.
5 days at 79 degrees: June 17, 18, 26; July 16, 18.
Daily record high temperatures set in 2011:
June 17 - 103
June 18 - 104
June 19 - 101
June 27 - 103
June 30 - 102
July 7 - 108
July 9 - 110
July 10 - 105
July 27 - 107
Daily record max low temperatures set in 2011:
June 17 - 79
June 18 - 79
June 27 - 80
July 27 - 80
Record average high temperature in summer (Jun-Aug) - 96.2 degrees in 1998.
Average high temperature in summer 2011 (Jun - present) - 99.9 degrees.
Average temperature for hottest summer (Jun-Aug) - 85.9 degrees in 1934 and 1980.
Average temperature in summer 2011 (Jun - present) - 86.7 degrees.
Average first 90 degree day - May 6 (This year was April 3).
Average first 100 degree day - July 9 (This year was June 14).
Streaks
Consecutive 100 degree days
Record: 22 days - August 4-26, 1936.
Longest streaks in 2011:
13 days - June 29-July 11 (8th longest in history.)
6 days - July 26-present
6 days - July 13-18
5 days - June 23-27
4 days - July 21-24
Consecutive 90 degree days:
Record: 71 days - June 23-Sept 1, 1980
2011: 61 days so far. (2nd most in history. Must extend through August 10 to tie record.)
Consecutive days above average high temperature:
Record: unknown at this time.
2011: 66 days so far.
100 degree days in calendar year:
Record: 50 days in 1980.
2011: 38 days so far. (tied for 6th most in history.)
90 degree days in calendar year:
Record: 113 days in 1998.
2011: 71 days so far.
You probably won't read all of it, but it's hot. It's REALLY hot. And there has been no relief. We can't even get in the pools because they are basically large hot tubs.
Single Day Records
Record high OKC temperature
Record: 113 degrees - August 11, 1936.
Top 5 highest maximum temperatures in 2011:
110 degrees on July 9. (tied for 3rd in history)
108 degrees on July 7.
107 degrees on July 27.
4 days at 105 degrees: July 5, 10, 24, 31.
Record warmest low OKC temperature:
Record: 83 degrees - July 25, 1934; August 1, 1934; August 12 & 13, 1936.
Top 5 highest low temperatures in 2011:
81 degrees on July 10.
80 degrees on July 7.
80 degrees on June 27.
80 degrees on July 27.
5 days at 79 degrees: June 17, 18, 26; July 16, 18.
Daily record high temperatures set in 2011:
June 17 - 103
June 18 - 104
June 19 - 101
June 27 - 103
June 30 - 102
July 7 - 108
July 9 - 110
July 10 - 105
July 27 - 107
Daily record max low temperatures set in 2011:
June 17 - 79
June 18 - 79
June 27 - 80
July 27 - 80
Record average high temperature in summer (Jun-Aug) - 96.2 degrees in 1998.
Average high temperature in summer 2011 (Jun - present) - 99.9 degrees.
Average temperature for hottest summer (Jun-Aug) - 85.9 degrees in 1934 and 1980.
Average temperature in summer 2011 (Jun - present) - 86.7 degrees.
Average first 90 degree day - May 6 (This year was April 3).
Average first 100 degree day - July 9 (This year was June 14).
Streaks
Consecutive 100 degree days
Record: 22 days - August 4-26, 1936.
Longest streaks in 2011:
13 days - June 29-July 11 (8th longest in history.)
6 days - July 26-present
6 days - July 13-18
5 days - June 23-27
4 days - July 21-24
Consecutive 90 degree days:
Record: 71 days - June 23-Sept 1, 1980
2011: 61 days so far. (2nd most in history. Must extend through August 10 to tie record.)
Consecutive days above average high temperature:
Record: unknown at this time.
2011: 66 days so far.
100 degree days in calendar year:
Record: 50 days in 1980.
2011: 38 days so far. (tied for 6th most in history.)
90 degree days in calendar year:
Record: 113 days in 1998.
2011: 71 days so far.
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