{"id":6520,"date":"2018-01-22T01:08:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T01:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/?p=6520"},"modified":"2018-01-22T01:08:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T01:08:34","slug":"pinewood-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2018\/01\/22\/pinewood-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinewood Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Jack competed in his first Pinewood Derby with the cub scouts.\u00a0 We are so proud of him &#8211; he really made this car by himself!\u00a0 He made the design, cut it with a jigsaw, sanded, painted, the whole shebang.\u00a0 We gave advice and supervised closely, of course.\u00a0 But you can clearly tell at the Derby which kids benefited from their parents handiwork.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2018\/01\/22\/pinewood-derby\/img_8413\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8413\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6516\" src=\"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_8413\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8413-676x507.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jack&#8217;s car did really well too!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a video of his first heat, where he smoked the competition!<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5rT1sECNGU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>As you can see, the wheel popped off.\u00a0 During construction his front end was cut too narrow over the axle; when the tires were installed it broke off a corner of the car.\u00a0 We fixed it with superglue and let that wheel float, so he only rode on three wheels.\u00a0 So it was no surprise to us when the car smashed in the gate and lost that corner again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2018\/01\/22\/pinewood-derby\/img_8423\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8423\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6518\" src=\"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_8423\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8423-676x507.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The leaders let me try to fix it with hot glue between races.\u00a0 He was able to complete the remaining waves, but never took first again.\u00a0 I think by the final heat the wheel was dragging instead of floating, with so much glue trying to keep it intact.\u00a0 Even so, he placed 13th out of 30 cars &#8211; in the top half!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2018\/01\/22\/pinewood-derby\/img_8429\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8429\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6517\" src=\"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img_8429\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8429-676x676.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He was also overjoyed that his best friend Dylan won the whole competition.\u00a0 Most importantly, he had a good time and learned some new skills.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2018\/01\/22\/pinewood-derby\/img_8430\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8430.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8430\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8430-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8430-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6519\" src=\"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8430-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img_8430\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8430-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8430-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_8430-676x901.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Jack competed in his first Pinewood Derby with the cub scouts.\u00a0 We are so proud of him &#8211; 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