Here are the final results of Banana #2 (drumroll, please ;)




6th- Mom, 3 h. 30 m.

5th- Lani, 4 h. 55 m.

4th- Michelle, 6 h. 30 m.



3rd- Kyle and Tricia, 9 hours each



2nd- Elise, 12 hours 40 minutes



1st- Robin, 24 hours!



Grand total: 60 hours, 35 minutes! (And I know it had to be more than this, since some of you never reported on the blog.)



Congratulations Robin, Elise, and Tricia/Kyle! Let me know what your first and second choices are from the prizes (a stuffed turkey- bow or no-bow, a Santa's Cookies plate, or an unused Nike+ for Ipod Nano), you can see a picture here.



And, I hereby bequeath the duties of determining Banana #3 to Robin, or whoever else has a good idea. :)

Michelle's Temple work

Baptisms at the provo temple- 3 hours
Babysitting while Penny & Mike attended the temple- 3 hours

Banana#2 Lani

We drove through a snow storm last week, only to find out that the Denver Temple starts the last session at 4pm every Saturday.  I'm still counting the travel time.

20 minutes, Indexing
1 hour 5 minutes, more indexing
3 1/2 hours (would normal be just under 2 hours


Total: 4 hour 55 minutes

Robin Banana #2 Update:

I got a little obsessive this week.  And there was a lot to do.

Sunday:  Organized names ready for temple work: 2 hrs.
Monday:  Searched familysearch.org beta site for names: 2 hrs.  Researched locations and found a really good map to use!: 1 hr.
Tuesday: Family History Center (learned about the new.familysearch.org website-it's awesome) 1 hr; Updated and transferred information from PAF to new.familysearch.org site. 3 hrs.
Wednesday:  Found more names on beta site! 3 hrs. Called Fred's Dad to learn more information about ppl/times/places: 1 hr.
Thursday: Searched for names on familysearch.org beta site: 1 hrs. Linked duplicates: 2 hrs.

Week Total: 16 hrs.
Running total: 24 hrs!

DC Temple Trip

9 hours for temple trip for me and for Kyle (that's including travel) on Jan 29th =)

Michelle

30 min. babysitting while Penny and Mike attended the Temple.

Banana #2 Robin

If we are counting babysitting for others while they attend the temple then:
January 7: 2.5 hrs
January 15: 2.5 hrs

Also, I went to a rather long session on Friday as well.
January 28: 3 hrs.

That brings my total to 8 hours.

OK!

I'm fine with counting things that are in direct support of the 3 things originally listed (temple work, personal ancestry work, indexing).  So, I guess that includes baby-sitting and travel time.  But, I draw the line at journal-writing or blogging (even though it is a form of family history work).  We've got to have some limits, right?  I've been terrible with this competition, as have most of us.  (In my own weak defense, the Denver temple is close right now for maintenance.)  Come on everyone, count whatever you've done, I'll even waive the weekly update rule.  Let's see how much we work we can get done all together!

Question

I have a question.  Can we count time spent baby sitting for people who were attending the temple?  Just a thought.

elise Banana #2

temple trip!

hours spent in temple: 2 1/2 hours

with travel time (including Orlando traffic and accident detours--9 hours in the car): 11 1/2 hours

(that's not including the 3 hour delay at Pep Boys for a replacement screw for something under the car that totally came off and was knocking around while we drove.)

total updated hours= 12 hours 40 min

(without travel time total= 3 hours 40 min)

I didn't get any response to the travel time question so I just totaled both...I'll wait for the judges verdict on that, but for what it's worth, Bren just said, "it totally counts!"...it was a long day yesterday and a little too fresh for us to not be a little biased on this. :)

...can't wait to see everyone elses updates!!!!

elise Banana #2

finally, I have something to report!

1 hr 10 min--indexing

And I have a question? Does travel time to the temple count?

...just thought I'd check ;)

For week ending Jan 2:
3.5 hours temple office

Banana #2, by Lani



Winner will have his or her choice of a stuffed felt turkey, a "Cookies for Santa" plate, or an Nike + for Ipod Nano, not pictured.  (Sorry the wreath and snowman ornaments are off limits, I'm just too lazy to take a different picture.)

 Well, I'm sorry I didn't issue this challenge back in October or November as I had originally planned.  But, better late than never, right?

So, here's the challenge:

Spend as much time as possible doing family history work.  Options include temple work, personal geneology, and indexing on the family history website.

The competition will start 26 December at 12am and end 5 February at 11:59pm.  All participants must update their minutes at least weekly (so everyone should have at least one update by 1 January, and everyone will have at least 6 posts by end of the competition).  Make sure you put "Banana #2" and your name in the title of the post.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three.  The choices are pictured above, except for the Nike +.  First place gets first choice, second place gets second choice, and third place gets what's left!  I know the decorations will no longer be appropriate for the season, but you can save them for next year. :)

Any comments or suggestions?

I've got 2 ideas...

Since the last competition was physical, we could alternate and do something not physical.  How about
most minutes spent indexing on the family history website (over a 2-week? period)

OR

First one to 100 pedestrian miles or 1,000 minutes of exercise.

Any thoughts???

Winner can have their choice of a Nike+ for Ipod Nano (still in the box), or something cute I make at our ward's Super Saturday on October 30th.

banana # 1 elise

last chance miles:

Mon--11.76 miles (24.5 mile bike ride, another 10.8 miles on the bike that night)
Tues--8.83 miles (3.5 mile run, 20 min elliptical(=2 miles run), 10 mile bike)


updated Aug 17th @ 11:34pm
TOTAL OVERALL MILES = 153.13 miles

banana#1 - Scott final

Today: 1.22 miles
Total for the challenge: 94.42 miles (not counting all the miles I put down on missions through the Stargate)

Banana #1 Lani

Current Total: 150.71 (or 139.71, depending on how you look at it)
Last Updated: 17 August 2010

I saw Elise's post and seriously considered jogging around our block for the next hour and a half.  But, I decided the payback I'd get tomorrow just would not be worth it.  I'm no good at being tired anymore, must be getting old or something.  Way to go Elise!  I'm impressed that you found the time for all of that I think I might take the "Most Pedestrian Miles". I'll find out tomorrow, I'm not waiting up to see what Robin posts this week.

Blast!!! I just saw Mom's ammendment to the rules again that allowed all forms of exercise to be included. I've missed out on counting over 2 hours of DVD workouts every week! I counted what I've done since last Tuesday.  (3 30+ minute circuits with weights, 2 miles each; 1 Burn Intervals (half intense cardio/half 'easy' resistance) 45 minutes, 4.5 miles; 1 Ab workout 10 minutes, 0.5 miles = 11 miles from DVDs).  Oh well, if Mom's ammendment was not actually made law, then I only have 139.71 for my final total. Maybe a push-ups challenge next?  just kidding, I still do most of my push-ups on my knees.  But, I really like ChaLEAN extreme, even better than p90x!

Or maybe a "most exercise miles in front of 'Psych'" challenge?  (If we ever find a decent bike on Craigslist.)  Maybe we could allow exercise miles completed in front of other TV or movies, maybe. ;)

Congratulations Elise! (assuming Robin hasn't done some crazy miles), you earned it. :)

banana#1 - Scott Week 5+

Monday: 5 miles
Wednesday: 3.37 miles
Saturday: 7 miles
Monday (16 Aug): 6.12 miles
Week 5+: 21.49

Total Miles: 93.2

Current Mile Totals

Below is the ranking for the by miles people have posted...we've got a week to go!

Make sure all miles are posted by mid-night on Tuesday August 17th (hint...if you want to post, but don't want people to know exactly how many mile you've done until the end, click the 'Post Options' link down at the bottom of your post when you're typing and set the date/time to be August 17th 11:59 PM).

Lani 104.78 miles
Elise 99.31 miles
Dana 87.0 miles
Robin 86.0 miles
Scott 71.71 miles
Erin 48.0 miles
Mom 45.0 miles
Bren 33.0 miles
Logan 32.0 miles
Anna 14.5 miles
Tricia 5.5 miles
Guilllaume 4.0 miles
Ryan 0.5 miles

Banana #1 ERIN

Current Total: 56.25 miles
Last Updated: Aug 17