Earlier this fall the boys and I entered a little contest I had read about in the paper. First we (and by we I mean the boys) had to solve 12 online riddles. They involved codes and clues and some need for deductive reasoning. Once we got through all 12 we qualified for the real money round- a chance to win $10,000 for the charity of our choice (Open School) by solving 12 riddles at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. We showed up the day of the contest to find out that out of the 35 teams, only two included kids. We were undaunted. We took almost the full two hours and solved all but one clue. We decided to turn our sheet in with the final clue unsolved as we just couldn't crack it. Only one team ended up solving that one, and they literally turned in their form as the buzzer rang. When we saw them turn in the full answer sheet we knew we were out of the money, but we were thrilled to find out that we did take third, earning Open School not $10k, but a wonderful bronze (painted) garden gnome. It proudly sits in the Open trophy case.
I admit that in the thick of the competition I got a little sweaty.
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