Photo Friday- 2/19/2010

I've got a couple photos to share today. The first one I maybe should have shared on Wednesday, since it is what we had for dinner on Ptomaine Wednesday. You may recall that I failed to try a new recipe. I had a meeting of one sort or another and so Spencer cooked dinner. Since it was a big Olympic night- halfpipe and short track, we wanted something we could eat without paying too much attention to our plate- so knives and forks were out. He chose nachos. Uninspired? Hardly. I think that Spencer has been secretly inspired by my culinary endeavors. Here is a photo.
You will see that he used black beans instead of refried beans, even though we had refried beans in the pantry. And do you see the Iron Chef ingredient? That's right, corn. Those are Santa Fe Nachos.

My love of all things Olympic has me in front of the TV for hours on end in the evening. I am fascinated by the events, but I find it difficult to just sit and watch. I needed something to do with my hands. So I started this project, a crochet tote bag, and I fully intend to complete it during the closing ceremonies. Isn't it marvelous? I can't remember having more fun crocheting. I love the cables and bobbles. I have the front completed.

Photo Friday- Use Your Imagination Edition

I had today's photo all posed and ready, only to find that the batteries in my camera are dead-dead. I could go buy more, but they are rechargeable, and I have them charging now. Besides, it was going to be a boring photo anyway.

The only thing of consequence I did today was gather supplies for an ESA meeting tomorrow. We will be doing a team building exercise which sounds like a fun challenge:

We will divide into teams of seven or eight. Each team gets a 24 piece jigsaw puzzle to complete. The catch is that all members of the team except one are to be blindfolded. The team member who can see must not speak. She is given a noisemaker to use instead of her voice.

So, my picture was going to be of the noisemakers. I have one party horn, one whistle, one metal smashed oval on a plastic gear traditional noisemaker, one small set of wind chimes, a dog's squeaky toy, a dog training clicker, a yogurt tub with 12 dice in it, and an easy button.
I got everything except the easy button and the clicker at the dollar store today, and I wish I would have had my camera then... I would have taken pictures of the $1 hair dye.

Photo Friday 1/29/2010

Tonight I checked coats at a square dance festival at the fairgrounds. Our ESA chapter raises about $600 in a weekend, all donated to us by the friendly square dancers of Oregon. The people watching at a square dance festival is second to none.