New Addition!

We have finally adopted a dog ....named "Darma" who is a Bearded Collie (mix) and two years old. She just came home today, but seems to fit right in our family. She won't let Jacob out of her sight and even barked at him when he shut her out of his room! She is a happy dog and listens to simple commands like "down", "sit", "no", and "come". She just got spayed, so we are looking forward to be able to give her a bath in another week. She LOVES being brushed though, so that is a plus!!!

Brazilian Dining!

Experiencing dinner at the Rioz Restaurant in Myrtle Beach this evening was a culinary delight and a cultural experience! They have a gourmet salad bar (my favorites were asparagus, thick slices of parmesan cheese, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, and huge mozzarella balls)! At the table, they serve you home-made, and lumpy, mashed potatoes, deep fried corn bread sticks, and fried bananas! When you are ready to gorge on meat, you turn over the coaster to green (red on other side for no meat) and the "Gouchos" swarm your table with a variety of sausage, ribs, steaks, chicken, lamb, and excellent roasted pineapple on huge skewers that have been roasted over wood. This is a picture of one of the Gouchos with Jacob holding a skewer of meat in one hand and a sharp knife, dangerously close to Jacob, in the other!
We were able to afford the $35 per person meal during their 2nd anniversary event tonight of 50% off! It was a very tasty and entertaining meal, for sure!

Chili Anyone?

Today was the neighborhood "Chili Cook-Off" party which had a good turnout. There were so many VERY good pots of chili, but only three ribbons to be won. My chili was #3 and different from the rest. I made "White Chili" with white navy beans, chicken, green chillies, and monterey jack cheese, along with some other spices.

And the results were : *drumroll please*

A little hard to see (cell phone pic) but you can see by the tally on the score sheet that #3 (which was my chili) came in second, for which I received a red ribbon!

ELECTION DAY!!!

It's time to vote today ...

and I am doing it the "Democratic" way ...

getting my example of that responsibility

from Senator Obama! I am choosing to vote .......... "PRESENT"!

Yep... he can do it, on a very frequent basis ...

which means I am paying attention, but choose to not make a decision at all! I suggest that all the Obama supporters take an example from him and simply

vote "PRESENT" also!!!