Try your color matching skill with this fun test. May tell your something about your abilities to pick out paint colors, or to match your outfit in the morning! LOL! Of course, your computer screen may affect your score. Mine was a 14 under flourescent lights at work.
OK, I ripped this off, but if you haven't seen this, take a look!
"A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the U.S. paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it.
The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life."
Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said, "The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person" Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome...incredible....and hey, pass it on! The world needs to see this one!"
The Theme this year is Vampires in black and white! So, I pulled out only the decorations that fit in with black and white. And found a few new ones, like these best costume prizes, wrapped, well, in black and white!
replaced a few framed pictures in the theme
found this perfect bottle of wine. . .
this plate will be full of black and white candies. . . which were amazingly hard to find!
dusted off a few old hardcovers, not too well dusted of course. . .
even the powder room was not left alone. . .
gargoyles found their resting place. . .
and a few drunken skeletons for the boys bath. . .
these black and white creatures dangle above the wine tasting table. . .
and nearby, another bottle of that perfect wine. . .
immortalized on a pumpkin in black and white. . .
the wine tasting table. . .
this crow will greet guests at the front door. . .
Last night we went to China. Terry had his first week of culinary arts education. He was so excited to start and is enjoying his class immensely. He is taking sanitation and proper storage and handling of foods. This is a national safety requirement of all food handlers. There is a national test at the end of class that he must pass before he has the privilege of handling food. He's not going to have a problem with this class!
Of course washing hands is important, but just the beginning. Cold and hot food storage and proper handling, as well as maintaining a clean work space is imperative. Terry demonstrates:
Can you guess what's for dinner?
These are some of the ingredients going into the main dish, Kung Pow Chicken (did I spell that right?), but we'll concentrate on the appetizer. I love appetizers!
That's more like it. These are looking great.
Yum, I like all of these!
There is a sweet one, a soy, and a spicy one!
Thanks, this is an excellent pairing!
Right before going on the steamer! Lovely crab and cream cheese wontons!