We got an invite to the next door neighbors Super Bowl Party complete with good wine, new friends, great food and our first ever football lottery! Needless-to-mention, we did not win the lottery, but were both fascinated about all the random squares and the fun they generated.
I’ve been working on multiple projects, as always. Tax time looms, and that is always a major hassle around here. It’s not like we have all that much money…it’s just that it’s squirreled away in so many pockets that the IRS insists on turning inside/out once a year. To complicate that just a bit more, I switched accounting programs midway into 2011 making double the work chasing squirrels.
I’ve continued working on my 50th high school reunion. I’ve had three new volunteers making 20+ calls each trying to track down current email addresses. They have been amazingly successful, and I must say this compiling of to where they have all scattered is…interesting. One of the more shocking facts is how a number of the classmates have held on to real (or imagined) slights from 50 years ago!!! Comments like, “I hated high school then and I never want to have anything to do with you or any memory of that time?” Haven’t we changed in 50 years? Haven’t you changed? “That doesn’t matter. Don’t ever attempt to contact me again!” Yikes!
The toy pictured above is a “ring light” mostly used for extremely close-up photography. A friend let me know they were on sale, so I pounced – normally $129, but on sale for $27 – I couldn’t resist. Another $7 purchased some close-up rings, and I’m now in business. Lots of fun, so expect to see a lot more like the top image.