What a fun group

Conditions at 6:00 am - clear skies and 4*
Expected later - a beautiful sunny day and 12*

Last night we did our crepes. What a fun group they are!  Brenda and I were talking about it on our way home, how enthusiastic they all are and so eager to learn new things. It makes it really fun to work with them. Then we have the people who wander in during the break, asking all kinds of questions.  It's great that we're generating so much enjoyment. One girl had never whipped cream before which makes sense as lots of people opt for the convenience of the aerosol can or cool whip or dream whip. Then we took it a step further and whipped a little bit longer  till it turned into butter.  Basic stuff but wonderful to see people discover something new.
The crepes were a lot of fun to make. They started out small and misshapen, but they all got the hang of it by the end and we had some great results.  We used canned peaches in the dessert crepes instead of strawberries and they turned out good. Everyone either really liked both or they're just really polite.
Next week we're going to try out hand at pastry. We'll likely make a quiche and maybe butter tarts, as they don't take that long to cook.

Yesterday morning I went to the grocery store to pick up fruit for the crepes and as I strolled around the store, I stumbled across a wine cooler that holds 15 bottles. It was marked down from $130 to $59.94. I thought that was an amazing price so I called Lloyd for a second opinion.  His only comment was why hadn't I already bought it?  So now I just have to find someplace to put it but I know I will.  It will be good to have someplace to store the wine and keep it at the perfect temperature cause you just never know when a wine emergency might arise and we need a chilled bottle immediately.

I talked to Patti the other night and Meghan had her first Speed Skating meet on the weekend. She thinks there may have been a bit of a mix up as Meghan, who just started last month, was put into a group with kids at James' level. Unfortunately she came in last in every race. But Meghan being Meghan found something positive. In one race there were only two of them, so in her mind she came in second so that wasn't too bad.  She's number 518.