When the Nationals announced a promotion featuring a Chia Jayson Werth, I figured it was one of those that would be so insanely popular there would be no chance of getting one without camping overnight.

I made no plans whatsoever to try to attend that game, but at the last second an opportunity presented itself, and not only did I go, but I was easily early enough to snag one of these:

It was my first Chia experience, so I did my best to follow the extensive instructions carefully.  But things did not start out on a strong note:

Werth’s disappointment in my effort is quite clear.  They tell you to soak the seeds in water, and apparently the prescribed amount of liquid was too much for the resulting concoction to adequately stick to the beard portion.  Next time I’ll know to use way less for epic beardness.

But even with the early trials, I was surprised at how quickly progress came from there.

It’s been about two weeks now, and despite some odd-looking placement (see step 1), we have full-grown Chia Werthness:

Now I just need the Caps to come out with a Chia Ovi.