Welcome February

We enjoyed a temple excursion to Oklahoma City last week. It was a spiritual feast to attend the temple, and then spend some quality time with Hinckley while Kas enjoyed a session.

This week we decided to take back the TV, DVD player, and HDMI cable we got only a few weeks ago - so the historic decision to actually get a bigger screen to watch stuff on has now been made null. After thinking about certain kitchenware that needs to be replaced and a whole host of other items that better fit under "needs" and not "wants" we thought it was a bit ludicrous to purchase a nice new TV which then required us to buy more junk. It was nothing short of a miracle that we were able to return all those items since we didn't have a receipt for the TV and the other items couldn't be returned after 15 days. But we were still able to return them. So there are bitter sweet feelings about that. Looks like we will keep watching Downton and Sherlock and the other host of stuff we check out to the library on our laptops.

What happens when you don't get enough sleep? You get loopy!

Either H loves the wall, or just plain likes to drive us nuts. Why
does he constantly roll over! It is almost impossible to change him
without using a toy or other form of distractor.

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Hinckley is really taken to rolling over, though he still can only roll from his back to his stomach and not the other way around. He loves trying to roll while we change him, in the bath, and of course in his bed. These actions rarely (never) produce positive feelings in him or Kas and I. Someday he will learn that if you are really tired, it isn't wise to roll over on your belly and rip out your pacifier. He started bananas this week and is really enjoying those. He continues to make funny faces, and maintaining an incredibly cute aura.

Kas is really busy with her calling as the Primary secretary, and is feeling more comfortable in that capacity. We made a bunch of little sheep magnets that will be used as a part of a teacher training the primary is putting on. They were pretty cool! Though a few of the sheep I made look like Gromit. We are still enjoying the WFPB diet, and at a lunch for work this week I didn't even feel that bad passing up a huge steak and the choice of infinite chocolate chip cookies. I guess this is evidence that change is possible.

Steamed garlic artichoke with lemon, and sweet potato
burgers with fresh topics and whole wheat bread. It was
pretty good, but next time I need to add more spices.

Vegan version of ""Huevos Rancheros" including tofu,
pinto beans, bell pepper and other tasty fresh stuff. Lots of
fajita seasoning from Sprouts. Mmm.