Mama Bear

My mom was here last week and a good time was had by all. Or, rather, I hope a good time was had by all. A good time was had by me, that's for sure.

Jon took some pictures, including a few using a crazy new camera, so I will post more about our week when I have the pictures.

A few random thoughts from the week:

1. I am eating less meat. Not no meat, but less meat. My goal is to abstain from eating factory-farmed meat. I have no problem eating a pig that was raised sustainably, lived happily for it's few years on this planet, was killed humanely, and then fed to me. I do take issue eating a chicken that was raised in the way most chickens are raised. I won't get into it. But it's not pretty. /rant

2. Evelyn is crazy smart. Like, CRAZY smart. It is freakin awesome. She is really good at copying what you do or say, and then remembering it later. Take for example the whale noises. My mom taught Evelyn to say "what a whale says." This noise is akin to humming, but all crazy. Like Dot in Finding Nemo. My mom taught Evelyn to talk like a whale, and then later in the day and even later in the week Evelyn could remember. Because she is a genius. She also licks her fingers when she gets food on them (instead of wiping them on her face or shirt), and this morning when Jon said "let's go downstairs," Evelyn walked to the basement stairs. Genius.

3. Every week should be three days on, four days off of work. That would ROCK.

4. I plan to make rice pudding for dinner tonight. OK, well, I guess having it for dinner won't be ideal. Maybe a little salad and then a whole lotta rice pudding for dessert. Yum!

5. We are having a few raucusy guys over to watch the Broncos game tonight. Two of them fight a lot. (Not like fisticuffs, but arguing quite loudly. It's annoying.) I think I'm going to have to put on my Mama Bear hat and tell them to Quiet Down or You'll Wake the Baby!