Week Recap

Mon: We planned on cashing in on the free day at the zoo, but it was pretty clear that Jasper and Peter were fighting a bug so we opted out of spending the day in the freezing cold. I still went to my voice lessons, which were a bit more frustrating for me than usual. I then came home and read more in "The Art of Possibility" and heard the same sorts of things my voice teacher was saying... "it's all a game." This solo singing thing should be fun. I'm working on it...

Tue: Erik skipped his morning classes to watch the inauguration. We had nice family time cuddled on the couch watching the proceedings online - and a little annoyed at how CNN couldn't get over themselves and their Facebook interaction feature. Would have much rather had them talking to people who were there more instead of reading up people's Facebook stats. However, we really enjoyed the inauguration, and jealously wondered how things were going for Kay-Kay (my sister-in-law who had tickets and was there).

Wed: We discovered Kay-Kay survived the Purple tunnel of doom, so our jealousy died down. But only a little.

Thursday: I don't remember this day. I don't believe it really exists.

Friday: Erik took a "field trip" to PSU's engineering fair, instead of attending regular classes. Jasper had the great pleasure of going with him, and truly enjoyed the day of personal attention. Peter and I had a great day at home, too. Peter's first tooth *finally* popped through. While he napped, I worked on some sewing and was happy with what I accomplished.

Peter is pulling himself from laying on the floor to up on his knees much more often, and occasionally pulls himself up to standing position. He managed to get himself high centered on a box I had set up as a barrier to keep him from entering the kitchen where I was sewing. If I hadn't noticed him, he likely would crashed head first on the the kitchen floor. Adventures in mobility abound!

Saturday: I woke up feeling miserable, and decided that Jasper actually HAD been sick and not just snotty and extra fussy, and Peter likely had more than just teething going on... but Erik was angelic enough to let me get extra sleep, and the rest of the day went much better. We even drove across town (snow and all) to join in a game night with friends. Worth it for sure. I sure wish our friends did not live so far from us! I'm so glad Facebook makes it easier to stay in touch.

Today we're hoping the sunshine will melt the snow and hoping the fire will warm us up. We're enjoying our simple life.

If you missed the swearing in, here's what happened... (sort of).

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