So yesterday did anyone else notice the turn-of-the-century western (mostly Oklahoma) theme on Turner Classic Movies? I did, and we had it on in the background all day! From Tulsa, to Oklahoma! to the Rainmaker… well basically I was in the mood to churn my own butter by nightfall. Since I didn’t have anything in the house to churn butter from, I turned my attentions to the chinese leftovers in the fridge. After we polished most of them off, I came here to search slashfood for how to deliciously reconstitute my dried to shriveled white rice. Of course, I came…

Arin got this ride-on truck for his first birthday. It was too noisy and intimidating and big though, so he never really approached it. However, after sneaking out onto the porch recently he rediscovered it, and now, six month later, he thinks it’s great. Thanks Carl!

Last night I was cooking in the kitchen and Arin decided to join me, but doing his own thing.Notice he’s somehow missing a sock again…

If you know me you know I love Vikings. And Steven Colbert. Combine the two? BEST EVER. Colbert was at his best tonight. Well, I am hopped up on cold meds waiting for my Benadryl to kick in, but eating chicken off a sword is a surefire way into my heart. Ok here’s the link where you can watch the episode.  I didn’t embed it as it has an ad at the beginning (oh, the “Gaul”!) and Tide isn’t paying ME any money, after all: The Swede Hereafter

Well, the day has finally come… Yes, I went THERE. I accidentally ripped the tab off Arin’s Pampers, which pretty much hasn’t happened since he was 3 days old (at which time I just threw away the offending diaper, since I changed about 15 a day anyway). This time though, I decided to bring out the duct tape as I had read in many ‘baby advice’ articles back when I was still pregnant. No need to waste a good diaper, right? Especially since I had to change FOUR poopie diapers so far today. Uck.

Julie and/or Lauren, I’m not exactly sure who is responsible, got Arin into Shaun the Sheep. Well, the theme song to it. He LOVES to watch it on YouTube over and over! It’s alright to hear once or twice, the lyrics aren’t bad but after the third time you kind of want to strangle Shaun the Sheep. And here is the X-Factor version that he originally got hooked on, its a spin off of the UK’s American Idol auditions I guess. You can’t compete with Shaun the Sheep!

Today it occurred to me… Arin is the firstborn son of a firstborn son and a firstborn daughter. Doesn’t that sound like the start of a great prophecy? Here’s the little son of prophecy during his very first nap.

I don’t know how this keeps happening… my Bobosaur is a NINJA. A chocolate ninja. I was in the kitchen washing dishes earlier, and when I finished I realized Arin hadn’t eaten anything (he wasn’t hungry for breakfast), and I felt like a bad mommy so I grabbed a nutri-grain bar figuring at least he would have something in his stomach. I walk into the living room to give him the tasty snack and was shocked to discover that my sweet boy, who had been playing so nice and quietly so I could clean up, had somehow snuck into the…

Arin had a nice little football shirt for the Superbowl, not that he watched much of it, he was busy making messes.

How many months before we can enjoy balmy summer sunsets again? I’d settle for a few more days of 50 degree highs. :/