Tonight we removed the infant car seat and installed the convertible car seat.  The dude pretty much grew out of the infant one.  He still can't totally sit up on his own yet, so I'll be packing extra blankets in the diaper bag to help prop him up when we go shopping (for the times I don't feel like putting him in the Ergo, that is).

I finally broke the 170 lb weight barrier.  I'm pretty excited.  My goal is 160 lbs.  I'd like to point out that many pre-pregnancy pants and skirts still don't fit me - too much loose skin hanging around my hips, butt and thighs for that.  My shape has changed forever.

I got my hair cut at the local Aveda Institute on Friday.  The Institute is the school for Aveda, and haircuts are only $15.  I'm soooo happy with this cut, I will definitely continue to go to the school for all my salon e spa needs.

I did our taxes last night.  We're getting a whopping $4200 back.  Thanks, The Dude!  I'm glad we adjusted clock's W4 in December so next year we shouldn't get a refund (no interest free loan, yo).

Speaking of gub'ment cheese, we filled out the form for HD receiver coupons!  No new TV for us thanks, we'll just buy a shitty receiver and plop it on the current tube.  We just don't watch TV enough to warrant spending more than $20.  At least we'll be able to get all the PBS channels now.

clock is trying to convince me to spend part of our refund on a new washing machine.  I'm feeling pretty tight with money these days, but he's making a fine case for buying one.  Of course it helps that I've wanted a front-loader for quite some time now.  We'll see.

We still need to purchase a freezer.  I've been doing a good job making all kinds of broths, etc, and we're just about out of space in our kitchen freezer.  We also need to buy another cow.

We're really happy with our new source of eggs.  They have a drop-off even closer to us than the Woodlands, which is nice. $21/month in eggs seems expensive, but it's WELL worth it.

We picked up a copy of Everyday Mexican by Rick Bayless.  We're quite impressed with all of the recipes so far.  It's also making far better use of the foods available at the farmer's market.

I bought a copy of The Recipe Manager.  Once I get a good portion of our recipes in it, one of my least favorite tasks (picking out meals for the week and making a grocery list) will be MUCH easier.  Oh yeah baby, grocery shopping from my iPod!

ATTENTION BOB ABOOEY:  we will be in your town(-ish) February 26.  Let us know if you need some smokes to trade or something - we're more than willing to help an internet superstar out.

I'm slowly going through the process of clearing the crap out of our home.  Well, I've been going through the process for a few years now, but I've been hit with quite the attack of motivation.  I guess I'm home so much that all the useless junk is getting to me. 

Product review:  Method bathroom cleaner rocks.  We finally got around to fixing the shower door, and I took the opportunity to scrub the bathroom from top to bottom.  Method did an awesome job of cleaning the soap scum and hard water stains out of all the nooks and crannies, which is kind of unusual for an environmentally friendly product.

In other hippie news, we are no longer using sponges.  clock's mom knitted (crochet?) a pile of kitchen rags as a hostess gift and we're using them instead of a kitchen sponge.  So far, so good, and we don't have the nasty stank of an old sponge.

Maybe this weekend I'll get around to starting the seeds for our herb garden.  We're starting with basil, cilantro, Italian parsley and sage. 

I also need a nice weekend to do some yard work.  Pruning time!

It's getting late, and I'm tired.  I think I'll go to bed now.