Random Tuesday

I love love love to eat at restaurants. However, I am very responsible and stick to our budget very well. We hadn't been to a restaurant since Dec 29. Considering the fact that I always want to go out, I think I deserve a medal. But on Friday I was having a hard day, and my husband suggested Costa Vida for dinner. Of course, I was happy to oblige...actually, Christian was the one obliging because he doesn't even like Costa Vida. He only offered because he knows how much I like it. Awww. Anyway, I savored every bite.

Uh-oh. The bull has been unleashed. Now I'm craving it again. BAD.
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Should I be concerned that when we went to the doctor last week and each boy got to choose a prize afterward, they each chose a ring? Aidan said his was a "pirate ring" (it was actually a toe ring). Ethan said his ring was okay because it had a blue jewel, and blue is a boy color. Thankfully, neither one of them have worn them in public.
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Christian and I have watched the first two Star Wars movies. During A New Hope, I made him pause it every five minutes so I could ask him questions. Yes, I am that dense when it comes to sci fi. But thankfully I did, because I finally understood the story line! And in the second movie, The Empire Strikes Back, I was able to follow along. That didn't stop me from asking Christian to pause the movie three or four times just to pretend I had questions.
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We have also watched the first episode of LOST. I just have to say - YIKES. I'm afraid we are already hooked. As my friend jokingly told me, "You now have two days to watch four seasons, because the new season starts on tv on Wednesday." Hmmm, let's see...four seasons divided by two days = no sleep, no cooked meals, no attention paid to kids, no work, no anything. It's almost doable, isn't it?
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Christian spent hours and hours on Monday working on our taxes. If any of you have ever done TaxAct or TurboTax, you know that in the top right corner they tally the federal and state amounts you owe or will receive. It changes with every page as you fill in the numbers. Our Iowa state tax amount went from receiving $400, to owing $900, to owing $1200, to receiving $6, to owing $12, to receiving $40. What a roller coaster of emotions as we thought we might be paying huge amounts to Iowa! Note to self: don't look at the number in the top right corner until all of the information has been entered.
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I have been asked to speak for 10 minutes about challenging our minds in Relief Society on Thursday. I've apparently pulled the wool over someone's eyes. Do they think I challenge my mind on a regular basis? I wonder how I can incorporate blogging into the theme?
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Blueviolet, thank you for your last comment. It made my day!
Oh, and Happy Inauguration Day!