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is boring me lately. I just dont really feel into it. But whatever. The winter blues I guess. I love the winter, mostly because I love the cold, I love the couch and the woodstove, and I love getting outside for a good snowshoe. But its hard with Callum.....not that I would trade Callum for the world! But I'm just not getting outside as much, and its getting me down. And I put my bike on its trainer, but that is CLEARLY not working....its incredibly boring, and, while fake riding today, I decided that the whole point of exercise is to be outside, get fresh air, and move around. How can staying in one place for 40 minutes be motivating or impassioning? Why, I'm no better than the morons who do the Wii Fit if I ride in place. So I guess I just need to get up earlier and get outside....Amanda got me some great winter exercise gear like ice grippers for the bottom of my sneakers (so I can run on icy roads) and "Under Armour" winter gear tops. I love cycling because I love being outside, I love moving up and down hills, and I love the scenery. Even though my basement has a cool beer bottle collection, what is the point of riding in place?

Anyway, this morning at church Callum did something funny: At our church, when people take communion, they all go up to the front, two rows at a time, and kneel on the kneerests around the altar. The pastor comes around and gives the communion host to each individual, one at a time. When the pastor came to Callum, he rested his hand on top of his head to bless him, and Callum took two swipes to try and grab the brass dish containing the "body of Christ." When that didnt work, Callum lunged his whole body, practically coming out of my arms, in a a final attempt to grab the wafers. I guess Callum really loves God....or just shiny brass things.....

After church, we came home to put together our new futon, which was delivered yesterday. Callum was all set to help with his tools.....

His new hammer is awesome, and we wouldnt have been able to put together the futon without it. Thanks Callum!

And Daddy did some of the "finer tuning" while Callum took his fourth lunch break.....notice Callum's swing in the top center of the photo. He's getting to be such a big boy, and we're already finding stuff that is "obsolete" with him. The swing is one of these things; actually, he never really was that much into the swing in the first place. Thats what she said.

Callum likes to take "thumb breaks," as we call them, where, while doing something like eating carrots or apple sauce, jumping in his jumparoo, or laughing with his mommy, he suddenly "drops" everything and sucks his thumb. He likes when you join him, and here Amanda is mimicking Callum. Obviously, Callum is very much amused. And here is the finished product. Its very comfortable on which both to sit and lie down--and its actually really really heavy! So for those of you who come up to visit, this is where you can sleep now. We gave the bed to charity. Its a nice futon.....too bad I'll never enjoy it, since its Amanda's crap (craft) room, and I can't bear to go in there with the mess.....