Trans-Fat Free

Last time we did battle in the kitchen the mighty tomato was the primary ingredient. This time, we waged war with the red bell pepper. During our previous cooking adventure with my husband’s family, I lost no love for the main ingredient. After Saturday’s feast, however, I need not eat another pepper for a long while.

To aid digestion, we watched Sean Penn’s Into the Wild. To recover from that film, we watched Napoleon Dynamite on Sunday.

Alton has teeth! Slowly, but surely his bottom two teeth are pushing up. I can’t wait to see how his smile evolves over the next couple of weeks.

We move into our own home next week. I’m beyond elated, but there will be no celebrating until we are actually in the house. Our return to the Sunflower State has been so complicated that I’m afraid to count my chickens before they hatch.

What I'm listening to: the computer hum