Update

As I think about the last few weeks and what I might write, my brain stops working and I want to go to sleep. I dunno. I'm kicking the ol' noggin into gear as of this minute so that I might catch up on the wonderful world of NKAAA Rasmusson. I can feel your excitement. Here we go.

• I have weaned off Wellbutrin. I've been feeling quite like myself for about a year now and decided to try going off of it. It's been 5 days. So far so good. I don't know if I should crack a joke here. Ahh, what the heck. So if you see me in the fetal position or rocking back and forth, please intervene. HILAAAAARIOUS!
  
• Nils is working with a friend/former mission companion on starting a business, and it's consuming his life. We're optimistic that it will be a worthwhile venture.
• We ate lettuce wraps last week at the Chang's. Mmmmm.
• Anders had to have a couple of cavities filled, and I requested that Nils accompany him to the dentist. I have definitely had my share of experiences of holding the boy down for shots, IV's, dental visits or what have you. I thought it would be great for Nils to take a turn. Guess what? Anders was a dream. No fuss, no tears, no hysteria. WHAT??? No fair.
• Addie got a spinning Cinderella toothbrush at the dentist, and Cinderella looks like a scary man. Girl, you know it's true. G-g-g-girl.

Hippity Hoppity Happity Anniversary

We were married at 7:40 a.m. on April 22, 2000. On the day of our wedding, someone made the comment that it was a good thing we found each other, because there was no one else that Nils or I could have ended up with. At the time we took it as "no one else could possibly love either of you" and that we were one of those "happy they found each other" couples. Now we understand that it was meant that we're MFEO. Granted, we are a little weird. We think we're funnier than we are. We have a lot of annoying little inside jokes that bond us. But I have to say, I can't imagine spending my life with anyone else. Except maybe Hugh Jackman. Just kiddin', baby. I love you. Happy Anniversary, my lauffer. You have such a pretty smile.This picture was taken a coupla months before we were married.

Now, who couldn't love faces as cute as those?

Pudding Face

I came home form work the other day to find a spoon on the floor... then a mess on the table... the culprit. Naturally, she wanted to play peek-a-boo after she was done making the mess. Aaah, Aani.

No Treats = No Es Bueno

So remember how I said that Nils and I weren't eating treats for a month? Well, the month has passed, and here's the review.

Not eating treats blows. By the way, I think I went maybe a day without cheating- I ate a few chocolate chips almost every day. A girl's gotta cope somehow! Overall, I didn't eat any baked goods or official desserts for 3 weeks. All it did was make me mad. Then we went to my mom's house and she made chocolate cake. I had a piece and I loved it. My month lasted three weeks.

Nils, Mr. All or Nothing, did much better. He had a couple of times that he forgot and ate some candy, but he endured the full month.

My assessment of the situation is this: Since I was depriving myself of enjoyment via dessert, I just ate more in general. I wanted to eat a big burrito all the time. I think I lost a half a pound. HALF. So not worth it.

LET THEM EAT CAKE!

Le Talent Show

We had our ward talent show on Friday. I've been threatened by a certain Hawaiian resident, so I'm posting video for the world to enjoy. When we tried to do the Umbrella thing, we had nothing. Nothing at all. So, we simplified a bit and just made up new words to Book of Mormon Stories. We call it "Famous Mormon Stories". The sound isn't great, so here are the lyrics so that you can read along and see just how hilarious and clever we are.

Famous Mormon Stories that Hollywood tells to me
Are about the Latter-day Saints making history
More and more we see them as we watch them on T.V.
Just like popcorn popping on the apricot tree

When you're watching television you can't get too far
Without seeing Mormons like on Dancing With The Stars
Then you see Ken Jennings cleaning house on Jeopardy!
Writing out tithing checks for 300 G's

Then you turn the channel to the presidential race
Orrin Hatch is sad that Mitt Romney's in second place
David Archuleta tops the charts with every chord
He's got a Crush on a Miamaid in his home ward

Donny and Marie have put their shoulders to the wheel
Stephen Covey sings the hymns with gusto and with zeal
Not as well as Gladys Knight, but not so much the Pips
Will somebody put chapstick on Napoleon Dynamite's lips
...cuz they hurt real bad...

Every female Twilight reader thinks Edward is great
Even though he's barely even old enough to date
Bella really needs to have a bishop's interview
Then she'd be Laurel class president, too

Ricky Shroder used to be the kid on Silver Spoons
Then he played a real tough guy on NYPD Blue
Then the Book of Mormon made him feel fuzzy and warm
Now he's second counselor in Elders Quorum

Philo Farnsworth invented the TV years ago
Now we use it so we can watch Glen Beck do his show
We used to watch conference on it, but not anymore
Now we all watch online, thank you Brother Gore
...I heard he's taking the discussions!...

Now we've reached the ending of our lovely little song
Hopefully it's catchy and you all will sing along
Famous Mormon Stories say that we must brothers be
So say your prayers and live your life righteously

Oh, also, we were both very scared, so that's why we look like we're, um, robots. Oh, and the video camera operator missed the first few verses, so you'll catch it from somewhere in the middle. Oh, and yes- that is a sheep bell. I wanted a cow bell, but you work with what you can get. Someone at Nils' work had a sheep bell.

To hold you over...

I've had to remove a couple of posts this last week. The first one was mean, and the second one, the talent show one, will be posted as soon as I can get the video to work. So, in the meantime, I leave you with this. I was changing her diaper and she stood up, pointed to her bum, tooted and said, "stinky". I said, "DON'T POOP!" and ran her to the toilet just in case. She sat there and seemed to be enjoying herself. I really like that she's naked except for her socks.

The experience did not inspire her to sit on the potty again.