50 days and counting

So it has been 50 days since we were sealed for time and all eternity, and boy has it felt like an eternity. Just kidding - it has been a lot of fun, and I hope it does not wear off. Sure, we have had bumps getting used to living with one another. I have not had to share a room in five years and except for the occasional niece or nephew crawling into my bed, I have never had to share a bed before. So we are adjusting and it is fun.

The other big adjustment to the house was the birds. We have monitored them from the moment they came in. We used the best Behavior Modification techniques I know to keep them safe from the cat, but nothing is foolproof. This morning Gideon got Moroni's attention to show him the last of Moroni's store bought birds, Phoebe, who is now in bird heaven. I should clarify that this is the first bird to die here and we did not see Gideon actually kill the bird. However he did pull her out of the cage and the evidence just seems to point to his basic predatory nature. The thirteen that remain (all of them hatched to birds Moroni already owned) are reacting in the typical way to the loss of one of their flock, which happens naturally at least once or twice a year. Her most recent mate seems puzzled about where she went, and he'll continue to "mourn" for a couple of days, but the rest are enjoying life as usual.