Just an update

The "Let's get Alex to stop biting" Project appears to have been successful. I didn't think so at first. When I got home from out of town, he was still extremely aggressive. He would not "step up" and bit me painfully hard when I tried to handle him.
We spent the last two days cleaning the house and rearranging furniture and "critters". We moved his cage back to the original spot and amazingly, he didn't bite me. He didn't bite yesterday or today. He has been talking his silly little head off and "wonder of wonders", he is "stepping up" on command. I am so happy. I can finally interact with him, without losing blood. He even gave me a kiss, on request. He is molting, which could explain some of his disagreeable attitude, I am going to clip his wing feathers tomorrow. They have grown out and he flew across the house today. Not good! There are too many dangers around the house for little birds. Also, trimming his wings helps to improve his willingness to be handled.
Other news, the Zebras have laid three eggs! I don't know if there is a chance they will hatch. Or, if they will survive, if they do hatch. But it is kinda cool. The little Zebras are about as big as my thumb and their eggs are about the size of small peanuts. They are spending a lot of time, in and out of the little nest box, but neither one of them is doing any sitting, yet. I'm going to leave the eggs alone for a while and see what happens. Some of the information, I have read regarding birds says that the eggs will lay dormant until "Mama" begins to sit. So. I'll be watching for that and give another update at a later date.
Jerry tied some cool new jigs this week-end. He is going to attempt to go fishing in the morning, weather permitting. We spent all day Saturday and most of today, steam cleaning carpets and clearing clutter out of the living and dining room, so he deserves a little treat before he goes back to work. I go back tomorrow. It has been a great vacation and I hate for it to end, but gotta make a living.