I have a new routine... Mom brings me to work in the morning and opens my cage outside.  I fly out, land on her shoulder, chatter with her for a few minutes, try and pull out her earrings (I'm going to do it one of these days), then fly off.  I fly around for a while, eat bugs, check out all the trees, meet the other wild birds, etc., etc.  When Mom gets off work, I fly back and land on her shoulder so she can put me back in my cage and take me home for the night.  I'm a big boy, but I'm not QUITE ready to spend the night outside by myself every night yet (once was enough).

All throughout the day, I check in with Mom.  You're going to like the way I do it, too!  I sit in the tree outside her office window, then hop over and perch on the window frame making pathetic little cheeping sounds (I'm not really THAT pitiful, but I do a good impression) until she opens her window.  There's no screen, so I just hop in and onto her desk.  I investigate her office, have a little snack, steal a paper clip or a pen cap, then fly right back out the window!  Crafty, huh?  I know!  And it only took me two days to get Mom trained to leave her window cracked open all day so I can just go in and out whenever I want.  I'm very smart and Mom's a good student!  Hooray for Mom!