Very Mary: Ten on Tuesday

1. It was really, really fun to read about your quirks in response to last Thursday's list. I had no idea you were all so strange. Hahaha. Only joking, of course.

2. Derrick turned 33 over the weekend! And I really flunked out in the party planning department. This is partially because I am disorganized and maybe also because I am slightly neurotic. But whatever. Another time, we'll discuss.

3. I did, however, bake a birthday cake. It is probably the most unattractive cake ever to come out of my kitchen, but it contained copious amounts of chocolate and peanut butter, and so it was decidedly tasty. Damn tasty, in fact.

And therefore, the birthday was rescued!

4. And in other birthday news, we all really like risotto. Except for Sadie, who would rather have spaghetti and pointedly told us this. Several times.

5. Friendship is good.

We chat quite a bit over email, but seeing them in person is SO much better than typed messages. Technology can make the world a lot smaller, but it doesn't replace a real face-to-face conversation and a lot of laughter.

6. Caleb's top two teeth are coming in. I really can't believe how quickly he is growing.

7. There are no sharp edges on the laundry basket, however, I still managed to cut my elbow open. I had no idea domesticity could be so dangerous.

8. I have an idea for a domestically engineered type shot for our weekly challenge this week. It could be interesting. Or maybe just messy.

9.The curtains are not very useful for pulling yourself up now are they, Caleb?

Can you tell he is thinking about doing it again?

10. You know what is really annoying? Trying to type something whilst someone stands at your immediate elbow and says, "What are you doing Mommy?" over and over and over. And that reinforces why I usually do this when they are ASLEEP.