Are you for real?

I haven't posted for quite awhile. Do you ever feel that daily life is far too mundane to make a fuss about? I think about posting far more often than I actually post--simply because I don't know what to say! Life's details don't flow smoothly from my head to my tongue or my fingertips. I have never been one to think quickly on my feet or develop thoughts and ideas well. It's just one of those quirky things about me. (Oh, that reminds me--I have several TAGS to answer) I guess I'll just keep writing until I think of something significant to say. Do you want to hear about laundry, dishes, homework, sticky fingers and faces, spilled milk, missing shoes, ever growing task lists, unfinished projects--need I continue? We all have those things. I am grateful to have them. Really. I love the cute 'little people' in my life who create the most of it. They're growing up way too fast. I fear that my parenting skills aren't keeping up. Sigh. Sometimes my one year old (Gage) looks up at me with this "are you for real?" kind of look. He's pretty funny. Speaking of Gage, there are a lot of buttons, cupboards, door knobs, and toilets in this house just his height. He goes from one to the next (a transition every 5-10 seconds) It's rather entertaining (as long as I'm not annoyed). I'm learning a lot from him:

• Did you know that tinkertoys, dolls, and legos add quite a bit of color to boring white toilet bowls?
• The dishwasher is a blast to open and close (especially when that white steamy stuff is coming out) The door?.....try jumping on it next time it's open. That's a riot! (Who would've known?)
• Get this--the washing machine makes awesome high-pitch noises when you push and turn its buttons!
• Dishwashing detergent on the kitchen floor is WAY more fun than a sandbox!
• Tomatoes squirt when you squeeze them! You can make a slip and slide in your own kitchen just by pushing those buttons on the refrigerator door! COOL!
• Chocolate chips taste much better after they're nice and warmed by the carpet--furniture works well for this too.
• Hey, get this: you can get from the front door to the middle of the street in 5.3 seconds--if you really hustle!
• Did you know that dining chairs come in handy when you can't reach something? Just push it as close as you can to whatever it is you want and start climbing--eventually you'll get to it.
• OH, OH, I almost forgot--microwaves are totally awesome! There's like 30 buttons on them! If you push the right ones, a light will come on inside of it! WAY!
• This one is important: family members get really fussy when you insistently push buttons on the television or the remote.

I don't know what I would've done without all of this wonderful information! I learn new things every day. Thank you Gage--we're better now for knowing!