02.09.07

Liam is one. We had a wonderful little birthday party for him yesterday, although his actual birthday was last Sunday. You can see a full set of pics from the events here. We waited to do the party this weekend so Mike’s parents and grandma from New York could be here. It was another far too short visit from them, it’s always hard to see them leave especially now that Liam is getting older. But we had a wonderful memory filled weekend. He didn’t seem to like his cake, sort of poking at it with a lot of suspicion before he actually sucked some frosting off his fingers.

He got some really neat toys to play with, including a xylophone. We took a video clip of him shaking a toy while I tried, emphasis on tried, to play the xylophone. I have no ear for music. Mike, on the other hand, mr. jack_of_all_instruments, already taught himself twinkle-twinkle little star.

Yikes. Ok, that so did not go the way I thought it would. I’ve never even heard of this book.

You’re The Guns of August!
by Barbara Tuchman
Though you’re interested in war, what you really want to know is what
causes war. You’re out to expose imperialism, militarism, and nationalism for what they
really are. Nevertheless, you’re always living in the past and have a hard time dealing
with what’s going on today. You’re also far more focused on Europe than anywhere else in
the world. A fitting motto for you might be "Guns do kill, but so can
diplomats."

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