Birthday Shennanigans

October is a pretty high celebratory month in the Morphet house. Zach's birthday, Steve's birthday, and our anniversary all rolled into one month. This past weekend we celebrated Steve's birthday as we do all things around here, with overbooking, great physical feats, and complete chaos.

(Do you like Steve's corporate mug shot?)

As you may recall, we have begun our basement finishing project. We have completed the insulation phase of the project, and that's about it. Everything else is in some state of upheaval or another. We have hired a contractor to show us what to do. And so far Steve has done quite a bit - putting up insulation, studs, rerouting ductwork, and this past (don't forget his birthday) weekend, cutting into our concrete slab and jack-hammering the snot out of it, then a bunch of digging. Do I know how to throw him a party or what?

It reminds me of Steve's birthday eight years ago. I had things semi-planned, there would be a small surprise party, some food and cake. And whamo! our basement was flooded with sewage roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes before the guests arrived.
Me: "Uh honey?"
Steve: "Yeah?"
Me: "The basement ...well...."
Steve: " I'll get to it..."
Me: " Well the thing is, we have company coming in about 2 hours."
Steve: "What?"
Me: "Surprise!!! Happy Birthday"

Amidst the basement undertaking, this past weekend, I was able to book a few more fun things in: a trip to the local comedy club (free tickets from a local autism family support group) and our first wine tour through the Finger Lakes (a package through our church that was a present from Cathy and Mark).

This meant our children were under the direction of others for several hours this weekend. I am just not used to not seeing them all the time. I have to say - that I was glad to see them by the time we sloshed off the tour bus from the wine tasting.

Sophia had a Halloween Bash this weekend and her final soccer practice of the season. I am still in awe of the fact that we had 6 continuous Saturdays in a row of soccer practice with no rain. Sunday night rolled around and I needed a break from our weekend! Steve even made his own cupcakes. I am so embarrassed by this most of all!

Now on to our anniversary. 9 years ago, we were getting hitched and feeling the wind at our backs. A lot has changed in 9 years. I have been told to write a book. Our life is rich!


Happy birthday and ANNIVERSARY STEVEN!