we had a lovely birthday dinner last night with the gang (michael, laurie, shayla, ryan and zoe). i made roast beef and yorkshire pudding, which a certain birthday boy has been buggin me to make about as long as we've been together! it all turned out well, and my fear of overcooking the meat did not materialize THANK GOD! and we had not one but two pies-pumpkin and apple/blueberry. watch out lena!
the only bad spot of the night-shayla separated her shoulder in her high school soccer game yesterday afternoon and had her arm in a sling. worse yet, it's her senior year and she's out for the rest of the season.