Two things from today

1. As I changed Daisy's diaper today, I asked her whether she'd like to learn to poop in the potty. She said, "No. Not yet."

2. Mark has been saying for years that he was going to tell telemarketers that Mr. Meritt can't come to the phone because he's having a boil lanced, but the most he's been able to get himself to tell them is that "Mr. Meritt is having a procedure"... until today. Boil lancing day. It was glorious.

As a side note, telling people "Mr. Meritt is having a procedure" did seem to make them want intensely to hang up. There was just something very mysterious and uncomfortable about it, I guess. We thought the boil-lancing would have the same effect, if not more so, but Mark said the guy replied without missing a beat, "Is Mrs. Meritt available then?" So it may not be as effective a line as we thought. I think he should have replied, "Mrs. Meritt is by Mr. Meritt's side during this very delicate and sensitive procedure."

EDIT: Mark now says he's going to tell someone "Mr. Meritt is having penis reduction surgery." I told him I'd give him a hundred dollars if he does it, but we'll see. If he does it, the whole key is going to be to get very offended if they accuse him of flippancy... he said he's going to get huffy and say, "He has an unusually large penis and it's been causing him a lot of discomfort!"