Haven't you always wanted a monkey?

I was getting all geared up to go to the grocery store this morning, and I asked Cas what he may want over the next week. We had no items on our list, but I knew we were down to a few eggs and almost no fruit. I pulled out my phone and started making a list.

We use a phone app that lets us both see and edit the same list, and it updates the list on the other person's phone. When I left for the store, I figured he could add anything he decided we should have to the list. 

When you enter an item, there is a line below the item where you can add a note. It's a good feature. If the list item is "trash bags," you can use the notes feature to say "tall kitchen bags," so you don't end up with lawn and leaf bags. 

Somewhere between me walking out of our kitchen and walking into the grocery store, Cas managed to add one item to the list:

A monkey

Haven't you always wanted a monkey? 

The Barenaked Ladies' song "If I had a million dollars" promises that the singer (we're he suddenly in possession of the aforementioned funds) would buy the person to whom he is singing a monkey, then he asks, "Haven't you always wanted a monkey?" 

Well played, Cas, but I thought I was pretty clever when I picked up a plush beanie baby monkey near the front of the Tom Thumb. I asked myself if a joke is worth five bucks. Then I saw this notepad: 

I was so damn triumphant when I handed it to him back at the house. When he got done laughing, he told me he had always wanted a monkey. 

It's his intention to use the notebook for some teaching-related purpose. I can't picture him standing in his classroom, teaching geometry and reaching for his monkey notebook. 

Still, it was good for a laugh, and I've always wanted a monkey.