"Would you? That will really help me!" It is so easy for him to forget things because he is just a boy and gets distracted. He tries really hard not to get distracted after that first fire, but sometimes it still happens. At least, he usually takes things off the heat now before getting too far away from the oven.

Diarmuid takes a few more bites of the macaroni and cheese. As he does, it's obvious he is thinking about something. Finally, he speaks up, "Can you put lots of other things in it once you get the basic recipe down?"

He likes variety. What can he say?