a peek inside the fishbowl

“When the doorbell rings and no one is in the house, does anybody hear?”

I can’t believe I am writing about this NOW. It’s THURSDAY for chrissakes, but it was so fun that I feel like I need to commemorate it somehow.

Mark was in Montreal for the weekend at a golf thing. The girls were very sad to see him go, so it was my duty to don my Entertainment Director cap and keep the troops entertained while their beloved dadda was away.

It wasn’t going to be too hard to entertain them. The weather has been simply amazing, and hey, we live in Ottawa, possibly one of the kid-friendliest cities all around! Woot woot Ottawa!

So. This is what we covered:

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I spotted the package sticking out of the mailbox as I trudged home from a late workout at the gym.

Please oh please oh please let it be something fun for me.

(Yes, I’m selfish like that.)

When I saw Ms. Porter‘s name in the return address I grinned, and suddenly I knew what it was. She sent me a copy of October, by Richard B. Wright.  Woot!

Her timing was perfect, because I have been desperate for something new to read.

And I almost almost missed it, but she sent me a little fishy game piece for our collection as well. So sweet.

Thank you Porter, you made my day!