Today is Tuesday, October 20, 2009. It has been cloudy all day but no rain.
It has been a long time since my birthday but I got two unique birthday presents that I want to tell you about. They were from two of our daughters. The first one was a little notepad all trimmed in green. On the first page was this note:
I know I look like a
regular notebook,
but I am SPECIAL !!
I am a SUDOKU book
-- in disguise,
A sorceress put a spell on me
when she got frustrated
and couldn't solve me.
To return me to my
regular book self,
just set me on the mantel
of your house for 3 days.
At the end of the third day,
look at me again,
and I will be my true SUDOKU self.
Many happy "solvings"!
It made me laugh then and it makes me laugh now. Such a clever way to cover up the fact that she hadn't been able to find me a Sudoku book yet!
Then the next gift that I opened was a cute little notebook trimmed in blue. This one also had a message to me on the front page.
I also look like a regular notebook,
But like my SUDOKU friend,
I AM ALSO SPECIAL!
I am a Crossword puzzle book in disguise.
The same sorceress should obviously stick
To other activities, because she could
Not solve me either.
Set me on the mantel next to my SUDOKU friend
And at the end of three days
I will also be returned to
My true book self.
It takes smart people to solve Me,
so you must be above
average intelligence for a human.
Good luck and have fun!!
I followed the instructions and placed both of them on the mantel in the front room. Sure enough, after the three days they disappeared and there was a Sudoku book and a Crossword Puzzle book where they had been. I DO love my sudoku-ing and my crossword puzzle-ing.
However, I went to our daughters and begged to keep the little notebooks, too. I thought it was so clever.
That might give you an idea of what to do if you are late getting a gift or can't find the exact thing that you want at the time. Create a clever diversion to make someone smile.
I think our children are all smart and clever. I might be prejudiced about that but I don't think so.
That is what I wanted to share for today.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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