Day Nine Hundred and Thirty Eight

Miss Pancake

Everybody got up very early this morning.

Because today Zita’s friends took Craig’s mother to the lovely garden, where her own sign is. 

And we went too. 

Auntie Jane and Uncle George came and put some pictures in their long car. 

And then Paul came and Mister Clifford took him and Craig and Zita to the lovely garden. 

Niamh and the fast car found Mister Tyler downtown, so he could be there too. 

So everybody was there, and Brenda too. 

Mister Clifford took my friend Craig right there. 

Not even far away from the special sign. 

Tyler told me everybody said lovely things about Craig’s mother, and Niamh read an old poem. 

And when everybody was all quiet it was all over.

So Auntie Jane and Uncle George got in their long car, and went back to their own house. In Toronto. 

I stayed right here. 

Because Zita asked me to help my friend Tarryn with her university homework. 

That is a very important job. 

So I stayed right beside her under the dining room table. 

But when everybody got home we had a party. 

And it was not even a bit at night.

But we had all the treats in the whole world, croissants, and sticky buns, and cinnamon buns and even very tasty cheese.

There were very big muffins too. But we did not have them.

Maybe they are for our breakfasts. Maybe. 

And everybody had coffees and sat in the living room and talked and looked at very old pictures too.

I was very polite and Craig gave me three bits of cheese. And a strawberry.

But big strawberries are hard to eat, because they pop out of your mouth. But I did it all by myself anyway. Ha. 

Then Brenda and Paul went home.

So Zita and Niamh and Tarryn and I got in the fast car. 

And we went to our very favourite farm. All of us together. Ha. 

Craig stayed home and said he was going to listen to happy music from far away places. 

And when we got back nobody was sad anymore.

Because we were at the farm, running all around, as fast as could be. Even Niamh and Tarryn. Ha. 

The farm always makes everybody happy. It is our rule. Ha.

And then Niamh and Tarryn and Zita made a very special dinner. 

To say goodbye to Craig’s mother. So they had lots of wines. Ha. 

Mister Jamie had his dinner here too. 

Then they had to go to the hard questions restaurant. To find Tyler.

So Craig and Zita and I watched a brand new mystery program.

Then we went right to bed.

Because it was a very long day for us.