A mistake was made several months back. After deciding we were going to go on vacation and then forgetting about it the Toad family decided to have a party. So in only one day our house will be invaded by what will seem hundreds of friends. The mad dash to clean house, shop for food and find a party hat to embarrass Mr. Toad is eating up lots of time and the end seems to be charging upon us. Mr. Toad needs a hat because he is turning 30 and feels very old. Mrs. Toad thought the best way to go about the birthday would be to get party hats and toys to make Mr. Toad feel younger and of course embarrass him in the process.

We have done it. We have passed the two-year mark. Two years and we are both still alive. Mr. Toad I fear has come close to not making it on several occasions but I could guess that I also have had some close calls. The one thing that drives me crazy more than anything else he does is when I am in the middle of doing something Mr. Toad will walk in and ask “what I am doing?” or was I was planning on doing the exact thing I currently was working on. For a long time I felt that perhaps my Mr. Toad just wasn’t so bright. Why I had not noticed this before the contract was signed I wasn’t sure but I had somehow trapped myself. Now after careful thinking on the subject I found the answer! Mr. Toad had watched so many sports that he could no longer think for himself without a play by play. I actually have to be a household commentator. This may sound strange but it is the only logical possibility I could think of.