For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
We have been relaxing for a few days now, except for our newest prospective team member. Hannah has been going through all of our tests and is doing very well. She will have no trouble passing everything, I’m sure. One day she came to Jennifer and I to talk. “Enjoying our tests Hannah?” I asked. “Now I know why your team is so good Steve,” she said, “if people can pass all these tests, then they can do anything.” Jennifer and I laughed.
“I have been keeping track of your scores and you are doing very well,” I said. “Thank you,” said Hannah, “but there is one test where my score is not so good, that is running.” “Well, that is one we don’t expect everyone to score high in,” said Jennifer, “not everyone is a fast runner.” “And most of the time running is not necessary anyway,” I added, “if something does require fast runners, then we use our fastest runners, simple as that.”
“And thank you both for allowing me the opportunity to join your team,” she said, “you have put your trust in me and I will not let you down, not in anything.” “I believe you Hannah,” said Jennifer smiling. Later that day as I was waiting for my massage, lying on the bed, I began to daydream once again. Then I saw Sky lying next to me, smiling at me. “You are daydreaming again Steve,” she said, “that is not good, you need to stop that if you want to get back to leading this team.”
“I would like to stop, but if I stay cooped up all the time, it will never happen,” I told her, “plus, if I stop daydreaming then you won’t be here.” “I will still be here Steve,” she said, “but I don’t want to interfere with you and Jennifer.” “Well, Jennifer is just like you used to be,” I said, “so there would be no problem. But I don’t understand how you can be here without Dr. W.” “Well, that is hard to explain,” she said, “so it will have to wait for now, I need to talk with Kat about that first.
Oh, I see Caleigh is here now for your massage, perhaps I should go.” “Can she see you?” I asked. “No, not if I stay invisible,” she replied. I convinced her to stay a while longer to talk while Caleigh went to work on my back. “You seem to be in deep thought,” said Caleigh, “can I help you with that?” “Um, no, just daydreaming again, I think,” I answered. “You do not know if you daydream or not?” she asked, “Oh my, that is very odd, perhaps we need to talk more while I’m here.”
Sky disappeared at that point and I talked with Caleigh. I asked her where she would like to go on vacation if she was planning one for herself. “Oh, that is easy,” she said, “there is an old, old castle that is now a hotel. There are legends of ghosts and murder and treasure, it sounds so fascinating!” “Where did you hear about that?” I asked. “It is in one of Storm’s vacation brochures,” she said, “we looked at it together, he was as excited as me.”
“Yep, that sounds like Storm alright,” I admitted, “he likes castles and Muffin likes tropical island vacations with large sandy beaches.” She giggled. “And what about you and Jennifer?” she asked, “Are you also very different in your vacation places?” “No, we agree quite nicely about such things,” I said, “but unfortunately our vacations never work out for us. They usually just turn into another case, sometimes deadly cases.” “Hmm, maybe you should try to vacation right here at home,” she said.
“But I am trying to get away from home right now,” I said. She laughed. “Well, we could decorate the chateau and pool area to look more like a vacation destination,” she added, “and even our guest cottage would be the perfect honeymoon destination, since I hear you two have not had honeymoon yet, and that is not good. That needs to change.” “I agree with that Caleigh,” I said, “but I also like the thought of that old castle. I think Jennifer would like it too.”
“Hmm, maybe I should not have mentioned such a place,” she said, giggling, “now maybe Jennifer will not be so happy with me.” However, Jennifer liked the idea of ghosts so we were soon packed and on our way to this 800 year old castle. There was Jennifer and I, plus the whole Bad Girls team, there are 15 of them, the standard size now for one of our teams. They are here separately from us, however, since they are not listed as part of the Investigators, just like the Wildcats and the Knight Riders.
Beryan, Kitty, Milena, Aasta and Monika, from my Team 1, have come with Jennifer and I as our bodyguards this time. The Bad Girls are only here if we need them, and hopefully we won’t need them. Then they will get to have a vacation as well. Muffin, Storm, Jewel, Rascal, Ginger and Midnight are with us too. Our seven new cats stayed at home so the other cats can continue to train them. They are all doing well, even the two caracals are learning quickly.
The caracals can jump 10 feet high without any difficulty, something that may come in very handy at times. Our first night at this old castle hotel was nice and quiet, which was a disappointment to some of our girls, including Jennifer. Personally, I enjoyed having a good night’s sleep and now we were all in the restaurant having a nice breakfast of, well, pancakes.
They had a different name for them, but that’s what they were anyway. However, our waitress was very nervous about something and she could barely talk at times. But, she wouldn’t open up to us, so I signaled for Katresa to come over and she came, pretending to talk with our cats. “Try and find out why the waitress is so nervous,” I told her, and after saying hello to each cat she returned to the girls table…
To Be Continued.
©2024 Steve McLeod.
Hi, hi to everyone! Oh my, I so sleepy this morning. It another cloudy day and they always make me want to sleep more. My human say that too. Except he not do it. I want to sleep on his lap. He want to keep moving around. I can’t sleep on lap if he moving around and doing things. Even when he sit he still not sit still. He keep moving around. Always move arms so he can type and drink coffee and stick elbow in my back or hit me on head with arm or even go oooooooffff in my tummy with elbow. That elbow very bony. So I go to my favorite chair to sleep. Otherwise I get no sleep at all. Oh well, one of those days. It not going to end well for my human, that what I think. Anyway, here is funnies for today.
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Did you know, if you tear a hole in a net, you have fewer holes than you started with? Just one of those important things to ponder.
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Doctor: Are you still taking the cough medicine I gave you?
Patient: No, I tasted it and decided I’d rather have the cough.
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The union workers at the Federal Mint went on strike today. They are demanding to make less money!
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A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn’t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, “When a musician just can’t handle his instrument and doesn’t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer.”
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: “And if he can’t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor.”
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Just had 30 minutes of intense exercise trying to pick up an ice cube from the kitchen floor. Off for a rest now.
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Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
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“I’m sorry,” said the clerk in the flower shop, “we don’t have potted geraniums. Could you use African violets instead?”
Replied the customer sadly, “No, it was geraniums my wife told me to water while she was gone.”
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If a vacuum really sucks, is that good?
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That all for today everyone, have very nice day to you!
Muffin.
©2024 Muffin McLeod.