“It's better to be thought of as a fool and to surprise people once in a while...

:       ...than to be thought of as a brain and to let people down when they need you the most.”

Julie Melanson said this. You can find her via Google. Should you want to.

I'm sure there are other options, Julie, but for today I'll stick with the first.

The surprise ISN'T a sheep riding a motor scooter, sadly.


The surprise IS a surprise party for my son Jamie, suggested by Breanna.

Well, I THINK it's a surprise.

The biggest surprise of all is the fact that I've organised a party at all, with ACTUAL PEOPLE coming to it, as I'm a bit of a cowardy custard recluse person.

Now there's an idea...