THIRTY

"WE NEED Daddy to be free on a weekday!" Max announced rapidly.

Nora sat straight. "What is this idea?!"

"Okay!" Max leaped onto her bed and went on. "The preschool and elementary school are having a joint Parent-child Day on Friday, right?"

Nora nodded vigorously. "Mm-hmm! Why?"

"This could be a really, really great chance for mommy and daddy to get along," Max said. "I heard parents get to do a lot of fun things together with their kids."

"Oh? I don't really know. I never attended one," Nora said with a shrug.

"Really? Why?"

"Well, for one, Dad's rarely free on weekdays," Doris said. "And there is also my "crowd noise trigger" thingy."

Max gasped in recollection. "Ah! It's true. I almost forgot you can't stand loud noises. I'm sorry.

Nora shook her head. "Oh, no! It's okay. I can attend this one!"

"You can. . .?"

"Yeah! This year's Parent-child Day's theme is "Craft-tastic" which is more of a craft-making event. People are going to be mor