Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. #1 I love a challenge. I always have. And I suspect I'm not alone in that. It's a basic human instinct. While on an outing with Annie and Oscar, the twins we'd fostered for a few weeks the previous year, Mike told them about the famous octopus who escaped from another place just like this. #2 I was envious of the temperatures my grandchildren were going to be basking in, but I was also jealous of the time they were spending with each other. I was starting to feel like I had too much time on my hands and not enough family to fill it. #3 I was beginning to feel antsy, like I needed something to do. I was thinking I should call Christine Bolton and let her know I was up for doing respite again. Nothing too stressful.