My 45-year-old sister was attending the wedding of a childhood friend when she ran into people she hadn't seen in years.

How long exactly? Well, one of them shouted, "Kathy, you got your braces off!"

It was time for my dog's annual checkup. Following the vet's instructions, I collected a stool sample anddropped it in a plastic container before we left for his office. When we arrived, I handed the sample to the receptionist, who immediately cracked a smile. The container read, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter."

Our daughters received an adorable airport play set as a gift. Since some assembly - actually a lot of assembly - was required, my husband spent much of the day putting together the plane, the control tower, the runway and the little baggage chute, and arranging the pieces into a teeny tiny air hub.

As he finished up, I noticed he was frantically digging around in the box, checking all the packing materials. "You are not going to believe this," he said. "The one piece missing is the luggage."