'Mom's throwing a very important party,' I said. Why today? Why do you have to pick today to destroy the house? You know what's happening today. Joan Walden: Oh, really? And how, exactly, was it Sally's fault?.Conrad: Mom, I know you're angry, but there's something you need to know. This was all Sally's fault.Joan Walden: You are so lucky you didn't ruin this dress.Conrad: Go have no fun somewhere else.Sally: Indoor stair luge? I'll have to add this one to my list.Conrad: And now, for the indoor stair luge!.Sally: Do you know how hard it's getting to tell people that we're related?.You are about to witness the third most spectacular stunt ever performed under this roof! Conrad: Ladies and gentlemen! Nevins, your attention, please.Sally: Number ten: Make tomorrow's to-do list.Number five: Create lasting childhood memories.

And at the end of the street, in a house like any other, Something magical would happen to a sister and her brother.

Narrator: Here the hedges were hedged, the weeds were all weeded, And lawns were moved daily, twice daily if needed.

Narrator: If you leave Humberfloob's and turn left onto Main, Three miles down you'll find Lipplapper Lane, A pleasent-enough street in a pleasant-enough way Where a neighbor greeted neighbor with a neighborly 'Hey!'.

How can we make your dreams come true? Please hold. Humberfloob, I have to get home to my kids. This is where people can meet our real estate agents in an informal, yet hygienic setting. Humberfloob: FIRRRRRRRRE-duh! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! As you know, tonight is our bimonthly 'meet and greet' party. Staff meeting! Staff meeting! Look alive, everyone! First I'd like to welcome aboard our newest member of the Humberfloob family, Jim McFlinnagan! Humberfloob: Attention everyone! It's 9:02. How can we make your dreams come true? What do you mean, you're leaving? You're a babysitter. So our story begins at the corner of Main and Montroob In the spotless real estate office run by Hank Humberfloob.

To sailboats and gibble-grated berry-juice bladders.

Narrator: It's a town that's not huge, but quite big enough For buyers and sellers to sell and buy stuff, From shoes and shirts and elongated ladders.

In the valley that stretches from this hill to that hill, A city is nestled. About a mom and two kids and a house and a hat That, oddly enough, was worn by a cat.

Narrator: There are a gajillions of stories of mischief and fun But to keep things simple, let's just start with one.

Cat and the hat book