Mad Hatter Day

The Mad Hatter once said, "I've been investigating things that start with the letter M." Of course, Madison is one of those things. Another would be the holiday Mad Hatter Day. That was today, the sixth of October. You've probably noticed that in this household, we're quick to celebrate days like this. Madison wore her regrettably large hat and sat down for a spot of tea with us this afternoon. But you're probably wondering why today is Mad Hatter Day. We'll start at the beginning. And when we get to the end, we'll stop:

Mad Hatter Day is 10/6. The date was chosen from the illustrations by John Tenniel in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, wherein the Mad Hatter is always seen wearing a hat bearing a slip of paper with the notation "In this style 10/6". We take this as inspiration to behave in the style of the Mad Hatter on 10/6 (which is October 6 here, although in Britain Mad Hatter Day occurs on June 10...but I digress...) Some astute observers have noted that the paper in the Mad Hatter's Hat was really an order to make a hat in the style shown, to cost ten shillings sixpence. However, it is well known that Time Is Money, and therefore Money Is Time, and therefore 10/6 may as well be the sixth of October.

So there you have it. One of the goals of Mad Hatter Day is apparent silliness (pronounced as Ed Wynn would say it: "thilliness"). This we generally accomplish on any day of the week regardless. Madison is quite an expert on thilliness - er, silliness. Perhaps she learned it when she met the Mad Hatter at breakfast at 1900 Park Fair (the restaurant at the Grand Floridian). It was a perfect time for a meal, all on a golden afternoon. Furthermore, he seemed to really enjoy her company. They both share the same first three letters in their first names, and as luck would have it, they both shared an unbirthday that very day! It really was a special time, as Mommy and Daddy looked on over their tea. Clean cup! Clean cup!

Today, Madison went to music class once again, enjoying it quite a bit. Also, there was a bit of shopping going on: we'll be seeing some new holiday-themed clothing on Madison in the near future. Maybe as soon as tomorrow, when we have plans to go to find some pumpkins and apples!

We had plans to go yesterday, which is why we're going tomorrow. You see, Daddy's watch is exactly two days slow, so we should make it there right on time!