Components of this morning’s dream:

A magical three-dimensional paper toy (like a theatre stage) that is tragically lost, never to be found

A thick green caterpillar that must be destroyed

A smaller caterpillar that also must go (both squished and flushed)

Christmas at my cousin’s, whose house is massive and has an indoor lawn

His oldest daughter, who has a video of rows and rows of stuffed and yarn/rag animals at her home singing and dancing in exquisite precision. A male human chorus comes in from the left

A second magical toy that can’t be found

A wet cat that leaves a lake on the rug

An Association of Zoo and Aquarium Docents conference with a delegate from as far away as Idaho

The senior VP of operations from my company (unrelated to AZAD) surprised that a delegate came from Idaho

A gull looking in the window curiously with a surprised expression and appearing creepily human

I’m sick, but don’t have a fever. What if I did?