That my dad was probably all excited for me to update StopKatie with stories of our adventures while I stay with him at his home in Massachusetts this month (and next month, and maybe the month after that?) So here goes my first one:
I told my dad about this “miracle fruit” you can eat and it magically makes your taste buds think anything sour is sweet. I bought a miracle fruit tree a few years ago, but when it was shipped to my apartment from a nursery, it turned out the picture of a beautiful, fruiting tree on their website was all a lie, and all I got was a flimsy branch with two leaves. Guess it would be a few years before the fruit began to show. Needless to say, that stick with two leaves died soon after and I never got to try the magic fruit. Now they sell it in pill form. “Imagine, you can take this pill, let it cover your tongue, then eat a lemon and it tastes super sweet! It satisfies your sweet tooth! What a great way to lose weight!” I exclaimed (obviously, see all those exclamation points?) He looked at me over his glasses and said, “Katie, if I want something sweet, I’m just gonna eat a slice of chocolate cake.”