My 24 year old daughter, Pam, has recently moved back in with us due to a job in the area. She also brings Lexi, her 3 year old pit bull. This dog is like a baby. I have gotten pretty attached to her in the month she’s been with us. She is very well-behaved but usually if we are going out we leave her in her crate.
The other day I came home and she greeted me at the door smiling her little doggy smile. No one else was home. As I walked through the house I noticed the rugs were all flipped up and it seemed she had had enjoyed her alone time with the run of the house. Nothing too much else seemed out of place. I started a load of wash and went on about my business. A few hours later I came upon a My Little Pony laying on the floor. My youngest daughter had gotten her pony collection out for my niece who had come to visit at Thanksgiving. As I picked it up, I noticed that one of the pony’s legs had been severed and another one had some serious bite marks. Upon further investigation, I found the amputated plastic leg in several hacked up pieces.
I called my daughter at college with the bad news.
Me: Mary, you know that turquoise My Little Pony?
Mary: (screams in horror) WHAT??? Oh NO… What happened to it? (accusingly) I told Kelly to put it away! (Kelly is 5)
Me: Well, Lexi might have played with it a little…
Mary: Was it the one with the pink and purple hair? That was my favorite.
Me: I think it was pink hair. (it actually was pink and purple)
This kid is almost 20 years old! Anyway, when Pam came home I showed her Lexi’s work. She had a good laugh and then I told her of Maryanne’s reaction. I suggested that since she is a nurse. she could perhaps fashion a cast or prosthetic limb. Here’s what she did…
By the way, I scored a photo booth at an auction I went to a few weeks ago for $9. I think it does a pretty good job.