This is Dunedin’s painting of puppies escaping with a frog. All of the orange dots, she informed me, are puppies. They are all running to the back yard with the frog. There is obviously a back story.
There is one thing that Dunedin really, really wants for Christmas. A dog. She has been told that because of Mamas allergies there will be no dog. She has subsequently run through all of the animals she can think of throughout the last weeks to see if they would be a better choice.
The conversations go something like this:
“What about a camel? Do they have hair or fur?”
“Um, I don’t know, but a camel wont work because there is a problem with them getting stuck in doorways after they squeeze the first hump through.”
“oh”
“what about a screech owl? They don’t have fur!”
“yes, but they would keep us up at night”
“An alligator doesn’t have fur!!!”
“I think they have been known to eat neighborhood cats.”
“Does an elephant have hair?”
“I think I am not allergic to elephants but they wouldn’t fit in your bedroom, and besides, they would likely eat all of your applesauce.” (as this is her favorite food there is no further discussion)
Some time passes. Then one day from the back of the car I hear:
“I know! How ’bout a Frog?!! They have skin not fur and no feathers. They are small enough to fit in our house. And they only eat flies.”
“uh…”
Archive for December 24th, 2009
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2009