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Fallen Tree – What Was That Clatter?
The year was 1979...It was a cold, snowy day in the dead of winter in the cool state of Nebraska. Christmas had just passed, and it was time to clean up, put things away for the holiday, but I was procrastinating. I had been working the night shift at the hospital because as a single "fur mom" I can do that. I don't have kids or a boyfriend. I had to get rid of my husband because he didn't like animals and that just wasn't working out so he's now my ex-husband.
It was early morning; I was just arriving home from work around 5:00am to a well-known cluttered house (which always seems to happen during holidays). This was my grandmother's house, I used to come here as a child all the time and it was handed down to me in her will, hence some of the old looking cupboards, couch, and rug in the background. I haven't had time or money to renovate. Anyway, I'm coming home from work, it's around 5:00am and I walk into this MESS!! CAUGHT IN THE ACT!!!! A fallen Christmas tree, water all over the floor, pine needles scattered everywhere, and ornaments everywhere on the floor and of course Dolly's snowman toy on the floor too. It looked like her snowman toy was being "unstuffed" for some reason.
"Who did this? What happened here? “I could tell they were up to no good! I asked them...Dolly the Yellow Lab, named after Dolly Parton (she has huge boobs and a huge butt!) Dolly definitely fits her name as she's the diva of the house. Piper the tiger striped cat was pointing and looking at Dolly. Dolly's tail was between her legs, and she looked all shamed out, so I was pretty certain that's how the tree ended up on the floor with a loud clatter. That definitely scared them both and they were both shocked, not expecting me home so early. Obviously, no one could tell me exactly what happened, so I thought, since I had no idea what REALLY happened, I'd check the nanny cam to take a look.
Well, well, well... little miss Piper trying to point fingers was found GUILTY just as much as Dolly who seemed to have already fessed up by the look on her face and tail between her legs. Piper had been climbing the tree, she stole Dolly's favorite stuffed toy, Mr Snowman and took it up the tree. Dolly was trying to get Mr Snowman back to protect him from Piper's wrath. Dolly jumped INTO the tree, the tree started to sway and BOOM there was a loud clatter. Dolly chased Piper round and round the tree, jumping over it several times, knocking the needles off, running through the water. Dolly was barking and Piper was hissing. Once the door opened... SILENCE! They were caught in the act!! They were BOTH guilty, just as I suspected.
Now what, I thought. Since I had procrastinated for so long to put things away for the holiday, this seemed like the best time to clean up and get rid of this nuisance of a tree. It was already dying because I barely watered it, Piper was climbing all over it, Dolly was drinking the water every time I actually did fill it up... time to get rid of it. The ornaments were put away; the tree went out to the curb for the trashman to pick it up. Christmas was officially over at my house. Now time to vacuum the floor... so many needles though... I have a good vacuum so it shouldn't be a problem when all a sudden, BOOM!! The vacuum motor blew up because it was clogged with pine needles! Well, I guess I’ll be asking my fur kids for a new vacuum next Christmas! In the meantime, it's off to the hardware store I go!
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