Samantha RSVPs
by Ronnie Ugulano
Dear Uncle Bob,
As you know Mom and Dad went on a Trip. That's when they go away from the house for a long time. But this time, instead of having you babysit us, we went with them. The Trip was to go see Our Boy. Our Boy was here every day until he went someplace called College. I don't know what that is, but I do know that I have missed him very much, especially since Natasha went away. The Little Girls didn't know about him, even though I tried to explain who Our Boy was.
To get to Our Boy, we had to get in a car and go millions of miles away through bumpy roads and roads that turned a lot. The Little Girls, Azura and Phoebe, were very, very scared. They stayed in their Oatmeal Box almost the whole time. I don't like the car, but I've been in one before, and so I wandered around sometimes. Finally, we got to Our Boy's apartment.
It smelled very different. Most importantly, Our Boy was there!!!! He took me out and said hello, and I was very glad to see him! I also politely introduced him to the Little Girls. Even though he is Our Boy, they were afraid for a while, until they realized that he knew about rats and how great we are. Finally they knew who Our Boy was, and what he was like. They were happy.
Every day, Our Boy would take us out of the cage and let us climb on him, and through the blankets on his bed. I chewed some lacy patterns into his pillowcase for old time's sake, and the Little Girls left him some raisins as get-to-know-you gifts. Ah! There's nothing like Our Boy!
Instead of being in Our Room, we stayed near a place called the Kitchen. I never knew that Kitchen was the place where Food came from! Mom did something called "cooking" and she gave us treats whenever she "cooked" something new, since we were so close to Kitchen!! Uncle Bob, I know that when you come, you always bring Good Treats, but we never knew about this!
We ate and ate Mom's Good Treats, and we accidentally on purpose ignored our Lab Blocks as much as we could. I think we gained a lot of weight. Even Phoebe looks a little chubby now.
Finally, we had to go home again. We had to leave Our Boy behind, but not before we had one last romp through his bed with him in it. Then Dad put our cage in the car, and we drove the million miles back home again through the bumpy roads and roads that turned a lot. Now we're back in Our Room in our regular spot. Mom says we'll go back to see Our Boy again in about 2 months. I'm very sorry we missed you, but I hope you understand.
~Samantha