"Tails" of terror and revenge: The nature of things halloween special

Oh, the horror is real. It is once again that time of year that raises the fur of just about every critter in the Applegate household.

It's Halloween hat time.

Everyone runs and hides when the bag of costumes is taken out of the closet. The pets consider it some kind of torture, while I call it payback.

​So I wrote down some things without mentioning any names, but they know who they are.

Dear Pet,
Do you remember my horror when someone brought a garter snake into the living room at 12 a.m.?

Do you remember my horror when the couch cover was chewed up for the 100th time?

Do you remember my horror when someone had explosive diarrhea all over the house?

Do you remember my horror when someone rolled in wild critter poop and the smell was terrible?

Do you remember my horror when someone dug up, peed upon and destroyed one of my houseplants?

Do you remember my terror when someone butted me in the back of the knee so hard that I almost passed out about an acre away from home?

Do you remember my terror when someone put a dead mouse in my shoe?

Do you remember my disgust when I was just about to fall asleep and heard someone puking in the hall way?

Do you remember my disgust when I told you not to eat wild animal poop and then had to clean up your vomit and purchase some antibiotics?

All critters in this project were treated well and well-treated.

​In other words, they got treats and they were unharmed. However, their pride may have been hurt.

Forgiveness comes with a full belly and the hats have been put away. Peace has again filled the Applegate household, until late November when the holiday hats come out.

That's just the nature of things 'round here.