We have a ghost.
Really, we have a
ghost that resides with us. Her name is Gabriella, Gabby for short,
and she’s usually a really good tenant. Usually.
The only problem we seem to have is
when the kids come home to visit, especially the youngest one.
Thing 4 is the reason she decided to
reside here. They’re good buddies. We all live peacefully
together, until he brings a couple of his other friend’s home.
Jack Daniels and Jim Beam are the
worst of the friends he invites. She gets up to ALL kinds of
Shenanigans then!
We’ve had the hall rug rolled up to
block the hallway bathroom. Change-catcher bowls turned upside down.
Salt put into the pepper shaker and pepper put into the salt shaker
(she had a little help with that one).
There was another time (again, she had
some help) that EVERY SINGLE PICTURE in our house was turned
side-ways or upside-down.
Our bathrooms have been fogged. For
anyone that doesn’t know what a fog machine is, just know you
shouldn’t get one. They create a “clean,” fun, fog, and I’ve
been cleaning the drippings off the walls for –years-. Both
bathrooms and Thing 4’s old bedroom still have stains from it.
I plan to catch Gabby. It’s time
she moved to her best buddy’s place. I’m pretty sure she’ll
enjoy it there.
With any luck, she’ll become good
friends with my granddaughter and they can torture her father
together.
Bess
PS: All my children are of legal age,
know not to drink and drive (Mama will kick their ass if they even
think about it), but some of the stuff they’ve put me through as
adults were tougher to deal with than when they were babies.
Payback, or Karma, is a WONDERFUL thing! I wish them all children
JUST LIKE THEM. Babysitting rates will be applied accordingly.
- Bess Tuggle
A jack of all trades, Ms. Tuggle has been a Covington resident since the late 70’s. She's been a K-Mart cashier, cabinet builder, vet tech, office manager for a beef cattle ranch and water well company (where she was able to hold benefits for D.A.R.E. and Scouts), a court reporter, business manager, assistant at a private investigation firm, legal assistant, convenience store clerk, landscaper and elementary school substitute teacher. Her greatest pleasure is being a wife, mother and grandmother. Her stories are all real, and all names will be withheld to protect the innocent, and also maybe the guilty, depending on the crime & the Statute of Limitations.
