Chase is always in rare form, but recently it’s been so rare that if he were a steak, you’d probably get food poisoning.
He’s not, and you won’t, so don’t worry, you can keep reading in relative peace.
Rarity in point: Chase has a panda bear. Actually, it’s a stuffed panda bear who is (in Chase’s mind) actually a dog named “Panda Bear” – which explains why Panda Bear always barked at us. (We really did wonder for the longest time if Chase was “animal sound challenged”.)
Panda Bear is a flailing, crazed creature who has a penchant for getting in people’s faces when he “talks”. FYI, Chase “talks” for him in a high, squeaky, abnormally loud (which is going something for Chase) voice. I don’t think I’d mind him so very much if he didn’t try and smother Chase’s younger brother in his enthusiasm or talk to us over the baby monitor at 5:30 in the morning.
Much as I’d occasionally love to send Panda Bear back to China from whence he came, a boy and his panda bear are not soon parted. So, I guess I’ll keep him … Chase, that is … uh, I mean, I guess I’ll keep them.
