My Dog Trashed My Room
Ever heard the excuse "my dog ate my homework?" Most times, that excuse is exaggerated. The story I'm going to tell you is not. So this weekend was Family Day at my daughter's university, so we decided to take the weekend and visit her. This meant that my sixteen year old would be alone for Friday night and on his own for Saturday. He just got his license, so we were a little anxious about him driving himself to band practice and to school to catch the bus for a band competition the next morning, especially since they were leaving at 6:30 am. He also was in charge of taking care of our neurotic dog and our cat with an attitude. Friday night, we called, and he answered that he had fed the animals and all was well. The next morning at 7 am, we called him. He calmly mentioned he had gotten to school safely and had cared for the animals. We were so proud. When we got home on Saturday, we noticed in the hallway outs...