Meet Monk
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Monk in front of a banana tree.
Meet “Monk”.
Tristan won Monk playing a carnival game in the basement of the Excalibur, a Las Vegas casino, on June 23, 2007. Since he already had one that he won the week before playing the same game, he gave it to Mackenzie. She took to him immediately and hasn’t put it down since.
In the last year and a half, Monk has had an adventurous life and he’s lost quite a bit of weight stuffing since we got him.
He not only serves as a toy, but also as a friend, a comforter, a pillow, a napkin, and even a tissue at times. Sometimes he wears shoes or a hair bow and other times he spends time under a blanket.
He has been on an airplane, a cruise, a few trains, several boats, the subway, and more than a few buses.
He’s been to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, our nation’s capital, and even The Bahamas.
He’s personally seen the Hope Diamond, the Space Shuttle Discovery, a bicycle race through Callaway Gardens, SpaceShipOne, rode Thomas the Tank Engine, met many Disney characters, and has even had a partial amputation performed by a dog.
He’s been on a safari, stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and in front of the White House, visited Camden Yards, and toured Babyland General Hospital (home of the original Cabbage Patch Kids).
He’s been to daycare countless times, many doctors appointments, and accompanied us to church all but once — the day he was still covered in Cheeto dust from the night before.
But tomorrow Monk is off for a new adventure. He’ll be going into the operating room, to accompany Mackenzie as she gets a myringotomy, tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy. But don’t worry. I’m sure Monk will be fine, as will Mackenzie. For the next few days though, he’s booked solid — devoting all of his time towards love and comfort.
