No No NO! Not the MOOSE!!! Don't Go!

Friday and Saturday were Riff Raff days in our township, which meant that there were drop-off and recycle points for certain kinds of household items. It is also a time when there are many yard sales. Eventually, lots of stuff is also given away for free. People often post photos and/or summaries of what they're selling or giving away in our local neighbors' Facebook group.

My husband and I decided to join in, and so we put a few items out at the end of our driveway. I wanted to give everything away for free. He wanted to charge a dollar for some items. I had labeled a few items "FREE" and I came back to find THIS!!!

My husband had taken the FREE stickers and put them on my Moose, in his Moose tote! The Moose, nowadays known as Mossy Paws and several other nicknames, was horrified! In fact, he may have been a little bit traumatized by the whole thing. He has separation anxiety. It's not fun. His loyal pals were likewise very upset.

For the Moose came to us during a Riff Raff type event in our community. I found him on a "FREE STUFF" table over on Cornfield Lane on one of my walks, and brought him home. The Moose tote, I picked up for 50 cents at a local yard sale.

Anyway, to lose the Moose after all this time would be an indignity the Moose and I cannot suffer. So I took the FREE stickers off him, my husband apologized ("I just thought it would be funny," he said), and everybody returned to their stations. Whew! That was a close call!

My soundtrack song is this one: KC & the Sunshine Band, with Please Don't Go.

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