| But even before Grant brought over the first wave of cast mates, David
Andrew Macdonald (Edmund) and his wife, Nicolette, had arrived on the scene
with their 1 year-old son, Ian, and their dogs, Larry and Benny. Larry, the
Lhasa they adopted from Animal Haven two years ago, has become a mascot and
symbol of the link between the shelter and the soap community, and a TV crew
wanted to interview David about him. Meanwhile, Nikki and I took Ian and
Benny, the shih tzu, also a rescued dog, on a stroll to the supermarket to
pick up some stuff for the party. Two things happened during this mission
that discouraged Nikki from wanting to move back to New York, even though
she's been missing it terribly since they relocated to the New Jersey
hinterlands. 1. Benny pooped in the street, and for the first time ever she
had to pick it up. "Blecch!" she groaned. "In the country we just throw dirt
over it." 2. While she was waiting for me beneath some scaffolding outside
the market, huge nails dropped off into the baby's stroller, which David
discovered on our return. "What are these?" he asked, looking horrified. |
