triumph, tater-tots and the testing troll of tonawanda!
Our tale begins at around 9:45 this morning when Linny went in to wake the still sleeping Rayna. After a groggy “good morning” and the realization of alarm clocks ignored Rayna crawled out of bed and began getting ready. Unlike most days, Rayna was not getting ready for work (the first hit for that was that it wasn’t 4 in the morning); Rayna was preparing to take on the troll of Tonawanda for the rights to ride the family’s carriage without a licensed driver in the passenger seat. Though where no real plans that required Rayna to have such power, the license was incredibly important. On the way to the trolls lair Rayna was extra careful. Rayna didn’t speed or forget to signal or even drive one-handed as had become the custom (a Ka-Cake has to be able to multi-task… you know, like eat and drive?). After a quick hunt, they found the lair and realized they had time to search out nourishment. Rayna and Linny found the palace of burgers and procured a few small bites to nosh. Rayna drove them back to the lair of the troll and pulled into the line that had already formed. Anxiously Rayna began to eat her tots (which Rayna didn’t share, cause Rayna hadn’t eaten all day, GOSH!). One by one other people drove away with the troll in hopes of winning the prize. Finally it was Rayna’s turn. Linny got out, showed the troll proof of her driving certification. The troll got in and with out a smile or a nod, the examination began. There were right turns and left turns and a K turn (which Rayna immediately mentally associated with K for Cake “does it have a c or a k in it?”) and the dreaded parallel parking. Though it wasn’t perfect, Rayna managed not to hit the curb, another vehicle or even a small child and made it back in one piece to the troll’s lair. A tiny strip of paper was produced by the troll and without congratulation, Rayna was informed that she was not to lose the paper and was to stay put till her driving companion returned. Rayna had done it! Through shaking hands and a twisting spirally stomach (the uzumaki surely had hold) Rayna was now sanctioned to motor to and fro. Victory!
[how did Peter know I was having tots?]
[how did Peter know I was having tots?]