A missed opportunity

As I have already mentioned, my Redneck mom loves to freeze things. And not just normal things like meat, vegetables and fruit. I'm talking about animals. She once had a cougar in her freezer that was waiting for a trip to the taxidermist. I didn't know it was there until I was helping her look for something in the chest freezer and she said, "Here, hold this." Though it was wrapped in plastic, I could tell it was the leg of something. And then I saw whiskers poking out of a hole in the black plastic bag. I try not to ask too many questions but sometimes you don't have to ask, the evidence is right in front of you. Even if you don't want to know.

Anyway, so my Redneck Grandpa wanted strawberry shortcake for dessert and I'll tell you, I saw this as an opportunity. I told Mom, "Let's stick the cougar tail out of the freezer door and then ask Grandpa to go down and get some strawberries for the shortcake." Unfortunately, Mom didn't think it was a good idea. Too bad because Grandpa has since passed on - a missed opportunity for a good laugh for all, even Grandpa (after he recovered). But I still chuckle at the thought of Grandpa's huge eyes and the big stories he would have had for us about the cougar that almost got him.