Toby's best friends say aloha • June 7, 2007

Maybe Mr. Toby just didn't want to say goodbye. He had a private spot under this little used truck across the street, and had been watching from a safe distance while a crew of movers brought in a series of trucks loaded with large wooden crates that were slowly and noisely filled with boxes and heavily wrapped things ranging from furniture to surfboards. The house emptied, the crates filled, the trucks left and were replaced by new ones. When it came time for our favorite twins, and Mr. Toby's best friends, to finally leave, he refused to budge. After unsuccessfully trying to coax him out for several minutes, I finally told them to each blow him a kiss, which they somewhat reluctantly did. And then they were gone.