Nina is the McGruff House coordinator in our area. Remember McGruff, the crime dog? He takes a bite out of crime. Well he also has a program to create "safe" houses in neighborhoods, so that if children are in distress or in trouble, and they see a McGruff sign in the window, they can go to the house for safety. Anyone who has a McGruff sign in their window gets an extremely thorough criminal check by the police.
Murphy has achieved Exemplary Status according to the busy crime dog. What this means is that our little town has a high percentage (higher than most towns in north Texas) of McGruff homes. What this means is that there are lots of safe homes in the little hamlet of Murphy, Texas. It also means that Nina has done a kick ass job (according to McGruff) of recruiting people to be McGruff homes.
Since Nina was the coordinator she was due to give a small presentation (no householder required). There was only one problem. She needed McGruff the crime dog. The police department gave her the costume, but she had to find someone to wear it.
"Honey", she asked oh-so-innocently last week, "How much do you love me?"
Right away I knew I was in trouble. The only phrase more feared and dreaded is "Guess how much money I've saved you?" Knowing where this was headed, and the absolute certainty I would lose, I quickly agreed to become -- McGruff, the Crime Dog.
Actually I think this is probably my best picture.