Kohl's Store Display - 1, Ava - 0

The first day of spring break was quite an eventful one at the Collins'. Christy's Mom, Terry, and her younger sister and brother, Tracy and Jimmy, have been in town visiting for spring break. They all verntured out shopping with the kids yesterday afternoon and at Kohl's, Ava decided that a metal display case was looking at her funny so she had to go show it who was boss. This is a paraphrase of what took place:

Ava "Are you lookin' at me? Are you looking at ME?!?"

Metal Display Case "..."

Ava "Ahhhh, I see how it is! You think you're cool. Just sittin' there holdin' stuff, displaying great deals, two for one terry cloth bath robes, Hillary Duff footwear 30% off. I don't see why you gotta look at me like that!"

Metal Display Case "..."

Ava "See, now you're disrespectin' me! That's too bad 'cause now I'm gonna have to cut you!"

(At this point, Ava pounces forward like a jungle cat, but the inanimate display proves to be too nimble and quick for the young fighter. It is all over too quickly)

This is all happening while Christy and the rest are minding their own business. They hear the something that sounds like a rabid monkey and a feral cat fighting inside a metal garbage can. Once they get to her, Ava is bleeding like crazy from her forehead and then the insanity ensues. The poor store manager, who is now freaking out because everybody seems to have Brian Loncar, the Strong Arm of the Law, on speed dial whenever something bad happens encourages everybody to move to the back of the store so as not to cause a scene. They get her forehead to stop bleeding and then they take her to the hospital.

This...my friends is the result...

The store manager did agree that in case we ever came back, he was just going to transfer that particular display to another store. He said it has always caused trouble. Tripping the elderly, making babies cry, and of course provoking 2 year olds to fistacuffs. Anyway, she is recovering nicely and the stitches will come out next Monday.