She was living in Chicago at the time.
She and her boyfriend were at the laundromat folding laundry
when a mother and son walked in.
The mother had whiskers drawn on her face in marker
The son had a circle drawn around his face in marker.
These were their costumes.
The mother walked up to the laundromat attendant
held out her purple plastic bag
and said,
"tree-tree-tree-tree-tree!"