Trinky

No, Trinky is not the name of a person or a pet - Trinky is my 10-month-old daughter's most favorite toy. Trinky is white and pink, she is made of cloth and cotton. She is adorable and she accompanies my daughter everywhere. Trinky is Wareesha's favorite toy. Perhaps, I should now call Trinky a rag of a toy because my daughter's chewing and chomping have done some permanent damages to her hands and legs. But Trinky is still my daughter's favorite companion. There is a funny story behind how we got Trinky:

No, we did not buy Trinky. It happened last January when my aunt was visiting us from New York. Among a bunch of gifts that she got for Wareesha, there was a sleeper with very cute cow prints on it. The sleeper came with a soft toy, which looked like a cow. The sleeper was too small for my daughter so I returned it to my aunt. But I liked the soft toy cow so much that I asked her if I could keep it. My aunt agreed readily. That little soft toy cow was Trinky.

We lost Trinky on at least three occasions but someone found her for us every time. Twice, we left Trinky in an airplane and left. One time, a fellow passenger found her and gave her to us and the other time, a cabin crew picked her from the airplane floor and gave us. The three of us were waiting right outside the airplane door for our carry-on bags and my daughter's stroller - the plane was full so the crew decided to keep our carry-on bags and the stroller in the baggage compartment of the plane. We nearly lost Trinky that time! Last week, we were walking along the Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis and somehow Trinky fell from my daughter's stroller. A homeless man yelled at us to draw our attention to Trinky, who was lying on the pavement.

We give Trinky a good bath every two weeks because she becomes stinky from my daughter's drool. I know it sounds yucky but I am just being truthful...
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