Muffins’ History

Once upon a match.com date, two people fell in love. One was bestowed with the nickname of “Muffins.” Later, the other would receive the nickname “Teufy” (pronounced TWO-fee) in homage to a kangaroo that most people have probably never seen. While sitting upon a couch, Teufy said, “I’m going to draw you, Muffins!” To which she modestly protested, “Please don’t draw me…” Being ever so clever, Teufy drew a muffin sitting upon a couch. Much like a stick figure cave painting, this early sketch is the first recorded image of Muffins on paper.

The birth of a cartoon…

Soon, Muffins the cartoon grew a personality (most noticeably through the addition of a face and some highly detailed limbs). Teufy also took form and the two began popping up on notes in hopes of putting a real-world-smile on the real-world-Muffins’ face. This was met with a great measure of success.

But where did it all begin?

Well, we knew where the real life love story began and how the story of the creation of the cartoon came to be, but how did the cartoon love story begin? For that, a masterpiece (by his own standards and maybe some well-intentioned family members) was created. It even went in a frame, so, you know, it’s got to be good, right?

As you can see, Teufy so cleverly lures in Muffins, on her way to a craft fair with her “bag o’ crafts,” with the promise of free blueberries. Upon entering the trap, a simple rope over a branch securely, and safely, ensnares Muffins, who swings about with delight. Teufy then peers out, also quite delighted, and readies to meet his love.

Over time, the story grew on pieces of notepaper and even in a nicely bound book. And the stories, like our real life love, will continue…

The birth of Little Muffins

They say children change everything. You do all that you can to prepare and be prepred for this, but there is simply no way to prepare yourself for the feeling of having your first child. I reckon it is comparable to trying to describe colors to someone who was born without sight. So, when Muffins and Teufy had a child, life changed. And even though they did not think that life could get any better, it did. In typical proud father/husband fashion, I could go on for pages talking about the joys (and lessons) of that time period, but I will spare you… for now. As it turned out, this child liked books just as much as the parents that were reading them out loud, repeatedly. One day, Teufy was perusing a book store looking for yet another book and thought, “I bet I could write a children’s book…”

And so he did…