they probably had weird olympics complete with crazy crab-crawl relay race , garbage can chariot racing , and potato sack hop ... with the potatoes still in them . but then , how could this person have gotten out of the house without leaving one of the doors unlocked ? she was tiny , barely fifteen pounds now , yet she looked back at them with far too much intelligence , and he was very much afraid she ruled their lives . `` i ... '' oh lord , i really did n't want to tell her about my peanut butter . 