We have a runner! (For Sammy)

Most of my stories are about Regan. Regan, better known as: "I need a young priest and an old priest". She is crazy. Big time.
You know, there were signs in the beginning that Dee and I were meant for trouble. I remember fondly the first time Dee came to see me in Colorado with her kids. We went and bought a cute pail and shovel set and let 'em go loose in the backyard. Oh, they played for hours! It was so adorable! Especially when I walked into the kitchen and realized that for hours Regan and Molly only had been refilling up the pail so they could dump it on my kitchen floor!
Then, the summer Regan was 3. Dee had just put her and Molly to bed. I went out to the car, waiting for Dee. I believe we were running to the gas station (cuz we were low on smokes)and kindly informed the older kids they had to watch the younger ones. I opened the car door, went to get in and glanced next to me. Regan was standing there, staring at me. I asked her what she was doing, but...she was gone! I looked around the car, and saw her 2 houses down, running as fast as she could. Split decision, I ran after her and pulled my cell phone out. I called Dee and said: "hurry, we have a runner!" She was super confused since she had just put her to bed and hadn't seen her sneak out.
That started a series of her randomly running that lasted for the whole summer. You would get the groceries out of the car, and she would run. You would go out to check the mail, and she would run! Just like a dog. As a matter of fact, now I know where my dog gets it!!!