Viva dilemma

We've all heard the story of the pet who died while the kids were away at camp and how mom or dad subsequently attempted to replace the deceased rabbit, fish, bird, whatever with a new one in the hope that their kids wouldn't know the difference.

Today, in Viva Piñata, Professor Pester showed up in my garden and I knew that he was up to no good.  I immediately tried whacking him with my shovel in the hopes that he'd leave.  He laughed maniacally and then made one of my doenuts explode.  This particular doenut was one that my daughter had named "cc doe" and she had been heavily accessorized.

So, do I quickly try to breed or otherwise acquire a new doenut and see if I can get it to look like the one that died, or do I just break the news to my daughter when she gets home from school?  I think I'll just tell her what happened.  These little tragedies will help strengthen my children.  That's good, because I think their grandpa only has a couple more years left in him and I don't want to have to try to find a lookalike for him.