Tomato-proof, schomato proof. This was priceless!
For example, "oh, it was probably some jerk with a shrink ray" is not, in fact, considered a normal response to the question, "hey, what happened to my lunch?"
ROTFL!
and then calmly said, "Dad, there's a monster in my closet." Dad knows to take these things seriously
LOL!!!!
I'm going to have to hope that no one makes a big deal of things when I hand the teacher a note that says, "Please excuse Laurel Kent. Her book report was eaten by a zombie. Sincerely, Superman."
I'm dying here! This was too funny! Sounds like your imagination is running over time -- which is good. But I'm sure glad I'm not handing in excuses like Zombies ate my homework.

At least she's got newspaper clippings to support her story.
Bethy