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how not to clean the porch

Before my parents and sister came a few weeks ago, I began the arduous job of cleaning a very nasty back porch. Between spiders and rain residue, it was a mess. I was pleased with the progress I was making:
 Before
 And after.
 
And then the crazy happened. I was outsmarted by my dog. He had been coming up, going side to side, then leaving. Then he came up and just sat down after I petted him. So I kept working, not thinking anything about it, until I reached for the paper towels and they were gone.
 



My own dog paper-towelled my yard.
And that was the end of cleaning off the porch.
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Jennifer said…
Oh that is too funny! Buster cracks me up!!
August 31, 2013 at 4:59 PM
Lydia said…
LOL! Oh my word. That made me laugh. You got ROLLED by your own dog! LOL! Luna likes to paper my whole house. We are having to learn to keep all bathroom doors shut and leave nothing on the edges of counters. And all garbage cans have to have lids or be under cabinets. Whew. It's work to have a dog!!
September 1, 2013 at 1:11 PM
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