Dogs are the leaders of the planet.  If you see two life forms, one of them’s making a poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge? — Jerry Seinfeld

 

Since I have been on bed-rest, one of my tasks that has taken a backseat is cleaning up the backyard.  We have 2 large dogs that produce a lot of waste.  I used to clean it up just about daily.  If you can keep on top of it, it’s not that bad.  But if you let it go for a while, it’s like a mine field out there.  It’s been over 2 weeks now since it was last cleaned.  And of course, I couldn’t talk my parents or Van’s parents into cleaning it up for me, so it had to wait until Van had time to do it.  Enter today.

So I’m sitting outside with Ashley blowing bubbles while Van tackles the backyard.  When I would do it, I would just use plastic bags.  But the job was so large today, that Van went back there armed with a shovel and a large box!

Van’s cussing and talking to me while he’s cleaning it up.  It was the funniest thing!  I’m not sure how he thought it got cleaned up before.  I guess he thought the poop fairy came by everyday and the dog poop miraculously disappeared.  Our conversation went something like this…

Van:  Good grief!  I haven’t seen anything like this!

Me:  Yeah, it’s about 2 weeks worth.

Van:  We must be feeding them too much.  I’m going to cut back on their food.

Me:  No, honey.  They are eating just fine.  Blake’s already on a diet.

Van:  It smells so bad!  I can’t do this.

Me:  [Laughing]  Welcome to my world.

Van:  Can we sell this stuff?

Me:  I wish.

Van:  Isn’t there a service for this?

Me:  [Still laughing}

I guess he appreciates me just that much more