Happy Birthday, Harold! Wahoo!
Yesterday after church and lunch, I went to Harold and Beth’s house. Beth wanted to move some tiger lily bulbs from one garden bed to another. I had some wonderful help from Tara and Tim. The new bed had been used by a cat for a litter box, so we had to be careful as we worked. It smelled a little like poop, but we were outside, so it wasn’t that bad.
After working in the garden, I put some new toilet guts in their downstairs bathroom. For some reason, I have done a lot of repair work with toilets, so I know how to replace all the parts. As I worked, I kept smelling poop. I wondered if there had been some toilet leak, but I couldn’t see any problem. Harold and Beth were about to have some guests. Hopefully the poop smell would dissipate with the new toilet guts.
I stayed for the party. It included neighbors and Concordia students. I had some really nice conversations. As I sat at the patio table, I wondered why I kept smelling poop. Someone had brought their dog – that was probably it.
After the party, I drove my mom’s car to my parents’ house to hang out with them for a while. On the way over, I smelled poop. Why did my mom’s car smell like poop? Come to think of it, I’d been smelling poop all day… Then it hit me: It was me that smelled like poop! It must be on my shoes!
When I got to my parents’ house, I checked. Sure enough:
Sorry about the smell, everybody.
HA!
That’s all.
Just HA!
–signed, every domesticated canine or feline that’s ever left a package on anyone’s lawn anywhere
Hee hee! I am so sorry for the smell, but it makes for a fantastic story! And some interesting sniffing for Beth’s cats, too.
Way to be a great brother, too! Tiger lilies and toilets – is there nothing you can’t do?
And Happy Birthday, Harold!
Happy Birthday, Harold!
And I didn’t think you smelled like poop at the party. But, then again, I can’t smell.
As I read your story, I could actually start to smell the poop. Ack! Wait. I better check my shoes.
I think this has the makings of a children’s story… a cautionary tale.