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<DIV>Monique, I read you post of cleaning with great interest, then I had to
rest. I was exhausted. Please understand, I am poking fun and give you high paws
for all you do. With 5 dogs, there is always something here to clean, dust
apologize for, cover the chew marks, say okay, who just brought in the clump of
dirt??? Drool slung in the oddest places--its full time to keep close, no chance
of keeping up. But it is home to all of us and to most that come, they say
things look okay. They might be stretching the truth---but when we knew Pam was
coming this weekend, I succumbed to doing a bit of cleaning. I had way too much
help. The Elders laid in the path of the vacuum, Brudder Elwood tromped dirt
over the freshly washed floor and then knocked over a stool in the kitchen and
put a nice hole in the wall. I dusted, Elder Clara shook off another 5 pounds of
fur. Washed the front glass, new nose prints. Elwood even had nose prints on the
pictures on the living room wall. I was just thankful he didn't chew the
corners so they matched the cabinet he chomped on a few months back.</DIV>
<DIV>Our house is their home--We just work to pay the bills and clean. And
am thankful we have what we have-5 bassets that give us unconditional love. The
dog hair, nose prints and the rest are what we consider part of the
"charm".</DIV>
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<DIV>We send the drool-</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Debbie
Winchester<BR>Official Food Slave and Drool Mop Queen to<BR>Bob, Casey, Elder
Clara, Daisy, and<BR>Brudder Elwood OEBE <BR>Instigator of Evil Deeds
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