"Happiness does not come from doing easy work, but
from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a
difficult task that demanded our best."
Maggie held her twig in good stead. It was the only solace she had when I wouldn't let her chase the rat that came running out of our Weber BBQer! STAY Maggie! It all started with the bird feeder. Mistake #1 was letting bird seed get on the ground. Mistake #2 was not pulling down the bird feeder right away. Mistake #1 & #2 equaled a rat taking refuge in our wintered BBQer. God bless Maggie's human sib's boyfriend Patrick who saved the day. We were suspicious a mouse was hanging out by the BBQer. I had already removed the BBQ's winter cover. That cover went straight into the trash when a bad smell came from it. Oh Miss Maggie so wanted to explore.... NO Maggie! Cooties! When Maggie & I saw a mouse run what appeared to be inside the BBQ I freaked out. Patrick came to the rescue. He was at the scene of the crime with all of us looking on. Maggie had to watch from inside the screen door. She had a pouty face, because she didn't get to help us. Patrick slowly opened the BBQ's lid-ICKKKKK...out came running not a mouse, but a RAT! OMD (Oh My Dog)! Shrieks were heard around the neighborhood! Maggie was in a 'twig'er'!
After it was all said and done a major clean up & sanitizing job was completed. That took hours! No more rat domicile remained in our little Weber BBQer. The propane tank was detached to prevent another easy entry into the Weber. We blocked the hole in the BBQer with a heavy river rock. (We'll remove the rock if we ever BBQ again!) Our green astroturf that rested beneath the BBQer was tossed. Our turf had cooties from the rat. I guess Maggie & I have a new sodding of the astroturf to do on our patio. Maggie celebrated Patrick's great work with her twig and tennis ball by her side. For Maggie & me happiness came after Patrick's difficult and demanding ICK job of the BBQ rat cleanup. We give thanks and praise to Maggie's human sib Julie too who remained by Patrick's side during the whole dirty rat affair.
WOOF WOOF and a happy ending.
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