Who Is Right? Your Two Cents Please

You might remember that I told you about those dern, fluffy bunnies and the mess they left at our front door.

What I did not tell you is that Handsome, in all his wonderfulness, hopped (bunnies. hopped. tee hee!) to the task of cleaning up the mess. He is my hero, and sweeping away all bunny evidence is the kind of practical thing that real-life heroes do best. Just ask anyone.

Only there was a slight problem.

Rather than grabbing the outdoor broom, which was in the garage set, ready and willing to do his bidding, Handsome grabbed the indoor broom and set to work.

Now, when realizing his mistake, one of us made a sort of an ACK! face and staggered in horror at the sheer yuckiness of it all. Once revived, one of us was fairly certain that the indoor broom had just become the secondary/back-up outdoor broom. After all, bunny trails do not mix with kitchen floors ... says one of us. But, the other one of us thinks that a broom is a broom and that it doesn't matter what is swept or from where it is swept because the ground is the ground and the ground is dirty simply by nature - indoors or out.

So, what do you think?

For your consideration, my lovely assistant, Mama, models the broom in question.

Demonstrating how the indoor broom might have looked during its outdoor excursion.

To keep inside? Or not to keep inside? Is one of us being ridiculous? Go ahead, be honest. We can take it.

Can you guess her opinion just by her expression? I can tell you exactly what she is thinking... She's thinking, "I'm staying outta this. When a hero steps in with practical help, you don't tickle him up with a bunch of criticism."

She might be right. Mamas usually are.

Still, when considering magnitude and importance and consequence of this matter, you must have an opinion, don't you? This issue is obviously dire, and I cannot stress the importance of your vote because I really think that I am right. I mean, one of us really thinks that he/she is right. One of us just needs some support regarding his/her right-ness in order to convince the other one of his/her wrong-ness.

Between you and me, I am expecting to sweep the opponent. 

Regardless of how you vote, isn't my mama lovely? She was just in town for a few days, and her visit was much too short. Too short to be wasted on brooms and their use and the overall indoor vs. outdoor broom debate. What was I thinking? Mama, come back!

If you live anywhere near your mama, go seek her out today. Hug her neck and tell her that you love her, and then, when that is said and done, if you still have time, both of you, please come back and give your two cents regarding my broom. I have no doubt that she will agree with me too.