I'm a horrible person - and here's proof..

I had a horrible flashback today and it was triggered by seeing my neighbor walk his dog. This true story might explain why I'm only bordering on the edge of perfection.

It was a beautiful but hot Texas Sunday afternoon, and I was just about to pull onto my street when I saw my neighbor's house. Something seemed odd,but I couldn't figure out why.
Then it hit me........

Oh my gosh.....I was supposed to take of their dogs this weekend!!!

I quickly wondered if I had told Ron and he had been doing it while I was at work. I parked the car ran into the house and asked Ron if he had remembered to feed the neighbor's dogs....he said...

"What neighbor"

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!

They were supposed to be home that evening and my only thought was to run over there...do CPR on the heat stroked dogs, dump all the food out, and let the dogs eat it all. I started walking over and made a turn for the gate when I saw the garage door open . My heart sank and, I thought about knocking on the front door and pleading for their forgiveness, but instead I ran home as fast as I could!

I was pacing around the house for about 5 minutes when I heard a knock at the door. I had a really good idea who it was. I started to rehearse my apologies in my head and opened the door.

Mary had her hand out and instead of it being a vet bill or her dog's ashes, she handed me a gift bag.

"Thank you so much for watching the dogs for us!!"

I didn't know what to say and wondered if she was tricking me and waiting for me to confess. I paused for a few seconds and said..

"You're Welcome"

I closed the door and hung my head in shame. Having a gift to open did help to take my mind off the guilt a little. Three years later I still wonder if they know and are waiting for me to repent and return the candle.

This may change your mind in asking me for favors. Especially babysitting.