Entertainment Challenge

I kicked the bucket today, literally. I was scrubbing dog off the walls and tripped over the bucket of water. Murphy tracks so much dirty water in the house, I guess that one more bucketful won't make much difference. The carpet should dry eventually, or rot.

I wish that I could have the entire inside of the house repainted. The carpet and wood floors also need replacing, but there is no point in doing that now. They will just get damaged again. Murphy is terminally ill and has been sneezing blood for nine months now and my house shows it and smells it. The couch is completely saturated with pond water and blood. It will have to be replaced, but not until Murph is gone.

So, what was I thinking when I invited my new friend over for dinner? If it's warm, I could mostly keep him on the patio, but the temperatures tend to drop at night. Whatever I do, I have to keep him away from the couch. The smell alone would make him want to run.

The only place fairly presentable is my bedroom. The bed is the only clean, dry and comfortable place to sit in my house, but entertaining him there just might give him the wrong idea.

I hope he understands that I'm providing hospice care to a much loved dog and that my house normally doesn't look or smell like this. If he doesn't understand, then it will be a good test of his character.

I could just blind-fold him, pinch his nose and lead him straight to my bedroom. Would that make him suspicious?