OH MY GOSH!

The scariest thing just happened to me!

While watching TV, I heard a noise on our backyard deck. It got louder and louder, making it obvious that something was happening out back. I slowly tiptoed to the back door. As I suspected, our recycling bin was being ransacked. I observed silently the dog's furry back as it went through our empty bottles and food containers, until it realized that it was being watched. It slowly lifted it's entire upper body to look at me- it was the biggest, fattest, monster-sized RACCOON I had ever seen!

We stared at each other for about eight seconds until it slowly started to walk away.