For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 27, 2022

okay, how about the front porch?

Michael: Oh, man - I’m gonna miss my bus! - See ya!

Elly: Wait! Watch out for the pack porch!

Michael: Why?

Elly: I don’t know why I said that. The back porch leads to our fenced-in back yard and you would never take that direction to go to the bus. The bus is on the road which you reach from our front door. Sorry. I don’t know what came over me.

Michael: I know why. {To the script writer} Don’t you research anything? We never go to the bus from the back door.

Script Writer: It’s funny because the back porch is gone. See how funny that is. No porch is hilarious. Can’t you hear the crickets laughing?

Elly: {Sighs} I know. I know. I will start looking for a better scriptwriter after you leave for school from the front door.

Watch that first step, it’s a doozy !

I thought they were only working on bedrooms

After sitting up all night with Lawrence, doesn’t Mike deserve a day off from school??

Panel 2-3: April has barfed all over Elly and she doesn’t seem to realize it..

If they woke him early why would he be late for the bus?

Yeah, I noticed the tear down part of the renovation takes about 20 minutes. The cleanup takes a couple of days and the job take a month. I wonder what God tore down to build the universe in 7 days?

I was awaken by the same noise!

Should have said “The Carpenters have only just begun working on our house”.

I’d replace the back porch with a man cave

Night Gallery, “The Late Mr. Peddington” anyone?

I thought they were doing the basement.

Yes, it is Michael, the Great Big Hero for Lawrence.

Then again, Lawrence would not have had those problems if it had not been for Michael in the first place.

Kind of a stereo type for the construction worker, isn’t it?

As fast as Michael was going, it’s a good thing there was a railing up there. You know, in case his mom didn’t get to him in time.