Door Mat

It's a dark and rainy day here. It is so welcomed.
We need rain desperately.
It should rain all day and that is awesome.
Not for Izzy but for the rest of the population.

Because Izzy hates to be in rain, only roll and swim in water apparently, I sent her to doggy daycare today. She was thrilled and I get to wash my floors and have them clean until she returns. For around these parts, a floor that is clean all day is rare.

I recall people saying you could eat off her floors. 
Well, you can mine too, there are crumbs but you'd have to beat Izzy to them. 

I have engineered hardwoods. It is what goes down over concrete. It is a thin layer of real hardwoods with who knows what under that. They are pretty, sort of, but I have grown to hate them. 

I did not know you could not use an H2O mop on them. 
I was not told that when I asked what to clean it with.  
I did find out after a few years. 
I began to notice a film on them. A friend of Rick's, Denny, who has been in flooring for over 35 years came to visit. He pointed to my floors and said, "You use an H2O mop, don't you?  I asked, "however did you know that?"
Well, the film on the wood he shares. 

As soon as they are dry you can see every footprint in socks or otherwise. 
It makes the floor look dirty. With a wall of windows in that room shining down on the floors it doesn't help the matter any.
I asked Denny how to fix this. You can't he tells me. The water has penetrated it. 
I no longer use that mop but I hate how my floors only look nice in photos and nighttime. And with Rick and a dog, I need to wash these floors a couple times a week. And to be honest, I am not sure who is worse, the dog or Rick. 
Actually, they are both pretty much the same. Yesterday Izzy came in with leaves stuck in her paws. Rick came in with mud and leaves on his shoes. They both track things in. I could see where Rick went by the tread of his shoe prints all over the kitchen.
He went to the fridge upon coming into the house. He then went to the sink and then back around the island and over to his chair. He laughed that I could tell that. I reminded him that I notice everything so why is that a surprise to him suddenly?
It's not a habit but it's a bad habit. I notice too much, all the time. 

Rick asked how I never track things in. I said when I walk through all of that I rub my feet on the doormat before coming in, it's pretty simple.
He laughed and said, "Oh that's what that is for. I better tell Izzy"
Smart ass.