Problem with blurring background

After spending several attempts over a few hours I would appreciate some help. I've followed the elements tutorial regarding blurring background. I get to the step whereby I've grouped the blur layer with the adjustment layer. After choosing the brush tool and foreground to black, I select the layer mask thumbnail and should be able to paint to reveal the sharp portion of my photo. When I paint, nothing happens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1yIQEAzRHLIhjcnY3TrDD0AShB90
Here is a print screen showing the layer structure. I painted black and the McD sign shows up in focus.

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