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Monday, June 25, 2012

love this

I don't know who wrote this, but I think it is great.

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still
in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty "food boxes and
wrappers" strewn all around the front yard.

The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the
house... and there was no sign of the dog.

Proceeding into the entry-way, he found an even bigger mess.... A
lamp had been knocked over (broken), and the throw rug was wadded
against one wall.

In the front room... the TV was loudly blaring a "cartoon channel",
and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of
children's clothing.

In the kitchen... dishes filled the! sink, breakfast food was spilled
on the counter-top, the refrigerator door was wide open, dog food was
spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small
pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of
clothes, looking for his wife.  He was worried she might be ill, or
that something rather serious had happened.

He was met with a small trickle of water, as it made its way out from
under the bathroom door.  As he peered inside, he found wet towels,
scummy soap, and more toys strewn over the floor... Miles of toilet
paper lay in a heap, and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror
and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, there he found his wife... still curled
up in the bed ! In her pajamas, reading a novel.  She looked up at
him, smiled, and asked how his day went.

He looked at her, bewildered, and asked, "What the hell happened here
today?"

She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home
from work, and you ask me what in the world I do all day?"
Yes," was his incredulous reply.

She answered, "Well... today I didn't do it."

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