WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY?

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in
their pyjamas, 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, he found
an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, 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 clothing.

In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled On
the counter, the fridge door was open wide, 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 serious had happened.

He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out 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 over the mirror and walls.

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

He looked at her bewildered and asked, ‘What happened here today ?’
She again smiled and answered, ‘You know every day when you come Home
from work and you ask me sarcastically “what in the world do I do all
day?”

‘Yes,’ was his incredulous reply.

She answered, ‘Well, today , I didn’t do it.’