what in the world did you do today?

[Guest guest]

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, 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 smeared 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 what in the world I do all day? " " Yes, " was his

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