Something Silly for Saturday

It's been a heavy week in some respects:  at least, here on the blog, and in some ways, in my head and heart. How about something light to mix things up as we end the week?  :)

As I was going through some papers recently, I found an old copy of this story that I originally discovered in my email inbox years ago, back when forwarded emails circulated like crazy and we were warned that if we didn't pass them along, something dire would surely happen to us.  This one made me laugh as I read it again. (See, sometimes it's worthwhile to be an Information Packrat; the surprises we encounter as we sort through piles of papers and scores of old emails can be very pleasant ones!)  Why did I laugh?  Probably because I can relate to this oh-so-well.  ;-)

Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed."

She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches, rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table, and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.

She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the wash, ironed a shirt, and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on the table and put the telephone book back into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket, and hung up a towel to dry.

She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. 

 She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled a textbook out from hiding under the chair. She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope, and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her purse. Mom then creamed her face, put on moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and trimmed her nails.

Hubby called, "I thought you were going to bed."

"I'm on my way," she said.

She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out a bedside lamp, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks in the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework. In her own room, she set the alarm, laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her list of things to do for tomorrow.

About that time, the hubby turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular, "I'm going to bed."

And he did.


Can anyone else relate to this?  :)

OK, now it's my turn.  "I'm going to bed," I'm announcing to no one in particular.  Which really means that I'm going to send two more emails, then shut down the computer before going around the house and checking all the doors to make sure they're locked, then going to the kitchen for a glass of water to carry up to my beside.  Then I'll clear the accumulated stuff off the steps, put shoes into various boys' closets, put away the safety pins on the steps, maybe a book or two that goes upstairs.  After that, I'll go into the bathroom and do a Swish and Swipe with my new FlyLady toilet brush (hooray!)  :).  I'll check on all the boys, then read a devotional; and then, if I can't find anything else to do, I might actually go to bed.

But yes, I'm "going to bed"...right now.  ;-)