I came across this story today and thought of many that would appreciate it, so I decided to post it. I first have to say that I love staying at home, and am so glad I can do it. It is hard but I wouldn't want it any other way. Ryan is so great to take care of everything else so I can stay at home and focus on being "mom".
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 pajamas, 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."
Hats off to all the"moms" out there. Thanks mom for all the many messes and headaches I gave you.
4 comments:
Awesome!!!! I'm going to try that.
Love that story!!! ess. after today cleaning up a gallon of goldfish she through all over the floor, Bless my moms heart! I did let her play in it for a while
Loved the true story and it made me think of all the messes and kids and "What did you do all day"
Hi Ryan and Koreen,
How are you? It was fun to see some pictures and especially fun to see your motorcycle boys.
We found you from the Burnsides blog linked from Ryon Murray's blog by whom we lived for the last year in Reno.
Hope all is well. Koreen, I still am in touch with Russ Talbot and Dave every few months.
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