What Do You Do All Day?

What Do You Do All Day?

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."