> > >In celebration of Women's History Month:
> > >
> > >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 into the
> > >dryer, put a load of clothes into the wash, ironed a shirt and secured a
> > >loose button. She picked up the newspapers strewn on the floor, 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.