One afternoon a man came home from work to find total
mayhem
in his house.
His three children were 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.
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, 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 may
be ill, or that something serious had happened.
He found her lounging in the bedroom, still curled 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 did I do
today?"
"Yes" was his incredulous reply.
She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."