You might feel the need to check on him.
If you go in the sunroom yourself to do the checking...
You might notice that the plants need watering.
If you water the plants and the water all overflows due to rootbound plants...
You might think you should repot the shamrocks.
If you get out the stuff to repot the shamrocks...
You might decide that you might as well repot every single plant in the sunroom (even the gigantic ones!)
If you finish hours later with all the newly potted plants...
You might think you need to clean up the mess.
If you use rags and towels to clean up the mess...
You might decide you should throw a load of rags into the washer.
If you put the rags in the washer...
You might realize how dirty the washer is and start wiping it off (with a rag you want to add to the load.)
If you wash off the washing machine...
You might start wiping off the dryer.
If you wipe it in the right place...
You might see that there is cat pee down the side of it.
If you want to wash off the cat pee...
You might decide you have to pull out the washer and dryer and clean the floor under them while you're at it.
If you pull out the dryer far enough...
You might discover a dead - and decaying - mouse under the dryer.
If you don't gag while cleaning it up...
You might realize you were right that the laundry room has been particularly stinky lately.
If you realize the real source of the house stink...
You might now know the source was not just your stinky teenage son.
If you remember you have a stinky teenage son...
You might just give him a job to sweep.........
Happy 5th of July!!!
10 comments:
haha! I love that! great real life rewrite of a real classic. :)
Epic!
And I saw you out in the front weeding. . . you sure accomplished a lot even though it wasn't planned!
So good to see a post from you :).
It would never happen this way for me--I would see that the pots need replanted and then sit down and FaceBook, then wander to the laundry room and see I needed to gather the laundry, so I go to my room and find a book instead.Then wander to the kitchen and fix a sandwich--you girl, you at least accomplished something! Glad to see you back here!
Love the story...I do the same thing, minus the dead mouse! Glad to see you post a new blog...I've missed your posts!
Ha ha. Great story! I do the same thing except I never actually finish any of the tasks I start. I just keep getting distracted by new ones. So did Daniel ever finish his job?
And if you were your mother-in-law, you'd STILL be in the laundry room cleaning.
That sounds like my life -- one thing leads to the next to the next...except you actually seem to finish what you start. Wow! Glad you got rid of the stink. I'm sort of afraid to look under my appliances now.
We have an Elder Wilde from Price. He will be through here in about 5 weeks. Don't know if he is a relation or not. As you would expect, he has no idea who he might be related to.
Rusty
Thanks for an awesome laugh! You should so look into having this little diddy published...imagine the pictures you could create to go with it!
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