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Monday, May 3, 2010

Motivational Monday - "A Mother's Job is Never Done"

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 round 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 everyday when you come home from work and ask me what in the world I did today?"


"Yes," was his incredulous reply.


She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."

 :-D ha ha ha!

Mother's Day is Sunday .... She's done a lot for you .... Make sure you do something wonderful for her!

6 comments:

  1. I love that story!
    Totally so true.

    Hope you have a great week.

    Happy Mothers Day to you too!

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  2. Oh my gosh you remind me of I Love Lucy...and I love this blog..

    Dorothy from grammology
    grammology.com

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  3. i have heard this before and loved reading it again. It still makes me smile!

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  4. I love that story--I just wish that I was sitting in my room reading a book when my house is going to pot--instead of cleaning up one mess just to find another :D

    Oh well--one day those little ones that make the mess will be old enough to clean it. I try to enjoy all of it!

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  5. That husband's eyes were open, I'm sure! Love the story!

    Happy Mother's Day to you!

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