What Did You Do Today?

[Sonny]

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 may 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 did I do today?

"Yes," was his incredulous reply.

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