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Priceless
> > >> > 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 might 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 replied.
> > >> >
> > >> > She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."
> > >> >
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