Mom
and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed."
She
went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches.
Rinsed
out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled
the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.
She
then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button.
She
picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer.
She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry.
She yawned and stretched and headed
for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled
a text book out from hiding under the chair.
She
signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She
put both near her purse.
Mom
then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her
teeth and filed her nails.
Dad
called out, "I thought you were going to bed."
"I'm
on my way," she said.
She
put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked and the patio light was on.
She
looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and TV's, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the
hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.
In
her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things
to her 6 most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment
of her goals.
About
that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular.
"I'm
going to bed."
And
he did...without another thought.
Anything
extraordinary here? Wonder why women live longer...?
CAUSE
WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL..... (and we can't die sooner, we still have things to do!!!!)