Last night, the husband and I were rushing around the house trying to get dinner dishes cleaned up and two girls dressed and into the car for 6 p.m. swim classes.

The girls have a tendency (like most kids) to leave their things lying around wherever they drop them. My husband, exasperated from picking up sneakers, coats, backpacks and other toys dropped by the door, said "Wouldn't it be nice if you could just leave your stuff lying all over the place and know someone else will take care of it?"

I said, "No comment."
(from the woman who picks up after the husband who leaves his hats on the table, his watch outside, his water bottles all over the house, his socks on the side of the bed, his ....

Welcome to my world, Dan.

And, yes, it would be nice.