It is 12:47 pm sunday afternoon and my grandson’s toy truck is broken on the kitchen counter.<\/p>\n
I note this because at around 10:45 this morning i put the broken toy on the counter and turned around to get some super-glue.<\/p>\n
Suddenly it’s two hours later and the guest bathroom is scrubbed, all the tile floor is swept & mopped, area rugs vacuumed, laundry half-done and dishes loaded & dishwasher running.<\/p>\n
It all started because when i turned to get the super-glue i noticed that i needed to clear a spot on the kitchen table to make room for the super-glue mini-project. In doing that i noticed the floor needed sweeping. That led to dishes, which led to…<\/p>\n
And the toy is still not worked on.<\/p>\n
I can see how college house parties can get out of hand very quickly<\/p>\n
#onethingleadtoanother<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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