To do List

When you’re a child most parents give you a chore list. The chores were generally done after school or at least before bed time. At first the chores start out as mainly learning to pick up things in your room and make your bed. As a child grows so does the type of chores that would be expected of you in the home.

Sometimes parents would have the kids help with kitchen duties which would mean one would wash the other would dry. Each time they would rotate from what they had done the previous time. Often times when there is more than a couple of children the others may have to be responsible for taking out the trash or something of that nature.

As for the outdoor chore list mowing, raking leaves and other maintenance to the yard would be done by the dad and possibly the children. In some cases the entire family would help in the process of cleaning up.

Now as we get older the list are no longer called chore list more than likely it’s called a honey dew list. Now I’m sure most of the men would tend to agree whoever come up with that ridiculous saying had to come from a woman. Over the years my list typically would be small and easy to keep on track with the things needing repaired or whatever. I find now after many years of being married, children to take care and now grandchildren added to the mix the list seems to have taken over the refrigerator.

Every now and again my wife will take the list cut in half and replace it on the fridge. I think she believes that if the list is not as long the quicker it will get done. Although, she means well by making me think that it’s all good I know and she knows there is just never enough time in the day to get everything done.

So since this we have removed the list and started one in our head of what is more important and what can wait. Believe me at times we’ve come to the conclusion a list is for the birds. We get more accomplished by playing it by ear than having the pressure of looking at an endless list of household chores. So far we’ve managed to survive over 30 years of this so I’m sure life will go on without a chore list.

Remember guys a honey dew list never goes away she will always find something incredibly crazy to add to it. By the way I have a TV to fix and as of an hour ago a water heater. Good luck guys. Thank goodness Christmas break is just about here so I can get started on my task just as soon as I finish my finals the fun begins. Wish all of you good luck on your finals.