Clear away the clutter: Make one last trip through the main part of the
house, gathering up school books, toys and paper before your husband
arrives. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order.
* * *
Carter slowly walked up the stairs carrying two cups of tea and narrowly missed treading on something and flying back down the stairs as he put his foot on the last step. He looked down to see what it was.
"Bethan! Don't leave your dolls at the top of the stairs!"
"Sorry" came the shy reply as she scuttled out of her room and swept it up, disappearing just as quickly.
Carter quietly pushed open the door to their bedroom, careful not to wake her if she was sleeping. He opened the door fully and saw he sitting bolt upright in bed.
"Hey, I thought I told you to sleep?"
Abby looked at him and scowled. "No, you told me to rest. Which I am. You really expect me to be able to sleep with those two noisy Herberts outside?"
"That's true" Carter nodded. He placed one cup down on the bedside cabinet and passed the other one to Abby. He sat on the edge of the bed and pulled his shoes off, then swung his legs round and under the covers.
His foot hit something squashy and he pulled out a fairly large blue teddy bear. He shook his head and sighed. "They have their own rooms to make a mess in, why do they insist on cluttering up the rest of the house as well?"
"Beats me" Abby replied, closing her eyes and resting her head on her pillow. "I found 3 odd shoes and an action man figure in the corner this morning. Hey, you don't think our house is cursed do you?"
Carter looked at her quizzically.
"All the objects seem to end up in places they don't belong. I don't see any other explanation for it."
Carter chuckled and kissed her forehead. She moaned quietly and rolled on to her side to face him. They kissed more passionately on the lips and Carter brought his hand up to Abby's face. The paused when the heard a snicker coming from the doorway. They turned over to find their 6 year old daughter standing there looking distinctly revolted.
"Bleurgh!"
* * *
Carter slowly walked up the stairs carrying two cups of tea and narrowly missed treading on something and flying back down the stairs as he put his foot on the last step. He looked down to see what it was.
"Bethan! Don't leave your dolls at the top of the stairs!"
"Sorry" came the shy reply as she scuttled out of her room and swept it up, disappearing just as quickly.
Carter quietly pushed open the door to their bedroom, careful not to wake her if she was sleeping. He opened the door fully and saw he sitting bolt upright in bed.
"Hey, I thought I told you to sleep?"
Abby looked at him and scowled. "No, you told me to rest. Which I am. You really expect me to be able to sleep with those two noisy Herberts outside?"
"That's true" Carter nodded. He placed one cup down on the bedside cabinet and passed the other one to Abby. He sat on the edge of the bed and pulled his shoes off, then swung his legs round and under the covers.
His foot hit something squashy and he pulled out a fairly large blue teddy bear. He shook his head and sighed. "They have their own rooms to make a mess in, why do they insist on cluttering up the rest of the house as well?"
"Beats me" Abby replied, closing her eyes and resting her head on her pillow. "I found 3 odd shoes and an action man figure in the corner this morning. Hey, you don't think our house is cursed do you?"
Carter looked at her quizzically.
"All the objects seem to end up in places they don't belong. I don't see any other explanation for it."
Carter chuckled and kissed her forehead. She moaned quietly and rolled on to her side to face him. They kissed more passionately on the lips and Carter brought his hand up to Abby's face. The paused when the heard a snicker coming from the doorway. They turned over to find their 6 year old daughter standing there looking distinctly revolted.
"Bleurgh!"