My niece sent me this, and I thought I'd share it for the laughs ( and the truth) > THIS IS NOTHING NEW - BUT I AM SURE YOU WILL ALL APPRECIATE IT. > > I am sure you will appreciate having been born a woman. > > 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 and put the telephone book back 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 textbook 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 1cleanser, 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. > She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps, 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!!!!) > > Send this to five phenomenal women > today...they'll love you for it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~