I gotta say something in praise of my Dad here. He has always participated in the housekeeping every bit as much as Mom - cooks, dusts, vacuums, does dishes, does laundry (though Mom would somethimes rather he wouldn't.) When he would get home from work earlier than Mom on a Friday, he would nearly always say, "Come on girls, let's jump in and get all the housework done before your Mom gets home so there won't be all those Saturday chores."   Mom has had some surgeries over the past few years. He is an attentive nurse, and keeps the house looking pretty spruce while he's at it.

He will not, however, clean a bathroom.

I want a boy just like the boy that married dear old Mom!

Janie