Going To Bed
Grandma and Grandpa were watching TV when Grandma 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 their lunch
the next day, rinsed out some 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 into the dryer, put a load of
clothes into the wash, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button.
She picked up the newspapers strewn on the floor, picked up odds
and ends 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, counted out
some cash for the next day, and pulled a book 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.
Grandma then washed her face, put on moisturizer, brushed and
flossed her teeth and trimmed her nails. Grandpa called, "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 hung up a shirt, threw some
dirty socks in the hamper, and had a brief conversation with
grandpa before heading for bed.
In the bedroom, she set the alarm, laid out clothing for the next day,
straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her list of
things to do for tomorrow.
About that time, grandpa turned off the TV and announced to no one
in particular "I'm going to bed," and he did.
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