Now
that my mother-in-law is back in town, she’s once again assumed the duties of
official dish washer. Which means we are all once again on high alert for her
sneaking up behind us and taking our dishes before we’re actually done with
them. And she takes this job very seriously. She will stay up late to wash the
dishes just so I can’t come in in the morning and beat her to it. Last night, I
was teasing her that she couldn’t go to bed until every last dish was scrubbed
and put away. Then, I made a big show of standing behind her to inspect her
work.
And
she won’t ever relax and sit still even for a few minutes. She rushes through
her meal and then immediately jumps up to start on the dishes. I mean, my
mother-in-law could be two inches from deaths door, and she’d tell the
undertakers to stop and wait, so she could wash the dishes first!
