LAUGH BUT NOT LOUD A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through, so he prayed, "Dear Lord, I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please create a trade in our bodies." God in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish. The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to make a deposit, went grocery shopping, then drove home to put away the groceries, paid the bills and balanced the check book. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. Then it was already 1 pm and he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, dust and mop the kitchen floor. Ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home. Set out cookies and milk and got the kids organized to do their homework. Then set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing. At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washed the vegetables for a salad, breaded the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids and put them to bed. At 9 pm he was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren't finished he went to bed where he was expected "to make love" which he managed to get through without complaint. The next morning he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said "Lord I don't know! What in World was I thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day. Please, Oh Please, let us trade back." The Lord in his infinite wisdom, replied, "My son, I feel that you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were, but you'll have to wait nine months. You got pregnant last night."