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 allow her body to switch with mine for a day. Amen

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 balance the check book.

He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. Then it was

already 1 P.M. and he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry,

vacuum, dust, and sweep 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 washing vegetables for

salad, breaded the 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 P.M. 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 I was 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 you

have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to

the way they were. You'll just have to wait nine months, though. You

got pregnant last night."