Overheard conversations

A little background...

I'm tryin to get supper on the table and, naturally, tryin to do three things at once. Da Zigster, however, is standin in the middle of the kitchen, just....standing there.

Me: "Do ya think ya could...uh...do somethin to help me out a little, here?"

Ziggy: "Ya mean instead of standing here like a lump? Am I like a big rock around your neck? Sucking the very life right out of you??"

Me: (Laughing hysterically.) "Yea. Like maybe get some ice for the tea?"

Dutifully, he proceeds to get the ice cubes out, fill the glasses...then he proceeds to refill the ice cube trays, and in the process, pours water all over the counter, down the cabinets and all over the floor.

Which adds yet another task to the aforementioned three...wiping the mess up.

Me: "Uh...nevermind. Go sit down."