He was almost housebroken. One day, the parents received an invitation to an out of town wedding. They would need to leave Friday afternoon and return late Sunday afternoon. After making careful plans, the parents were ready to leave. They called their three children into the kitchen and began to counsel them gently.
Nothing here is broken or damaged.
When your father and I return on Sunday afternoon, this house had better look the way it does now. Their mother explained that, together she and their father had planned their meals. There is cold meat and macaroni for your evening meal. Tomorrow, use my pancake batter, with bacon. Take care of each other, and this house.