A Day In The Life

## Synopsis

Both Graham and Elizabeth are abruptly called in to meet with Father Hargis in the middle of the school day. It's then that they learn that Wendy has gone missing with two male classmates, and nobody knows where she could be. As it so happens, Sister Irving was shopping at the mall, and just happened to encounter the students playing hooky. While her parents are relieved that she's okay, such behavior is grounds for certain consequences at the strict Catholic boarding school. Coupled with several other prior infractions, Wendy has earned herself a three-day suspension from school, and her parents are more determined than ever to teach their carefree daughter about responsibility.

On the morning of her first day of suspension, Wendy thinks that she can oversleep, and just laze around the house. This behavior inspires Elizabeth on the perfect punishment for Wendy. The teenager is ordered to take over nearly all of her mother's homemaker duties for the rest of the day, with the belief that she can "coast" for the rest of her suspension.

Both Graham and Elizabeth firmly believe that having to do so many tedious household chores will take Wendy much longer to complete than she expects. However, Wendy is selfishly under the impression that she can complete her assigned chores in relatively quick fashion, leaving her a couple days afterwards to "just relax". Normally the primary schemer in the family, Wendy finally has her comeuppance, as Elizabeth is able to cleverly "out-scheme" her daughter, knowing full well that Wendy will fall right into her trap.

At first, everything seems to be working out well, but that's when Elizabeth notices some careless mistakes that Wendy has been repeatedly making. For one, Wendy used hairspray to dust the coffee table, and ended up making everything on it stick to the surface. Wendy also nearly destroys the washing machine by overloading it, and mixing different colors. Typically a slacker when it comes to practical matters, Wendy quickly changes her mentality after realizing just how difficult it really is to run a household.

What really puts it over the top for her is a brief period of time when baby Harvey seems to have wandered off, forcing both Wendy and Elizabeth to frantically search the premises for him before anything bad can happen to innocent toddler. Luckily, Harvey only makes it as far as Hooter's doghouse in the front yard.

Just as her parents had hoped for, Wendy is able to correlate Harvey's minor excursion outside the house with her own adventures of skipping school. This last incident really teaches Wendy - "the hard way" - that it's wrong to just wander off without anybody knowing your true whereabouts because those people who care most will worry, and panic solves nothing.

## Memorable Quotes

**Father Hargis**: "*Three days' suspension.*"

**Wendy**: "*What if I have a test, or something?*"

**Father**: "*You'll just have to miss it.*"

**Wendy**: *(suddenly excited)* "Wow!"

**Father Hargis**: "*One more word, and it'll be a six-day suspension.*"

*(Graham & Elizabeth shush Wendy by covering her mouth)*

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**Cindy**: "*22 mistakes, and she comes all unglued.*"

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**Elizabeth**: "*Where would you hide if you were two years old?*"

**Wendy**: "*The mall?*"

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**Elizabeth**: "*You polished the table with hairspray?*"

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**Cindy**: "*What's wrong with you? You've actually been sweating in those sweats.*"

## Trivia

* Only appearance of Diane Delano as Sister Irving.

## Mistakes

### Revealing Errors

* It should not be so convenient for baby Harvey to go outside unnoticed with so many people living there. At the very least, the stairs & doors should be "baby-proof".