Good Night And Good Luck

(It’s late. I’m doing the dishes. My dad is already in bed, and my mom walks into the kitchen.)

Mom: “I’m going to go to bed.”

Me: “Okay, good night.”

Mom: “But first I’m going to the bathroom, and then to bed.”

Me: “Okay, good pee and good night.”

Mom: “But first I’m going to get a drink of water, and then I’m going to the bathroom, and then I’m going to bed.”

Me: “Okay, good impetus-for-the-pee and good pee and good night.”

Mom: “But first, I’m going to get something off my bed, and then I’ll get a drink of water, and then I’ll go to the bathroom and to bed.”

Me: “Okay, good not-waking-up-Dad, and then all that other stuff.”