Our son became a college student. Several weeks later, my husband and I decided to visit him. I was careful to call him a few days in advance to "warn" him that we would come to see him. When we arrived at the dorm, however, I was surprised. His room was very dirty and in great disarray. "Forgot we were coming, didn't you?" I teased.

"Are you kidding?" he replied, "I have used a lot of time to clean my room!"