THINGS YOU DON'T HEAR ANYMORE
~ "Be sure to refill the ice trays we're going to have company after while."
~ "Don't forget to wind the clock before you go to bed."
~ "Why can't you remember to roll up your pant legs? Getting them caught in the bicycle chain so many times is tearing them up."
~ "Be sure and pour the cream off the top of the milk when you open the new bottle."
~ "Take that empty bottle to the store with you so you won't have to pay a deposit on another one."
~ "Let me know when the Fuller Brush man comes by. I need to get a few things from him."
~ "You can walk to the store; it won't hurt you to get some exercise."
~ "Don't sit too close to the TV. It's hard on your eyes."
~ "Go out to the well and draw a bucket of water so I can wash dishes."
~ "No! I don't have nine cents for you to go to the show. Do you think money grows on trees?"
~ "It's time for your system to get cleaned out. I am going to give you a dose of castor oil tonight."
~ "Quit crossing your eyes! They'll get stuck that way!"