But I was only gone two days

Why is it that whenever I go anywhere longer than a day it seems that things go awry here at home? I am certainly not a super housewife, or a super mom, actually not a super anything. Anyone can do daily what I do. It's not difficult, doesn't require great mental or organizational skill, it's just the daily stuff I do day after day.

This time I was gone two and a half days, available almost always by phone.
Yet chaos seemed to reign again.
I've left someone in charge of two semi behaved dogs and a self sufficient cat. Gave pretty basic instructions, after all what I do isn't brain surgery. In fact I have been questioned occasionally over the years, what do you do all day?

My response has always been a wise ass retort regarding bon bons, soap operas and long phone conversations with my many friends as I go about spending huge amounts of money at department stores on things I do not need
I usually receive a slammed door or a nasty reponse, which 99 percent of the time I ignore.

This time the water pump quit after a storm which apparently contained a lightning strike that disabled the pump, and threw dirt upon my youngest daughters new wheels. Well new to her.
These wheels after being driven by her father for a day refused to start and was towed back to the lot to be looked at the seller, mechanic.
Of course instructions regarding our little dogs was ignored, and they responded by creating as much havoc as possible. This netted them the opportunity to be left outside through a thunderstorm. They do have shelter but a thunderstorm?, their most hated of weather events, and dangerous should another lightning strike hit close by.

Now obviously to you and to me these events would have most likely happened if I had been home. But it wouldn't have been the overwheming catastrophe that was related to me. It would have fallen under the category of shit happens.

When this same person was left in charge of his children years ago. nothing else got done. No work, no chores. Even though the girls were both in school, it was for some reason an overwhelming task to do a little laundry, a dirty dish or make dinner. I was told there wasn't time to work and I came to find out that dinner consisted of diners or pizza. (he can cook by the way).

So the next time I have to leave I will hire a pet sitting agency. (the girls are grown) and turn off my phone.
It will be better for all.