Editing Is There a Doctor in the House?

 

[[Jane Read|Jane]] is being unusually clumsy, and the house is a mess. [[Kate Read|Baby Kate]] spilled milk on the kitchen floor. [[Arthur]] can't find his softball shirt as it is still wet from the washing machine, so Jane allows him to take [[David]]'s Parent's Day shirt. Finally, the dishes are a mess. Mrs. Tibble calls, and it turns out Jane had forgotten about D.W. being at the Tibble twins’ house; as a result, she doesn't have time for her coffee, which she pours down the sink.

It is the next morning and we see Jane in her robe. She goes down to the kitchen, where she observes the dirty dishes; sighing, she walks off. D.W. is worried that [[David Read|David]] can't handle cleaning the house by himself.

'''Arthur and D.W. have a dream where Arthur is in the catering business and D.W. is an accountant. When Arthur comes home, he calls for D.W., and she says she's at the computer. When she asks how the wedding was, Arthur says that he was fired again, and adds that “the catering business is tough when you only know how to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.” D.W. asks if he thinks being an accountant is easy when she can't count past 10. (although the page she was working on says otherwise, as it says “6+6=12”, which is the correct answer) When Arthur asks if Mom and Dad are feeling any better, he and D.W. then look up at the ceiling when they hear Mom and Dad coughing, and D.W. asks if that answers his question.'''

Arthur and D.W. both wake up simultaneously, and Arthur says he had the weirdest nightmare; D.W. agrees, saying “Me too.” Baby Kate then starts to cry in D.W.’s bedroom, so they go in there. They have no other choice, but to change the diaper themselves. After the nightmare they had, they become more informed about cleaning, start to get the hang of it and become responsible for their ages; they also make sure not to repeat the previous day’s mistakes and take their time with the chores instead of rushing through them. (such as washing the dishes by hand instead of trying to load the dishwasher)

Grandma Thora arrives, and she is eventually surprised at them being so responsible. In the meantime, David and Jane become better, and Thora explains, “They folded the laundry, they emptied the trash and the house is spic and span.” before adding “I don’t see why you two felt you needed to call in the reserves.” She then smiles when saying that Arthur and D.W. run a very tight ship. Jane remarks “I guess we trained them well.” before giving D.W. a wink. David agrees while jokingly saying that they should get sick more often, which causes D.W. to laugh a little.

*When Jane says, "Check the washer," her lips are frozen.

*In reality, using talcum powder to cure a baby's rashes during diaper-changing is unhealthy for babies (as they can inhale the chemicals in the air).

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