"Dad, Dad!! I found four new clubs and two more sports to join!!!"

"Barroo! Woof! Barrroooooo!!!!" (Beagle-ese, in case you're not fluent).

And on, and on, and...

BUT...when you work at home, you can control your bosses (somewhat) by letting them all know schedule YOU need and insisting they abide by it. If you don't, you'll have one less boss...yourself.

Oh, excuse me...The cat is having litter box issues.

Dan Reinhold is editor of WAHumor, humor newsletter for all who Work At Home. Subscribe at WAHumor-subscribe@topica.com Send something WAHumorous to WAHumor@yahoo.com Do both and you may win our monthly drawing!

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