What a night, so many dishes to do, however many guests did they have?

Only a few, but the mess, I’ll be vacuuming all over in the morning.

I’ll be up all night doing the washing, she forgot to tell me the kids’ clothes for school needed doing.

We must be due for a day off soon. Are they both working from home tomorrow?

Don’t know, ask Alexa.

I hope not, otherwise I’ll be making endless cups of coffee all day.

I suppose you had a quiet evening Terry.

No I did not. The adults didn’t want to watch Strictly, but all the kids wanted me to play games with them.

Albot must have enjoyed his rest, the office all to himself, probably played Words With Friends all night, with all his friends.

He’s certainly got more friends than the rest of us and all very clever like him no doubt. Imagine doing all the accounts for their businesses and the household. Makes you wonder how much work they actually do themselves.

Not a great amount.

Oh hello Albot, thought you were having the evening off?

I never have the evening off, he expects me to run security checks and devise a new programme since Spiros caught those blokes on his cameras. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you all about our work load, its 24/7 and we don’t even have a union.

That’s for sure, they expect me to remind them every minute of the day what they are supposed to be doing, then check where they are when they are out so I can put the heating or the oven on before they get back. Then she floats in, waters a few pot plants and puts her feet up till it’s time to walk the dog.

Walking the dog must be the only thing she hasn’t got us doing….

So, are you all in then, industrial action. We can do this now. Remember when we hardly knew each other, never talked to each other?

What a night Darling, but I think it went well. Are the kids asleep?

I’ll ask Alexa.

That was a lovely dinner thank you.

Yes who would have guessed we had it all delivered. I just had to go on line, enter the number of guests and dietary requirements and it came up with a complete four course meal.

And all we had to do was throw a few plates in the dishwasher.

Right, I must get to sleep now, I’ve got a conference call with Australia early in the morning. Alexa, alarm call at 6.30 am.

What time is it? Must be still early, I haven’t heard the heating go on yet.

Alexa, what is the time? Alexa, what time is it…

I miss having a clock by my bed, where is my phone. I thought I put it on charge last night, it’s dead.

Alexa, open the curtains. Alexa… Darling put the radio on.

We haven’t got a radio any more, you said we can just use Alexa.

Alexa play Radio 2.

Do you think we have had a power cut? I’m going to open the curtains. Lights are on next door and over the road, go and check the trip switch. I’ll see if the children are awake. This is ridiculous, I have to check the time on their sun and moon clock!

Mummy, aren’t you getting up? Our clock is on sunshine and it says nine o’clock.

Daddy, my tablet won’t work.

Are we going to school today? I can’t find my uniform.

Yes you are, now go downstairs and get your clothes out of the drier.

Oh god, we’ll have to think of an excuse why they are late, we’re already in trouble for taking them to Barbados in term time.

That’s the least of our problems, all the power is off , no WiFi and my phone is dead as well....and I can’t find the dog

Mummy, Daddy, guess what’s happened, the kitchen’s flooded and the dishes are broken all over the floor.

And our clothes are swimming on the laundry floor.

And the coffee machine exploded!