Down the Drain

"Want to go swimming now, Lana?" Megan asked after lunch. Her cousin had come to spend the week with her."You girls can swim after you help with the dishes," said Megan's mom. "It won't take you long. Just rinse them and put them in the dishwasher. Then wipe the counters and table and clean the sink, and you can be on your way.""Okay," said Megan, taking plates to the sink. "Gross!" she exclaimed as she set them down. "There's soggy lettuce and potato peelings in the sink. Yuck!""Yeah, and there are noodles and bits of hamburger too!" said Lana."Mooom," Megan groaned, "will you please clean the sink for us?"Mom laughed. "I meant to rinse that stuff down before we ate, but I obviously forgot. I'll do it now and let the garbage disposal take care of it.""Thanks," said Lana. "Nothing's worse than garbage in the sink!" "Not true," Mom said with a smirk. "Sin is much worse!""Uh-oh!" Megan grinned. "While we wait, we're going to get a sermon!" Mom laughed. "Yep," she said. "You say you can't