Saga of the laundryroom counter

It all started innocently enough. I went into the laundry room and realized that I haven't seen the counter in there for, oh, about 5 semesters now. So, I decided to clean off the counter. I figured that way I could put the drink boxes and chips that we put in the boys' lunches on that counter and off of the kitchen floor. Sounds like a good idea. BUT, I couldn't really get to the counter. There was quite a bit of laundry...some clean, some dirty. Must first figure out what is clean and what is dirty. The clean laundry really needs to be folded and put away. Start washing dirty laundry and start folding what may end up amounting to 5 semesters worth of laundry. Finish the laundry (well, as finished as laundry can be. My family doesn't seem to like the idea of walking around naked...so there is always more laundry to do). By now, it is time for dinner. Make dinner. Eat dinner. Hubby finally comes home. Visit with hubby while he eats dinner. Wash dishes...okay, wash what will fit in the dishwasher. Plan to sort laundry into the proper bedrooms. Hubby realizes it's the last day of the month. Realizes also that two of his three Home Teaching families still need to be graced with his presence. Asks son to go with him. Son is going to a study group for a test. We want this son to graduate; living at home forever is not an option. Allow son to go to study group. Asks another son to go. This son is grounded until every speck of laundry has been discovered in his room and has been place in the proper laundry receptacle (aka: hamper). Allow son to finish the laundry hunt. Next son begins to whine before even being asked. Don't bother to ask this son. Hubby is now out of sons. Asks wife. Wife can't think of a good enough reason. Decides to go. Family number one, out-of-town. Family number two, not at home. No surprise on either one; that's why wife decided to go. Wife thinks she gets to go home and finish laundry room. Wife is crazy for thinking this. Home teaching families live within two blocks of mother-in-law. Go to mother-in-laws for a "minute". Leave 90 minutes later. Wife is now tired, and boys need to go to bed. Decides to finish in the morning. Great night's sleep.
Next morning. Get boys off to school. Decide to tackle laundry room. Find purple sheets on counter. Purple sheets that go on bed in master bedroom, that needs sheets changed. Hmmmm. Don't want to put the sheets away, since I'm going to use them. Go down the hall to make the bed. Hmmmm. Can't change the sheets yet. Bedroom needs dusting. Don't want to get dust on clean sheets. Bedroom hasn't been dusted for a while. Not 5 semesters, but looks that bad. Can't dust. Bedroom is a mess. Must clean surfaces off before dusting. Clean off surfaces in bedroom. Dust bedroom. Grandbaby comes for a visit. Hold baby while daughter puts clean sheets on bed (I highly recommend this method of changing the bed, by the way). Go back to laundry room. Decide to go on date with hubby instead. Laundry room counter, still unseen.