Laundry surprises....

My kids have been responsible for doing their own laundry for a couple of years now.


I remind them all the time about the precautions they need to take when doing laundry.


Things like:

- check your pockets, I don't want any more red pens in my dryer.
- don't wash all the blue jeans at once, the washer ties them in knots.
- don't wash new red clothes with your whites.
- make sure that you're only washing dirty clothes! (I've actually found a shirt still on the hanger in the washer!)

You know, the usual stuff.

The one I repeat the most often, though, is 'Don't just scoop the clothes up off your floor and throw them in the washer.'

And just the other night when the washer was off balance and I went to adjust the clothes I found a reminder of why I say that most often.

It's one of Kirsten's boots.

She assures me that she doesn't know how it got in there because her hamper and her shoes weren't even in the same place.

And of course she didn't just scoop clothes up off the floor because I've told them not to.

I'm sure Not Me did it. That bad little Not Me is always doing something he's not supposed to at our house.

I see the light

I got a special delivery today and I'm thrilled.



Here are my new babies:


(See all those papers on top of the dryer? Those are the directions on how to use the washer. With any luck I'll have it all figured out within the week.)



I bought the largest capacity washer that they had at Lowe's. (Insert happy dance here.)I mean, washers and dryers should be replaced every 15 years or so, don't you think? Well, actually, the tub was rusting out on the old washer. Even then, I still didn't want to go spend the money on a new set but Dax made me do it!!




The washer holds so many more clothes than the old one did that I feel like I can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel.



Seriously, I think I may stand a chance at getting caught up on the laundry.



I don't even know how to act.