Friday, April 25, 2008
Laundry Lady Lamentations
Last week my people were just hanging at the house one morning. Volunteer/Meeting Girl was working on a project and preparing for a meeting. The Laundry Lady was on day 2 of trying to make the mountains of laundry disappear. It was all going calmly and relatively well - the morning seemed to be on track.
About midmorning, as meeting time was approaching, the Laundry Lady went to make the "switch". You know, taking the stuff out of the dryer and putting the next load from the washing machine to the dryer. All in hopes of repeating the process in a timely manner throughout the day.
The large load of khaki shorts and pants was in the moving process. A couple of pair were thrown in the dryer when something caught the Laundry Lady's eye. . . something icy blue - definitely out of place amongst the khaki. Further examination revealed the substance to be gum.
The Laundry Lady sighs. Volunteer/Meeting Girl checks the time. And the Queen of Hearts, well she roars, "Off with their heads!!" She obviously assumes the boys are to blame - actually everyone assumes the boys are to blame.
A deviation from the time schedule is required while the Laundry Lady shakes out every piece of clothing from the load. Also she checks every item for more gum. There is plenty to be found. She even checks each pocket of the several pair of khaki CARGO shorts and pants that make up the load. A part of her is just wanting to make sure an entire pack of gum is not still in a pocket. The Queen of Hearts is secretly hoping to find the offender.
All the items are then reloaded into the washer. Hopefully another round will get rid of any sticky stuff.
After Volunteer/Meeting Girl is back home, the Laundry Lady revisits the problem. While loading the khakis into the dryer she pulls off a few more icy blue pieces. Saying a quick prayer of protection, she pushes the start button on the dryer.
All seems to be well as she unloads the dryer. Nothing appears to be stuck together or ruined. A quick peek into the dryer shows no signs of damage either. Whew! She opens the washer to make the next "switch" and suddenly realizes she is somewhat stuck to the floor. Yes, by something icy blue.
"OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!", yells the Queen of Hearts. But with whose head? Everyone realizes that the offender has not been identified. Calmer voices prevail. The Mom is in completely control by the time the boys are picked up from school.
This week the Laundry Lady checked ALL the pockets in the khaki load. Her findings? A couple of quarters, a movie ticket, and an entire pack of icy blue gum.
Sigh - someone is going to have to learn to do his laundry if this keeps up!
simple faith
Last week my people were just hanging at the house one morning. Volunteer/Meeting Girl was working on a project and preparing for a meeting. The Laundry Lady was on day 2 of trying to make the mountains of laundry disappear. It was all going calmly and relatively well - the morning seemed to be on track.
About midmorning, as meeting time was approaching, the Laundry Lady went to make the "switch". You know, taking the stuff out of the dryer and putting the next load from the washing machine to the dryer. All in hopes of repeating the process in a timely manner throughout the day.
The large load of khaki shorts and pants was in the moving process. A couple of pair were thrown in the dryer when something caught the Laundry Lady's eye. . . something icy blue - definitely out of place amongst the khaki. Further examination revealed the substance to be gum.
The Laundry Lady sighs. Volunteer/Meeting Girl checks the time. And the Queen of Hearts, well she roars, "Off with their heads!!" She obviously assumes the boys are to blame - actually everyone assumes the boys are to blame.
A deviation from the time schedule is required while the Laundry Lady shakes out every piece of clothing from the load. Also she checks every item for more gum. There is plenty to be found. She even checks each pocket of the several pair of khaki CARGO shorts and pants that make up the load. A part of her is just wanting to make sure an entire pack of gum is not still in a pocket. The Queen of Hearts is secretly hoping to find the offender.
All the items are then reloaded into the washer. Hopefully another round will get rid of any sticky stuff.
After Volunteer/Meeting Girl is back home, the Laundry Lady revisits the problem. While loading the khakis into the dryer she pulls off a few more icy blue pieces. Saying a quick prayer of protection, she pushes the start button on the dryer.
All seems to be well as she unloads the dryer. Nothing appears to be stuck together or ruined. A quick peek into the dryer shows no signs of damage either. Whew! She opens the washer to make the next "switch" and suddenly realizes she is somewhat stuck to the floor. Yes, by something icy blue.
"OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!", yells the Queen of Hearts. But with whose head? Everyone realizes that the offender has not been identified. Calmer voices prevail. The Mom is in completely control by the time the boys are picked up from school.
This week the Laundry Lady checked ALL the pockets in the khaki load. Her findings? A couple of quarters, a movie ticket, and an entire pack of icy blue gum.
Sigh - someone is going to have to learn to do his laundry if this keeps up!
simple faith
# posted by simple faith : 10:02 AM
