Fun with washing clothes
January 23, 2008 | Filed under: Stuff
Since we got a puppy over Thanksgiving, I’ve gotten into the habit of keeping doggie cookies in my pocket for bribery purposes.
What I haven’t gotten into the habit of doing is emptying my pockets before I do laundry. Today I found a nice muddy mess of dissolved doggie cookies, chapstick, gum, and bandaids stuck to the bottom of the washer, rendering it useless.
I’m sure my washing machine loves me, somewhere deep, deep down.
Or maybe that’s Sears, since we have to keep buying new ones. It’s gotten so bad that my husband has taken over laundry duties.
On second thought, if you’re the laundry-doer in your household, maybe you should try the whole cookie in your pocket strategy and see if YOUR significant other takes over for you! Best of luck.
Oh and tell Sears I sent you.
Tags: funny, humorous, kids, laundry, love, marriage, parenting, romance novels, Sears
Posted by Jill @ 1:00 am | Make a Comment
Stacy ~ says:
LOL. Jill! Wow, drastic yet effective. I like that. Clever girl.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 4:14 amJudy F says:
what a cutie…. I leave hair clips and change and chapstick in my pockets…
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 5:18 amShirley says:
I’m the same with the dog treats… straight in the washing machine because I forget to empty pockets. Sadly, hubby hasn’t taken over the chore. I must try harder…
Gorgeous pic, by the way.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 5:39 amElizabeth K says:
Oh, the things that have gone through my wash!! Ink pens are my personal fave…
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 6:18 amPatty L. says:
I used to never think to empty my sons pockets. After last summer, I discovered that worms become transparent and about a mile long in the washing machine. It was so gross my daughter is still made that she had worm gunk all over her clothes. :rotfl:
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 6:22 amLaurie says:
I’m fortunate in that hubby does most of our laundry. The funniest sight is him with bras and panties of all sizes and colors hanging on his arm as he brings them upstairs to hang dry. He’ll hang them on door knobs, dining room chairs, etc. I’ll come home from work sometimes and it looks like there’s been a frat party – bras and panties hanging all over the place.
Stay warm! We’re up to 8 degrees right now, a real heatwave.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 6:45 amLiza says:
I only wash things in pockets if my nieces are staying at my house. They never empty out their pockets, so I’ve washed chapstick, ticket stubs, tissues, and one time a cell phone. The battery was shot, but the phone still worked after it dried out.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:12 amDevon Ellington says:
Laundry with full pockets is returned unwashed.
Because of the years on Broadway and in film and television doing wardrobe, I am FEROCIOUS about laundry.
Full pockets, unfastened bras — trust me, you do NOT want to be on the receiving end of that wrath!
But what a great way to have the S.O. take over laundry detail!
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:15 amapril says:
I don’t do the laundry in the house. I used to only do it when I needed clothes which is less frequent than the boy needs clothes so he started doing the laundry. Then, we got a new washer. I never learned how to use it so now I can’t do the laundry. It’s a nice deal.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 amjean says:
The puppy is getting so big. He looks so cute in the snow.
I’ve washed to many odd things to list here but the worst was gum. Oh not that it did anything in the washing machine. No, it waited to come out of pocket while it was in the dryer. Oh good times. Try getting a full pack of smeared gum off the clothes and the dryer. Boy did I throw a fit. It hasn’t happened since.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 amLindsay says:
Your puppy is getting so big, Jill!! We have a chocolate lab too, and she is HUGE haha… but you will have so much fun with him =)
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:46 amAsthmagirl says:
The most I’ve been able to do is get my husband to wash his own clothes.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 amMy little dogs would go nuts if I walked around with puppy biscuits in my pockets. They’re nuts for biscuits!
naomi says:
I do laundry. I have too many items that require “special care” for the boy to take over. Though, the day I left a pen in my pants and got ink all over the inside of the dryer, I thought I was going to lose my laundry priviledges
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 8:09 amAndey says:
Heh. At least there were no crayons. Last summer I did a whole load of Ethel’s laundry and missed an orange crayon. Oops… lots of white/pastel summer clothes now sporting orange crayon streaks. And she couldn’t even blame her brother because the whole load was her stuff.
Jill, myspace misses you. Come back.
The whole reason I got an account on that bloody damned time-wasting hellhole was so I could be your friend.
Proof: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=120277030&blogID=181302192&Mytoken=8AF00EA1-6813-400F-843421BCD956B08272862933
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 8:15 amAndey says:
Oh, and I love that the google ads today are promoting washing machines and tide detergent.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 amBailey Stewart says:
The worst we ever had was kleenex – tiny pieces of tissue everywhere.
Since it’s only me, I don’t have anyone to turn the laundry duty over to.
Izzy is getting big.
Andey – and all this time, I thought it was for me. :rotfl:
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 8:44 amBayou Woman says:
Great idea! Can I tell him it was your idea and not mine?!!!
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 9:37 amBW
Mandy says:
Oh you must try Crayons. They are just the best to have melted at the bottom of your washer!
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 amJill says:
Oh I’ve washed Crayons plenty of times, which is a nightmare. But you know what’s worse? Oldest’s lipglosses…
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 amCourtney says:
OMG. Izzy may be the most adorable puppy in America.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 amJill says:
We like to refer to her as the Adorable Nightmare.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 11:29 amPumpkin says:
Hey there.
Thanks for popping into my blog today and thankyou for your lovely comment sweetie, these things are sad and I don’t think I will ever get used to them happening.
However, Scotland sans funeral, is a lovely place to visit…although I am ofcourse biased
If you ever need ideas for places to visit in the land of kilts, seriously, feel free to leave me a wee comment and I’ll make some suggestions. xx
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 ambonita says:
my worst—a Movado watch (what was it doing in a pocket, anyway?) and a $100 bill.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 11:59 amLuckily the watch, like a Timex, kept on ticking. The $100 bill, not so much. Took it to the bank and after much wrangling and pleading got a replacement – a 5$ fee!
Now I’m not *allowed* to wash SO’s things. HOORAY!!!!!
Susan says:
You owe the Adorable Nightmare a treat for getting your DH to take over laundry duties!
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 12:40 pmAndey says:
Chapstick isn’t pretty, either. And I second Susan’s suggestion- give the puppy lotsa treats.
Bailey- you know I love you. (((Hugs)))
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 1:20 pmCourtney says:
Poor Izzy. It’s not easy being a puppy.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pmdlyn says:
Dog cookies, kleenexes, chapstick etc in my pockets, pocket knife, nails, screws, drill bits and change in my husbands – it is a wonder there is any room for clothes in there!
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 1:49 pmLis says:
Kleenex is awful. One time when I was in junior high my mom somehow put something of hers with lipstick in the pocket in with my favorite striped sweater. Totally ruined the sweater, hers however was black and still okay
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 2:52 pmDonna M says:
For some reason checking the pockets isn’t something I usually forget but I do on occasion, it seems it is always kleenex that is left in the pocket then! Ugh, hate trying to get all of it out of the washer, usually it all comes off the clothes in the dryer! Since there is just me I have to do the laundry but I don’t mind. My mom once managed to turn my dad’s long underwear pink! Can’t tell you all the teasing he endured for that from us kids & mom too!! Luckily it was all under the work clothes cause the guys at work would have given him major grief!! Mom also washed his wallet once, driver’s license, cash, everything! The money was nice & clean, the driver’s license didn’t look to good!
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 3:15 pmThe puppy is growing & adorable, especially in the snow. The snow on our hills is mostly gone but I think we might get some more the next few days. Sunshine would be real nice!
Brandy says:
I’ve been vigilante about cheking pockets for the past two years because Son is now 5 and matchbox cars, money, and candy wrappers seem to find their way to the washing machine. Hubs has to be checked now, too. Thanks to the pen he left in a pocket once, not to mention his wallet! *G*
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 4:46 pmCryna says:
Wow, puppy is growing and still adorable. I learned early on to check pockets when doing laundry with a son who puts everything in pockets. I too have washed wallets, which is not great for driver’s license, registrations etc.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 5:13 pmjeanne says:
I turned everything pink once including all my husband’s underwear and his robe (which I got to wear lol). My daughter wears pants with a thousand pockets and invariably I miss things – all the above and the latest was a $10 lottery ticket. I made a rule years ago that unless they come to me within a very reasonable time – all money is mine. I’ve made hundreds and I’ve never once had a problem with ones to twenties – maybe hundreds aren’t made the same :rotfl:
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 6:57 pmT. A. Anderson says:
What a cutie!! DH shrank all my jumpers!!! I do the laundry now
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 7:44 pmAndey says:
Brandy- consider yourself fortunate if Matchbox cars only wind up in the laundry. We had to have the toilet pulled out and replaced once because a couple of cars got flushed. (Maintenance was NOT amused.)
The boy also had a thing for parking them in my (admittedly more than ample) cleavage. He insisted that it was his garage.
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 pm