Laundry meets eBay

Okay, I found this over at Joy in the Morning. There is a mother of six children who is selling "Clothesline Fresh Pillowcases." Yep, she is selling a set of sheets she bought at Target, washed them , and then hung them out to dry on the clothesline. She says, "Experience a different era. Enjoy your country fresh pillowcases." She also offers some insight with her "Top Ten Questions I Have About Laundry." I know the joy that is line dried sheets and clothes. Aaaahh!! They smell so good. I just didn't know you could sell them on eBay. I give her credit for giving it a try. Maybe I should get in on the action. ;-) I've got a clothesline just waiting to go and we are in the country too!!

How Fun!

I found this fun tool on Flickr thanks to Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer. You just enter your name and your computer creates a really cute version of it. And, if you don't like that particular version you can click on the individual tiles until you find what you like. Cool, huh?

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Getting Ready at 1 am??

I think I need to stop reading Harry Potter right before bed.

While I was visiting my Dad this past week I would take advantage of the alone time and read a good bit of my Harry Potter book as I laid in bed. It was great. I am paying now for the loss of sleep but it was a good change of pace.

Saturday night started out no differently. I read till about 11 pm and turned off the lights and fell to sleep. At some point I woke up and looked at the clock radio and swore I saw 7:50 am. I freaked because that means Caleb has overslept and his naps will be royally messed up. It didn't occur to me that it was pitch black outside and that I didn't feel rested at all. I jumped out of bed and went into his room. He was fast asleep. That should've been another clue. NOPE! I patted his bottom and spoke to him until he woke up. I pulled him out of bed and walked into my room. We rocked a little bit and then I put him down on the floor to play while I got ready. I made the bed and was about to change Caleb into his day clothes and brush my teeth. I even thought I should take my shower because Caleb was being so quiet. Hmmmm. Caleb sure wasn't playing much and was being really quiet too. Still NO CLUE!

As I was going into the bathroom to brush my teeth and take a shower I looked at the clock (Thank You, Lord!) and saw 1-stinking-AM. I said, "You've GOT to be KIDDING me!" I scooped up Caleb so fast and put him back in his Pack-N-Play. He didn't complain or fuss. He laid down and went straight to sleep. I un-made the bed so fast you probably wouldn't have seen those covers fly. I slept till 7 am (the real one) and got Caleb up for good. He was a lot more focused and willing to play as was I.

I haven't done something like this in years. I was known to take showers at 2 am in college. It was the water hitting my face that woke me up. How I got down from my loft (a pretty good distance), gathered my stuff, took off my clothes, and got into the shower without waking up is beyond me. Thankfully, this is not a regular thing. Just enough to get a good laugh afterwards and that is what Chris is doing since I told him. Thanks, Honey!

Laundry Nostalgia

WASHING CLOTHES:

Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water
Set tubs so smoke wont blow in yer eyes if the wind is pert
Shave one hole cake of lye soap in boilin water
Sort things; make 3 piles---1 white, 1 colored, 1 pile of work breetches and rags
To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with boiling water
Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then boil
Then rub colored things, but don't boil, just wrench and starch
Take things out of the kettle
Wrench and starch
Hang old rags on fence
Spread tea towels on the grass
Pore leftover wrench water on the flower beds
Scrub porch with hot soapy water
Turn tubs upside down
Go put on a clean dress, smooth hair down
Brew a cup of tea
Sit a spell and count yer blessings

Let us all remember this next time we want to complain about our ever growing laundry piles and really count our blessings.

Needed: Mommies

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed.
Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:
Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION:
Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS:
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.

I saw this over at Retro Mom and had to share. Go on over to see her and say hi.

Oh, The Carnage!

Chris and I have been fighting the ants in our house ever since we started getting a little bit more rain. Darn that rain! I preferred those ants being deep under the earth and NOT in my house!! I have to clean out the kitchen sink every night before bed or else we'll have steady line of ants by morning. We ate the last pieces of Caleb's cake last night and I "forgot" to put them in the dishwasher. Needless to say, I saw a line of very happy, icing-eating ants. I was MAD and ready for WAR!

Now that I've given you the background listen into what happened next.

Me: Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! I HATE ANTS!!!

Chris: (Silence) (He was trying to read his Bible before he left for work)

Me: Where are you boogers coming from?? I'm going to find your little hole and YOU WILL PAY!!

Chris: (More Silence)

Me: Ah Hah! I found it...the hole! (I promptly grabbed the ant spray). You are going to regret you ever came into my house! You are going to writhe in pain and the carnage, oh the carnage!

Chris: Honey, It is kind of hard to read the Bible and pray when I hear you delight in the massacre you are about to inflict.

Sarah: 5
Ants: 0

Bwahaha!!