Everyone needs time away

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

So I just got back from my first ever girls' weekend. It was AWESOME! I got to hang out with good friends and had so much fun. I was apprehensive about leaving the kids since I had never done it before. But it was fine! They had a wonderful time with Daddy and I got a much deserved break!

Of course there's always a couple of funny things that happen when Mom is away. So I'll have to share this funny story:

Yesterday I was needing to get some laundry done (since Derek used up all 13 pairs of Sofia's underwear in 2 days
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Me: Did you do laundry this weekend?
Him: Yeah, Ryan leaked through his diaper. I had to wash the sheets & mattress pad.
Me: You're not suppose to put the Oxiclean in the detergent area, that's only for liquid
Him: I don't know...I just used those tablets
Me: What tablets?
Him: The ones in the laundry room
Me: DID YOU USE DISHWASHING TABLETS IN MY LAUNDRY MACHINE?
Him: I didn't know
Me: Did it not occur to you that you put the same thing in the washer that you had been using in the dishwasher
Him: I thought it was actually ingenious that they made a product that worked on both
Me: NEVER EVER TOUCH MY MACHINE AGAIN!!!

The lesson learned: You CAN be too smart to do laundry! Gotta love him for trying... LOL

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Trish, that is SO hilarious! And he may be on to something there...a dual purpose detergent, hmmmmm. :-)

Elizabeth Fitterer said...

Gotta love Derek :) Who knows--maybe there is a need for this wonder detergent that will clean everything. Hell, why not wash clothes and dishes in the same machine??