Sunday, May 06, 2007
Mark's Amazing Pile O Laundry
For whatever reason, I don't do Mark's laundry. (OK, the reason is I hate laundry more than almost any household chore, and it's the one thing that he has to do or else suffer dire consequences, so I don't have to nag him about it. So that's one of his contributions to the household.)
But he has a very pragmatic view of laundry - he does it on an as-needed basis. So when he's had to wear his swimsuits for underwear for a couple of days he knows it's time to toss a load in - enough clothes to get him through the week and that's it. What this means in reality is that he has entire seasons of dirty laundry at any given time.
The other day Connor was shrieking in joy in the bedroom, and we went to check on him to find him playing in "Daddy's clothes mountain" like a puppy in a pile of leaves. It's gotten to be a pretty impressive pile!
Well Mark didn't really want much for his birthday this year, so I made some special meals for him on his B'day weekend and decided that as a little something extra I'd do his laundry for him. In the past couple of days I've done 8 or 9 loads of laundry. I have 8 loads left. I counted 40 work shirts so far (not counting undershirts and t-shirts.)
I am just so impressed with this figure that I had to share it. I'll post the final number tomorrow. =)
But he has a very pragmatic view of laundry - he does it on an as-needed basis. So when he's had to wear his swimsuits for underwear for a couple of days he knows it's time to toss a load in - enough clothes to get him through the week and that's it. What this means in reality is that he has entire seasons of dirty laundry at any given time.
The other day Connor was shrieking in joy in the bedroom, and we went to check on him to find him playing in "Daddy's clothes mountain" like a puppy in a pile of leaves. It's gotten to be a pretty impressive pile!
Well Mark didn't really want much for his birthday this year, so I made some special meals for him on his B'day weekend and decided that as a little something extra I'd do his laundry for him. In the past couple of days I've done 8 or 9 loads of laundry. I have 8 loads left. I counted 40 work shirts so far (not counting undershirts and t-shirts.)
I am just so impressed with this figure that I had to share it. I'll post the final number tomorrow. =)
