Laundry Day Woes

Monday is usually laundry day here at the puddle, and this week was no different. However, our washing machine has decided to quit working...apparently there is some sensor that tells the machine if the lid is or is not closed...and it has stopped working. I used to be able to just give a good hard shove to the lid and it would start working again, but over time this too has stopped doing the trick...I tried even sitting on it and bouncing up and down to try to get it to start...didn't work. So, I had to figure out some other way to get things working. Here is what I came up with!



Yep, I shoved a hanger down in there and jiggled it around until the wash cycle started again! Worked like a charm! haha! I just hope that it holds out for a little longer...guess that Zack and I will have to start budgeting in washing machine repair/purchase into our budget!

On top of having to fight with my washing machine to get the laundry done, I had another little adventure. I put our laundry into the dryer and went off to work on something else...I kept hearing this loud banging noise coming from the dryer ...at first I thought that it was just a metal clasp or button on some pants...until I realized that there were NO pants/jeans in that load of laundry...that thought got me motivated to go check things out...at first, I saw nothing amiss...but, then the light caught it just right, and I found this!


...yes people, A BOX CUTTER was in my dryer...and it was open! I have NO idea how it got there! It must have gone through the wash as well...I have not yet brought myself to fold this load of laundry to determine if our clothing now has slits and slashes in places where there used to be none...so, if you see Zack and I sporting holey clothes, you'll know why!