Nearly Wordless Wednesday: Don't Sweat the Dirty Laundry

Sure, when my mother's over, it's a folding party and...NO!...I was NOT even invited!

Although, I gave up hope of ever "finishing" the laundry, a long time ago, I still think it's cute how my mother comes over and gets my kids to help her fold their laundry, sort of.

"I can't believe that this basket is full of JUST socks!"

6 pairs of feet make for a lot of socks, I guess.  Still.  It's easier to holler at the kids, when they're getting ready for soccer, field hockey, or whatever else requires some extrasensory protection against stinky sports equipment.

"DID YOU CHECK IN THE SOCK BASKET???"

Now that the cooler weather is here, we're going to be hitting the sock basket (pretty hard) and, well, while most people would probably think that blogging about my mother, folding my laundry, with my kids, is pretty, you know, sad and a pathetic state of the blogging universe, these days, really.

"Ewww, this one still looks....crusty."

On the surface, it's snot.

"Like boogers, right?"

To a wigged-out, frustrated and disenchanted blogger (like me) it's all about seizing the moment, to be able to look a little deeper, then commit all of your thoughts and feelings into a few short paragraphs, well, some folks would STILL consider this to be just a silly little story.

"Only Mama can make even folding laundry...look fun!"

I call it sublime poetry.

CLICK!

"You're not going to blog that, are you?"

I just don't sweat the dirty laundry, all that much, anymore.

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Comments

[Melissa Multitasking Mama]

Adorable- and we have a sock basket too =) Happy WW!

[Heidi]

I'm always up to my elbows in dirty laundry. I hate folding it too.
And your story isn't silly. It's wonderful. These are the moments that you will look back on and cherish, and your children will as well. When you blog about things that matter to you, you've made a great post. Thanks for sharing!
(The booger thing was kind of gross though!)
If you'd like to stop by my blog I'm at http://cakecrumbs-heidi.blogspot.com/> Cake Crumbs.

[Heather]

ha ha ha ha.
We have a sock basket here, for TWO people. I can't imagine 6 people! ;)

[Sarah]

That sock basket idea is sort of fun, lol.....my laundry is never ending as well, we've got four kids under 8 and my hubby and I, so I can totally relate. Most of the time the laundry is done, and it gets folded.....but then never makes it to the drawer. I know this sounds sort of cliche, but I'm sooo happy to find someone else with the same sort of issues, lol. I just try to remember they're only young once, and the laundry will eventually dwindle down to just enough for two....and then what will we do? {:0)

[Headless Mom]

The socks are the most dreaded part of laundry day, aren't they?

I envy that you live so close to your mother that she can have this kind of impact on your children. Very cool!

[Stacey @ Tree, Root, and Twig]

Can I just tell you how it floods me with fuzzy relief to know that others have a "sock basket," too? Our sock basket is in our "shoe closet." Seriously, the front entry closet is full of shoes and socks. And I'll be honest, it's pretty stinky in there. ;)

[Superwoman Quest]

I have sock basket too! I gave up on folding socks a looong time ago. I also have four kids and with so much laundry, I'm thinking of giving up folding other things too. Maybe a underwear basket is in order?