Did You Know..

Did you know that a toddler sock can some how go through the tiny holes in the washing machine drum or under the agitator and be pulled into the pump as the washing machine is draining out the dirty water. Well we did not know this until today.

On Friday evening I washed Carly's load of laundry, then proceeded to wash her high chair cover. Unfortunately, this second load never finished. Instead everything in the process occurred, minus the final rinse and spin cycle. Oops! I messed with it on Friday night with no luck. David tried on Saturday morning with no luck. So I began calling around. One place was closed and another was taking quite a while to call back. So, I decided to put this mission on hold until Monday morning. I had found a way to get David's clothes washed before his trip (thanks to fabulous friends), and we were not interested in paying the Saturday rates. So this morning I began calling again. The first place said it would be Wednesday before anyone could get here. This idea did not sit well with me. I had a washing machine filled about a third of the way with water, a husband who would be out of town for the week, and a daughter who LOVES to make a mess. I needed to have my machine back as soon as possible, because heaven forbid a part needed to be ordered and it would be another day or two before the part would come in and someone could come back out to really fix the machine.

Thankfully, my second called turned out successful and someone could be out here during lunch time. Well two trips later and a few dollars later a sock was found inside the pump, and we were back up and running by dinner time!

So today's lesson of the day --> put toddler socks in a washing machine bag to prevent them from disappearing! The dryer may not eat socks, but the washing machine sure does!!