Stewart has told me about eighteen times to quit leaving our huge Costco bottle of liquid laundry detergent on top of the washer, because it will eventually fall off and make a mess.
So I don't know why I was surprised when I went in Monday night to switch over the laundry and found it on the floor. It had exploded, and the detergent had spread out over the entire floor, all the way under the washer and dryer to the wall behind.
It took us over an hour and about a dozen towels to clean up the mess. Stewart was understandably frustrated with me as he held up the heavy appliances so I could crawl underneath them to mop up the sticky disaster. And I'm still going to have to mop the floor a couple more times to get it all up, I think. But at least it will probably smell April fresh in there from now on.
As I cried tears of frustration, I thought to myself that I really ought to listen to Stew from now on. Because sometimes it is in your best interest to listen to your husband.
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i feel ya, girl! i have had stuff like that happen before. down right frustrating!
ReplyDeleteha! it's the opposite at our house. i tell him time and time again to put X away or Y will happen and he never listens. then Y happens and he gets all pissed off and then when he looks at me, he gets even more mad because although i never say anything, my disapproving look says it all haha!
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It's the opposite in our house too. It really frustrates me telling him to do things over and over - his mother has a theory that men love to be nagged, because if they didn't they'd do things the first time! I love how you're taking the positives from this episode though and embracing your freshly scented floor!
ReplyDeleteHAHA that sucks. It's not really funny but kind of is because who doesn't love the smell of fresh laundry detergent?
ReplyDeleteThese kinds of events always happen when they are the least convenient, like late at night or when you are rushing out the door, adding to the frustration and anger. But I bet you won't make this mistake again! I'm sorry this happened, it totally sucks!
ReplyDelete"I really ought to listen to Stew from now on" WELL, that's just BLASPHEMY right there!!!! ;P
ReplyDeleteI will go to the ends of the earth not to let Pete know he was right about something. Gotta keep his ass in its place. ;P
Hahaha. Oh no!!! That happened at my parent's house one time and it was such a mess!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG this literally just happened to my BIL and SIL!! I would totally cry too! =\
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a nightmare! Lucky he was there to help lift everything though :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh what a bummer! That stuff is hard to clean up and you are right at least it smells good.
ReplyDeleteTotally something I would do!!! lol
ReplyDeleteOh no! I would've cried too! I can only imagine what a mess that was! I guess men CAN be right sometimes! ;)
ReplyDeleteI will not be allowing JD to see this post because I do not want to listen to him and even if he is right I hate to tell him so ;) I do the same thing with the costco detergent and he yells at me. So far so good but now I am nervous!
ReplyDeleteThis literally made me laugh out loud - totally something that would happen between me and my husband! But yes, the silver lining in this is that your laundry room will smell divine.
ReplyDeleteOh no!!! I'd be so passed at myself, and embarrassed for not listening! But, one of my all time favorite smells is clean laundry, so that would be a plus! I hope it's all cleaned no, and that you guys had a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteOH NO!!! this is something I would probably do too haha
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