Thursday, March 27, 2008

MEN!

I emptied the hampers into the laundry baskets. I carried the baskets downstairs. I washed both loads. I folded the laundry. And I carried the baskets upstairs.

(In case you forgot my stance on laundry, click here.)

One basket had adult clothes- mostly my hubby's shirts.
The other basket had sheets and towels.

While I was hanging up my hubby's shirts, I asked him to please put the towels away. He happily agreed.

A few hours later after we had put the boys to bed, I went in our room and saw a laundry basket on our bed. Inside the basket were (you know where this is going) the sheets and a single washcloth. I looked at Ken and said, "I thought you said you'd put the towels away?"

"I did put the towels away, honey."

**Deep breath**

"Hon, will you please put all the things in the basket away."
"Sure! All you had to do was ask."

6 comments:

Mother Goose said...

All you can do is just love us!! And stop trying to train. It wont work!!

Cassie said...

LOL...something like that totally happened with Jonny and I the other day. We were getting home late and I mentioned I still needed to do laundry. He volunteered to put them in the dryer so I could go to bed, and I said, "ok well if you do please dont put my khakis in the dryer." A day and a half later I find out they hadnt been put in the dryer! Why you ask? Becuase I said, "If you do...". I figured he had volunteered...he was still waiting to be told! Heaven help them!

Mother Goose said...

Michael left the first comment!

Nursemom said...

I think I"ve trained Kevin pretty good. He does stuff when I ask him to. And he does the whole thing. He's a very smart little hubby.

Jonnycool said...

That is the best story ever. I definately relate to that. Hubby: 1 Wifey: 0

AZ Allreds said...

Chiara,

Thank you for capturing what all womenfolk go through. Mine is more of where does the dirty laundry go? Not on top of the empty hamper's lid -- but inside. That one still doesn't get through.