All I Want For Christmas...

Is for my laundry to be done! No really, we are knee deep in dirty socks and damp towels around the bug shack. See the ol' washing machine has decided that it doesn't have to rinse or drain on the first, or second or third, cycle for that matter for the last 2 weeks or so.

I tried everything I could think of to take mercy on the big box that we depend so much on and don't realize just how much we need it until its not working. I tried switching to liquid soap instead of powder, washing everything on the same cycle, extra small loads (cause this helps get it done). Nothing was working.

We were ready to just go out and buy a new washer. (It being Christmas time and all we have all kinds of extra money laying around you know). Then hubs decided to try and take the washer apart and see if it was something he could fix himself. Turns out that yes indeed, he could fix the beast!! I never thought I would be happy to send $100 on something that looks like some funky happy meal toy.

At last report the washer was rinsing and draining like a charm. Now if I could just put a call into Santa and ask him to send a little elf over to help me get caught I would be a happy girl!