Fun with Chalkboards......

 

Part of the comedic charm of my family is that we have these giant chalkboards on our pantry doors. We are constantly leaving notes for each other, little reminders etc... Then someone comes along and changes a word or two and the whole meaning changes! The same holds true for pictures, someone could draw a triangle and somehow it morphs into a an alien vomiting a jack-o-lantern on dad's head. Never a dull moment, and some of the funniest things evolve from boredom! This chalkboard entry was posted because someone, who shall remain nameless, used my washcloths to wash her car.

She is not the only one who does this, it has been a 20 year battle with my husband. He uses washcloths to clean the bathrooms, cars, and some of the gunkiest things you can imagine. They have been bleached and ruined over and over again. I started a couple of years ago buying washcloths that, to any normal person, could not be confused with a rag. They had pink and green stripes, green and white polka dots, and crocheted edges...where do I find them? In the laundry-room cabinet with the rags! When I protest, I get the "well if you don't want me to clean or do the laundry that can be arranged" Ok let's not get all crazy here, I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth..especially that cleaning and laundry are not my friends. So I just secretly go into the laundry-room, take the pretty washcloths out of the rag cabinet and move on with life. However, I am trying to stop the buck with the cut-from-the-same-cloth-child! One day she will have a home (and I have been informed that it will be perfectly cleaned, and have children that are perfectly behaved and clean up after themselves because they will be trained perfectly...oh poor disillusioned one) and have nice things, even if they are as simple as washcloths, and she will want to keep them that way, and someone will use them to clean out the gunk in the bathtub drain, or to change the oil in his car...then she will understand! In case you can't read the photos the first one, written by me says "Let us review the differences between a washcloth and a rag: 1. A washcloth is pretty and used for your face and delicate parts. 2. A rag is old, dirty and...well for cleaning scum. washcloth=delicate rag=scum Lets not mix them up, cause the results could be scummy delicates." The cleverly revised PSA is "Let us review the differences between a washcloth and a rag: 1. A washcloth is pretty and used for your face and delicate flowers. 2. A mom is old, dirty and...well for cleaning up crime. washcloth=delicate rag=scumbags Lets not mix them up, cause the results could be scummy delicates."  Funny...but I promise you not their best  work. They, like me, are getting soft in their old age. =)