Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

A Tale of Two Days

September 29, 2024

We could also call this making lemonade out of lemons. Or we could say I just offered up all the crap yesterday and God made a way for me today through that. No matter – it worked out. I just have to remember that for every ounce of good around here there seems to be a pound of bad and I need to remember how to deal with it. Here’s the lowdown.

Day 1 – Washer is broken so I took one of my daughters with me to the laundromat to do her clothes so she could see how all that works. Everything was fine until one of the machines gave up the ghost and decided to not work. Then we almost couldn’t get the door opened. So I called the number of the laundromat owner and left a message. We finally got the washer door opened but there was a LOT of water in it so my daughter had to wring out each piece of clothing before hauling it home. I texted the owner saying we got the clothes out and I left a note on the machine to let others know it wasn’t working. Which was probably obvious by the amount of water in it. :P

We came home and spun out the water (OK our washer does work but there is a broken part on it that makes a horrible grinding noise when running a load) and then dried everything. While we were at the laundromat though I had told the tale of our 3 washers in 6 years to a guy there and when the washer in the mat went belly up he looked at me and said, “I think you’re jinxed”. Wow thanks guy. Truly though – I’ve thought about it many many many times over the years with all the crap that has happened. I spent quite a bit of time crying after we got home.

Dinner was a bust – I was going to make a sheet pan stir fry and didn’t have nearly enough stuff for the sauce SO I went to the store and bought hot dogs and potato salad. I texted my oldest daughter to make the two cans of pork and beans we had and doctor them up (she did a great job). I also bought Nutella, croissants, milk, fall flavored cream cheeses. You get the idea. After dinner I felt a little better but the mess in the kitchen and knowing how stacked up on laundry we are made me uneasy. I went to bed and prayed and offered it all up for all those in need. Especially those who suffered the wrath of Hurricane Helene and those in war torn areas of our world.

Day 2

Today, I got up, had breakfast, and did my quiet time – prayer and bible study. Then I had a shower and that made me feel much better right there. Then I had a news flash from the Almighty – have your husband take the two loads of towels to the laundromat and you can do some laundry in your broken washer but just soak it, drain it, and dry it. Well that worked! I got all my laundry done (I was out of clothes) and a few other things too that we were in need of. ALSO – I got busy on the dishes and got them all done. WOOT – GO ME! While it was a busy day it was one of those catch up days and it felt good to get everything done. I even made last night’s dinner today and it was easy and tasty. And yes I offered it all up again. God never fails to help me out when I do that and I’ve done it for years. I’m not jinxed at all – God knows a servant when he sees one. Even if I’m not thrilled at first or even at all. It comes together in the end.

Thank you God for all Your help and be with all those who are struggling.

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September 29, 2024

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