Thank You!

It was such a great feeling! At the end of the day, yesterday, every hamper in the house was empty. Now, they weren’t emptied onto the floor, as is usually the case in the boy’s room. But I had done load after load of laundry and got it folded and put away. (OK, there was one still drying when I retired to bed.) For just a few minutes I was caught up on the washing, drying, and putting away of all the dirty clothing in the house.
I stood in amazement of my hard work and thought, “It’s too bad no one else in this home even notices that I’ve done all this. No one thanks me or stands in awe of my housewifeliness.”
So, I thought I would thank myself and all those out there who work so hard to keep the laundry done. It doesn’t stay done for more than a few minutes, but for the briefest of seconds you have concluded a monumental task! Don’t think nobody notices because I do. I know there were many things you would have rather done than touch gross clothing from your children’s floor. You don’t necessarily enjoy folding other people’s underwear (I hope.). You do it out of love for your family. Or is it to stop the stench from filtering out of the children’s room? Maybe it is due to getting tired of everyone saying, “Have you seen my blue socks? Where are my pants?” You think or perhaps mutter, “They’re in the dryer. They’ve been wandering around the house on their own for weeks. Someone had to take action.” Whatever the cause, I thank you, you noble launderers/laundresses! Without you, this world would be one smelly mess!