We had major plumbing issues that forced us to spend sometime in a local hotel. Fun, right??? Not when your teenager hasn't done laundry in about a month. She had just told me on the way home from school on fri. that she was "going to spend the whole weekend doing my laundry". Saturday morning we wake up to trouble.....so I say I will take you to the laundromat. She has never been and is quite anxious about the situation. She was shy at first but soon realized, no one really cares about you at the mat.....they want to get done and out of there as soon as they can.
She, of course, stated she would never go to a mat again. I reminded her that if she still is insisting on going away for college, this was part of the life of a college going gal. She didn't like that answer at all.
She couldn't believe I had my camera
Our laundromat
Do they all have the same floors?????
I tried to explain the joy of having several machines...she didn't get it
We spent a couple of nights in the hotel waiting for the plumbers to do their magic. Funny how Claire can make a fort anywhere, anytime, with anything. We went to eat so the little ones could play at the playground. We swam in the pool and had it all to ourselves!! Glad to be back home with great plumbing.
Claire's fort
Loving the slide
Every call has a beginning. A quiet moment when God whispers a promise to a mother’s heart . A holy place where a father bows and faithfully accepts the journey set before him. A miraculous morning that unexpectedly dawns… Casting its first light on a chosen threshold. A gentle knock..a closed door opens, a sacred invitation sent by the Father.. leads to the other side of the world. Where lonely hearts stare out orphanage windows praying for someone to care.. and then one morning, on an ordinary day an orphan’s life changes... God sends them a second chance...Through you..
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Favorite Poem
We are a family now, a whole,of which you are a part,and you are just as much our child as any in our heart. We do not love you differently,nor would we give up less of all that life has given us to bring you happiness.There is no limit to our love,no boundary you might cross,no price you may be asked to pay,no need to fear its loss. We are now one, the five of us,windows of one home. As long as we have life and breath,You’ll never be alone.~Nicholas Gordon
3 comments:
You're right about college. Bwa ha ha.
I learned to love the laundromat. I called every Tuesday "Thanksgiving." I'd go to the donut shop and get a coffee and donut, and then I'd take them to the tiny little park nearby and have my breakfast while I meditated on all the things I was thankful for that week. Of course, I put a lot of effort into making laundry day tolerable. But that's life. And now when I look back, I don't remember endless quarters and annoying strangers. I remember coffee and gratitude. College students surprise themselves sometimes.
Oh dear! I have some not so fond memories of the laundromat from my college days:) We've had our share of plumbing problems, and it definately stinks! Hope things are repaired soon!
That college comment was spot! on! Love it!
I stopped by to thank you so much for your beautiful comment on my post earlier this week. I loved the picture you painted... it expressed exactly what I was striving to say. Thank you so much for sharing, especially on such a vulnerable post for me. I really, really appreciated it!
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