In fifth grade I was selected to play the leading role in our class play, "No Bath Tonight." I'm not sure why since it's a story about a little boy who doesn't want to take a bath. Perhaps I was chosen because I was really good at making ornery facial expressions and pouting.
So the appointed time for the new washer delivery was slated from noon to 4p today. We had to leave by 11am so I could get the oldest to his Occupational Therapy appointment, and my dear husband was going to come home and be at the house at noon till I returned (since we missed the reschedule option, which wasn't offered in the automated confirmation call). In my usual Tuesday morning hustle (which usually starts earlier, but today speech was canceled as that therapist was out...so yeah, I slept in a bit), I'd started the oatmeal, roused the children, and after I'd delegated pot stirring to the eldest daughter, I began to get into the shower, which I'm apt to do almost last thing so I don't dawdle in there.
Can you guess what happened just as I was about to step into the hot refreshing stream of water? "MOM, the washing machine men are here!" Seriously, they arrived early. So it was no bath for me today, and I'm certain I was more than adequately pouty with the delivery men.
Happily I discovered that my new machine does indeed have a soak option! The first load was regular clothes, but the second load I did today was diapers. With the old machine I used to run a heavy duty cycle then a quick wash with warm water (instead of added rinses), which required I run downstairs to reset the diapers for the second wash. BUT now, I can set it up on bulky bedding (which is what's recommended if washing anything water resistant like PUL diaper covers and diaper bag), set with hot water, extra dirty, added water, and additional rinses. This all took about two hours, but I only had to set it once saving me the extra trip downstairs. Thus far, I like the improvements! Diapers came out nice and clean.
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