I love Tom for so many reasons! His dish washing capabilities, however, are not included among those reasons. While I was out for a girls' night last night, Tom thought he'd be sweet and "do the dishes." These are the results:
There were only about 3 plates and 2 cups in the dishwasher. As for the rest..."they're soaking," he told me. I just started laughing. Soaking?! I thought I invented that trick when I was a teenager. And of course they don't need to soak for only a few minutes...it's best if they soak all night. I think this must be the most widely used "trick" to get out of finishing up dishes. Reese and future little people better come up with something a little more clever if they want to get passed this lady.
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what a crack-up! I've had to "show" my husband how to start the washer and put in a load of clothes too many times to count, watch out for that one too!!! ha ha gotta love em'
I am laughing out loud!!! Too funny. I totally used that one all the time as a kid. I love how all the bowls are scattered throughout the counter. It is the thought that counts though!!
One of my favorite tricks...as a matter of fact, I told Nora I'd do the dishes tonight and I have a couple of enchilada pans soaking right now. It's been about an hour but I think they need a few more hours just to make sure. (Adam)
It must be an innate, preborn male quality. My husband does the EXACT same thing. I think it's so funny (well, 80% of the time)!?! I guess I'm not that great when I then just leave it "soaking" all day long until he gets home from work and can clean it. I seriously did the same thing when I lived at home. Who wants to scrub the dried on potatoes? I remember my mom saying the same things to me about leaving the dishes there that I now say to my hubby. I swore I'd never do that :-).
I pulled that as a kid too. And Will pulls it as an adult now. And also, for the record, doing the dishes INCLUDES wiping off the counters and table. And if you want bonus points, sweep the floor. Come on men, basic HomeEc here.
Funny. At least he tries. Most roommates don't even get to the soaking part of dishes...
Reese is so adorable. Looks like she enjoyed herself at the zoo. :)
Oh the soaking! Tom, I hope you don't mind, but I may have to use this as Exhibit A next time I do dishes to prove to Adrienne that soaking is a method.
P.S. Rachel, "soaking" is how we grew up--it buys time, shows we have good intentions, and it truly makes it easier to clean the dishes :)
-Steve
I'm sorry, but this is the funniest blog entry I've ever seen. I don't know a married woman who hasn't experienced this with their husband.
Taylor told me he never does this. I do agree with him for two reasons......for one, he hardly ever does the dishes. Second, he doesn't leave things soaking all over the counter.....they're just soaking in the sink. ;)
Our house is the same. Ry was doing the dishes once and after loading them he said, "what kind of soap do we use?" after telling him he said, "wow, I don't think I've ever done the dishes in this house before." We have lived in "this house" for almost 4 years! But you gotta love em.
That is so funny. That is Mark's excuse all the time. It can be a dish that just needs to be rinsed and put in the dishwasher but he says it needs to soak. The girls are getting older now so their job is to empty the dishwasher. I love it! It was a great day when they started that.
I thought that was a Koch thing! Ha ha!
oh my gosh - brent does the same thing. i come home to a kitchen full of soaking dishes which i end up doing the next day. guys are so funny!
Dad and I laughed and laughed. Sorry Rachel, I guess it's paypack time. We've been putting up with it for sooo many years. Maybe that's why I stopped cooking so I didn't have do deal with it. Now I only have to put up with the cupboards being left open, after the dishes are put away(maybe that's just a David and Dad thing). Or Dad being mad at Michael because he left his dishes in the sink(not even soaking).
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