laundromat woes

A couple came into our laundromat last night with their two children to do their laundry. The kids spent the better part of an hour running around the laundromat, climbing ON washing machines, playing bumper cars with the laundry carts, and generally wreaking havoc. Our employee calmly asked them over, and over again, not to do what they were doing. The final straw, however, was when they climbed IN one of the dryers. At that point she told them they had to get out, and their mom confronted her and told her not to speak to her children, but to speak to her! They'd be out in a minute...as soon as she took their picture! Next they decided to put coins in the bill slot in the card machine, and, in the process, jammed both of the machines so that none of the other customers could get laundry cards.

At this point, our employee called me, unsure what to do next, as there was a line of customers waiting to get cards. I told her how to handle the situation and went down to the laundromat to try and fix the machines. The couple had, by this time, finished their wash, but were out of money to do their drying. They asked if we would start their machine, while they went and got some money. Sorry, no can do.

After approximately 30 minutes, the husband was back with cash. They started the dryer and promptly climbed on top of one of the folding tables to play a board game. Argh.

Apparently, the couple was unfazed by everything that transpired, because before they left she asked if we were hiring.

Nails!

I wouldn't normally post videos two days in a row, but this just cracks me up!

We're in a tight spot!

This has been one of my favorite songs of all time, ever since i first watched the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?" one of my all-time favorite movies...

no time

No time to blog, I'm cleaning house..finally! More specifically...I'm cleaning my closet. I shall post "after" pictures when I'm done. (If I can figure out what's wrong with my camera!) Generally, I keep my closet pretty clean, but it's gotten a little unorganized over the holidays. Between that and all the clothes that no longer fit me, it's just depressing. So...out with the old, and in with the...well, not much new, but at least I'll be able to find what's in there!

Sadness

I learned today that my husband's aunt, Elaine, passed away a couple days ago. The news leaves me very, very sad. Elaine was a dear, sweet friend to me. She always had my back and was so supportive of us. We sit in the balcony at church and she usually sat in the 2nd or 3rd row down below. She would look for me on Sundays and I would look for her, and if we were at the same service, she would smile and wave. She told me to always let it be a reminder to me that she was praying for us. I will miss her.