I wondered where I left my gum....

In case you've never parented a 14 year old boy, let me tell you....the attention span and level of responsibility is quite similar to a 2 yr old. Although, Jeff will admit that he generally has his "head up his booty" about as often as Ollie.

Sometime recently, Jeff was wondering how I could understand Ollie's behavior and I quickly explained that I'd been married to "him" for 21 years! That apple sure didn't fall far from the tree.

You can imagine how thrilled I was to pull this out of the dryer...

And find this inside.... Laundry at our house is a joke. We are blessed to have two sets of really nice washers and dryers. The plan was for Jeff and me to use the ones in the master bedroom and the kids would use the ones on the main floor. Well, that plan never even got off the ground! Not long ago, I heard Ollie tell someone that he did his own laundry. What he meant was that he throws the dirties down the shoot every couple of days and after repeated nagging by mom, puts the clean folded and hung clothes in his closet.

Upon questioning about the gum, Ollie's response was, "Well, I wondered where I left my gum." Ughhhhhh! At least he's honest!

I assigned him the cleanup duty and suggested he could use lighter fluid. Mr. Safety was quite alarmed and took all precautions.

Mom, I'm really not sure about this....

Why does this look like a military attack? It's a clothes dryer....

Finally he dives in and completes the assignment without injury!