The kitchen doorknob
The storm door
The window (well, two) in the bedroom(s)
The drawer in the upstairs bathroom vanity
The drawer pulls on most of B’s dresser drawers
The drawer pull on the downstairs mittens-and-hat dresser
The kitchen silverware drawer
The toilet paper dispenser thingy
The decorative molding around the back door
The deck steps
The bulkhead hinges
The baby gate
Fifty percent of the toys in the house
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Is that all? I was sure the list would be longer.
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Then Congratulations are in order for falling short of your expectations!
I wonder how many other life situations we can rationalize that use of Congratulations for….
Anyway, would you quite screwing around and go fix something? (see, that’s funny because I said screwing as a play to your broken stuff. See how that’s funny? Yeah, I didn’t think so either…)
OK. Looking for a SCREWdriver RIGHT NOW. Let’s see if I can earn some more congratulations…
@_@
~Snort~
oh sigh. i have lists like that too. “things that require immediate attention” i think i’ve had a running list for a couple of years now. same as yours – storm doors, windows, stairs, clean out toy bins, etc (well, i have cleaned out the toy bins a few times in the last year, usually once something gets spilled in there or i see lots of dog hair – and right before holidays/birthdays when i know there will be an influx of new stuff). the fucking work is never done, is it?
EW. Thanks for reminding me that lemonade was spilled in the Thomas toy bin at S’s b’day party TWO WEEKENDS AGO. And I forgot about it. Until now. Ew. Sticky train tracks. Think I’ll wait till morning on that one.
Outside lights
Foyer light
Laundry room light
Dryer knob
Macbook battery/plug
Window pane
Big RC Motorcycle – lots of grief over this one
MY CAR – stinky stink stink bad emissions
We moved to a new house in April and my lists of stuff that need attention around the house are never ending… It doesn’t help that most of what I have on my list seems to require time when I (a) have energy and (b) do not have 3 kids underfoot … which rarely happen simultaneously!
THAT is the utter dilemma, isn’t it? If you ever DO get time alone, you don’t want to be FIXING toilet paper dispensers. You don’t even want to be doing the laundry or the dishes or anything but maybe showering for a very long time or sitting still for a bit. Oh, and by YOU, I mean ME.
75% of our toys
80% of our crayons
the blender
the microwave
the garage door opener
two picnic table chairs
the refrigerator in the garage
hubby’s windsheild on his car
…and I’m SURE I’ve overlooked something.
Makes me barmy.
The car windshield. I like it. You WIN. (Sorry, Sarah. It’s just a little more creative than emissions, I’m afraid.)
The washing machine broke on Sunday.
The kitchen sink’s faucet broke on Tuesday.
The toilet broke on Thursday.
It’s either a poltergeist, or Home Depot’s out to get me.
Washing machine, kitchen sink, toilet. Quite possibly the three most frequently used items in my house. So sorry!
the brakes on my car.
the lid on my washing machine.
two doors which don’t close in our house.
one patio set chair.
the finish on our bathtub.
the zipper on Avery’s sweater.
my piggy bank.
surely that is not all. but i give up. concerning myself with it all is just too much effort. except of course for the brakes on my car which will have to be fixed sooner rather than later ;-)
My piggy bank. Yes yes YES. But it does sound as if your priorities are in the right place, brakes and all.