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What could be more funny than 4 boys dressed up like underwear characters?

Our version of the Fruit of the Loom Guys…

Also known as our “Fruit of the Womb”.

And our source of a hundred laughs on Halloween night, and hopefully a few for you today!

Past Halloween Costumes:

Halloweiners (Hot Dogs) 2007

Giraffe Herd 2008

Monkeys Jumping on the Bed 2009

Taste of Halloween 2010

This week, I was doing some last minute laundry as I was packing for an upcoming trip.  I’m an obsessive pocket checker.  I check pockets when I throw clothes in the laundry, and then again when I sort into piles.

I was wearing some jeans that I wanted to wear on my trip, so I changed into another pair and left my jeans sitting next to the mound of dirty clothes.  Well in the hurry of packing, doing laundry, and being distracted as a mother (imagine that, right?), I managed to wash my jeans without checking my pockets.

Not my smoothest move.

Next thing I know, my Whirlpool Duet Washer is singing it’s little tune to let me know it’s ready to be switched into the dryer, and as I’m putting dinner in the oven I hear Brad exclaim, “OH NO!”.

Me: WHAT???!!!!

Brad: Jen, you WASHED your phone.

{Insert disbelief, denial, remorse, acceptance – and anything else I left out in the 10 step grieving process}

We thought it was toast forever, but after heeding many friends advice along with the Apple customer support, we left it in rice for 2 days.  Surprisingly, and some what miraculously, it’s ALIVE after an entire 56 wash cycle. 

So not only does the Whirlpool Duet wash clothes, remove stains, and keep my colors bright – it makes iPhones squeaky clean as well! In all seriousness, my laundry routine has become so laid back and maintenance free that I literally just throw it in. (I don’t even use fabric softener any longer.) If I would have been spending time stain treating, I would have caught the iPhone bulging out of the pocket.  However, the Whirlpool Duets make laundry so carefree, that I completely missed it.  My laundry has never been so mindless…however, I think I’ll need to put a little brain back in re-checking pockets. =) 

So tell me I’m not the only one.. What’s the craziest, most scary, or messiest thing you’ve ever washed?

(In case it needs repeating, I wrote this review while participating in a test-drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Whirlpool and received a complimentary Whirlpool Duet washer and dryer to facilitate my review. Whoohoo!)

Sometimes the best views are the ones right inside your very own walls. Just like the country song says, “The view I love the most is my front porch looking in”.  

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for some DANCING! It’s a tradition around here, so throw on some pajamas, crank up the music, and bust some moves like these:

And don’t forget to enjoy the view around you today on your front porch looking in! 

{Neither parents will claim responsibility in instilling these dance moves.They are “naturals”.}