Mr. Midlo bought me two of these for Mother's Day. Which he thinks is Sunday.

[Midlodemocrat]

*sniff* he's so romantic. :eyes:

[flvegan]

1. Sos you can sit on the porch 'n whittle?

[Midlodemocrat]

2. Sos' HE can. He loves to sit on the front porch and read.

Moi? I prefer air conditioning. I'm an elitist like that.

[AlCzervik]

3. is that fer sittin a spell or just fer show?

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. He bought you two jpgs of a white rocking chair?

Cheap bastard.

I'd have bought you real chairs.

:P

:thumbsup:

Nice!

[Midlodemocrat]

20. Gotta admit, they look great on the porch. The front porch is one of the reasons

I'll leave this house only in a pine box. I love to have my coffee out there first thing in the AM.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

22. Haaaa!

I actually thought the same thing. No kidding.

glad you are so astute.

[Mrs.Matcom]

5. At least you got something!

I won't get anything.

You can put yours in the house, and let him sit out in the heat and humidity with the bugs! :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

17. But you will get a ride on the back of matcom's new bike!

:D

[blondie58]

34. yeah, I never got anything, either

my ex wouldn't even buy me a card- he would say "you're not MY mother". Way cool, midlomom- have fun and what a great thing for reducing any stress in your life!

[blondie58]

35. yeah, I never got anything, either

my ex wouldn't even buy me a card- he would say "you're not MY mother". Way cool, midlo- have fun and what a great thing for reducing any stress in your life!

[Gormy Cuss]

6. What a dope. I thought all men knew that their wives wanted only one thing for Mother's Day.

This:


:D

[LeftyMom]

8. Want.

I'll also need a house with a washer dryer hookup. Considering the current state of the CA housing market, the washer might be harder to get. :P

[Gormy Cuss]

9. You never know. If you buy the washer,

they may throw in the house for free.:P

[LostinVA]

15. We have one washer and TWO dryers

All together, in usefulness, they add up to almost a half a washer and dryer.

[last_texas_dem]

39. Haha, that reminds me of the washers and dryers at my apartment complex

Using them is kind of like playing Russian roulette... well, actually the odds are even worse that things will work out for you! There are four washers and four dryers, but every time I use them at least one and usually two aren't working (and I usually do three loads at once)- and you never know which ones are going to be screwed up until they've already taken your 75-cents!

[AlCzervik]

10. i have a washer like that and i love it, i would have been happy if that was a gift.

that sounds pretty wrong but if loving a washer is wrong then i don't want to be right! The dryer is also fanfuckingtastic.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. I have one too...

and you're right, they're great.
My mother always got small appliances for Mother's Day and some of them were very dorky items, like an electric carving knife. It was always exciting to see what new gadget my father picked out.

Darn wiki didn't have a picture of a ringer washer, only these front-loading wonders.

[yellowdogintexas]

19. I love mine too. The front loading washer is fantastic nt

[Midlodemocrat]

21. That was my anniversary gift.

:eyes:

:rofl:

[jmowreader]

24. You know Lehman's has those with gasoline engines?

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=613&itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=613

They claim to have rebuilt Maytag Square Tub wringer washers with your choice of electric motor or gas engine.

[Gormy Cuss]

36. Lehman's has gas refrigerators too.

They have all sorts of off the grid stuff.

[Lyric]

26. As someone who doesn't have a washer/dryer/car, and thus has to

hump a rucksack full of clothes, on foot, between my house and the nearest laundromat several times a week...if I had a husband and he gave me that, I would return the favor with steak-and-a-BJ. A new mattress and box-spring set would get him the same gift every day for a MONTH. Just sayin'.

:evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

27. How about steak only.

Series?

And, I can't imagine sclepping laundry any more. I'm getting so creeky, just folding it puts me in the mind for a nap.

:hug:

[Lyric]

28. Hey you!

I can say one positive thing about toting laundry between here and the 'mat--my legs are getting into excellent shape! Really it's the lost time I hate the most, I think. Time is one of those things that is in short supply in my world, and anything that saves me time is like manna from Heaven itself.

Pssst...did he *really* get you rocking chairs? Man oh man. Does he "get" the insinuation, or is it a typical male over-the-head thing? lol
:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

29. He did. I asked for them.

:rofl:

They're really nice quality and the ones we had have seen better days. I love to sit on the front porch, and since I'm at the point in my life where I don't really want anything for myself, I usually ask him to get me stuff for the house. He does the same.

With three kids, it's hard to justify spending money on stuff you'll never use, so I'm trying to be practical.

[Lyric]

31. Do you guys have a porch swing?

We used to have one when we lived on our farm in Virginia, and I just looooved that thing. I'd lay down on it with a book and just let the wind rock me gently for hours.

I miss Virginia so much sometimes. I really wish we could have stayed there.

:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

33. No. I've thought about getting one, though. I love the way they swing

in the breeze.

We're trying to get the house gussied up for TM's graduation next month, but I am definitely going to mention a swing to him.

:hug: backatcha, sweetie!

[Gormy Cuss]

37. You're easy.

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Had to lug clothes to laundromat for years myself, sans car. It was **entertaining* during snow season, to say the least.

[sasquatch]

7. Well he figured since you loved cracker barrel so much

:rofl:

[Elidor]

11. Now you can wake up on the real mother's day and say

"So! What did you get me for Mother's Day? Last week didn't count."

[Lars39]

13. I would love to grow old and rock the afternoon away with my honey.

:blush: Well, you know what I mean. :D

[LostinVA]

14. At least it's no assembly required

It'd probably be you out there with a screwdriver (the tool kind) and a screwdriver (the drink kind), if it wasn't.

[Midlodemocrat]

25. He's currently installing a new shower head in our bathroom.

Which is why I'm up in my office playing on DU.

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. My father once bought my mother a vacuum cleaner for Mother's Day....

She was not pleased.

:scared:

[malta blue]

18. How fun....

I'll let ya know what Mr MB gets me....he thinks he is exempt from it since Little MB's daddy is the ex :eyes:

[Midlodemocrat]

23. These are particularly nice. I've mentioned to him in the past

that I would love to have two for the front porch. The ones we currently have on the porch have seen much better days.

[Raven]

30. Gee, I think that's very romantic and God love him for being a

week early! To me, there would be nothing more romantic than sitting and rocking on the front porch, watching the sun set and quietly talking. Hmmmm, that's probably why I'm not married!

[Midlodemocrat]

32. The front porch is the main reason I bought this house.

It had everything else we needed, right # of bedrooms, etc., but I love the porch. Sitting out there first thing in the morning having coffee is one of my favorite things to do.

He reads out there a lot during the day, but the morning is my absolutely favorite time to be there.

[Raven]

38. Me too. Rocking, thinking, watching the dogs and the sun set. Perfect!