The Great Dish Towel Saga

 

This is probably going to leave you shaking your head.

 

And saying...

"Is he still alive?"

or

my comment,

"How dumb could you be?"

 

I love these dish towels.

They are absorbent,

they are large,

they do not smell

and

they do not "snag" on your hands.

 

They are also pricey.

Well, pricey for my frugal persona.

 

They were a gift from my daughter,

after I commented on how much I liked hers.

 

She is frugal also,

hers were a gift.

 

She bought eight of them for me

and

they have lasted and lasted.

 

I have bleached and soaked and used them hard.

 

For several years.

 

Get the picture?

 

I love them!!! 

(well, as much as you can "love" a dish towel)

 

So, how you say, did they get burnt?

 

Well,

backtracking,

stay with me.

 

I have the most awesome young(er)  woman that cleans for me.

 

Ever notice how when you get older,

people start getting younger?

 

Anyway,

every other week she does this fantastic job

of making our house livable again.

I love

Missy Days

as we call them.

 

They are way better than a spa for me.

 

The peace of mind of coming home

one night

every two weeks

and

every surface is dusted

every floor is clean

every carpet is vacuumed

and

every toilet is clean

is way

better than any massage

ever could be!

 

That being said,

she also does this amazing job on the stove top

of not one little streak

and it shines.

 

JWS is not the neatest cook.

However, he does cook

and

far be it for me to complain about the mess.

 

He also loves

Missy Days

and

sometimes refuses to cook for a couple of day after she is here.

 

Last

Missy Day

he came home to cook

and

in an effort to keep the stove cleaned,

rolled up the

Good

dish towels and placed them around the skillet

to protect the stove top.

 

 

Ok, I will just allow that mental picture

and

scenario

sink in for a minute......

 

Get the picture?

 

Burnt,

Not the junk dish towels

that are wrinkled at the bottom of the drawer,

the ones at the top that I use every week.

The

 Williams and Sonoma

Dish Towels

 

Honestly, I drop that name just like some

women would

say

they have a

Coach Purse.

 

 

 

 

So then,

a morning last week I think

"I am just going to order new towels"

First of all,

I am not an online shopper,

who am I kidding?

I am just not a shopper.

Thrift shops

Yard Sales

Flea Markets

Michaels

JoAnn's

Hobby Lobby

 

In that order, ok.

 

Please notice,

No

Malls

Outlets

Websites

or even

Grocery Stores.

 

That being said,

I found them.

Williams and Sonoma

Eight

A lovely green color.

Filled out all the info

(which is a lot if you don't normally shop online)

Proud of myself,

I hit the button,

BUY

 

 

The notice.

 

We are sorry, this item is backordered until

January 22, 2014.  

 

I put on my big girl panties and went to Walmart.

 

Paused at the ammunition....

then sensibly went and bought towels.

 

I mean,

after all,

he does cook.