I guess, 8 years in, it's amazing this is the first time it's happened

[kz_blogorambling]

I just dried a pair of Kirk's shorts which had five crayons in the pockets.

Oh my god, I thought my dryer was ruined. The entire inside was coated in sheets of colored wax. The clothes were bad enough, but my dryer!! MY PRECIOUS DRYER! I was about to have a five-alarm full-on freakout.

Dawn Power Scrubber, bless its heart, saved my sanity. We'll see what we can do about the clothes tomorrow.

Wow, you know what this entry makes me sound like? A fucking 40-year old suburban soccer mom.

Now, I drink.

Comments

[democritus.livejournal.com]

It's not the end of the world. Even though you cleaned it up, though, I would still run some shitty old sheets or towels through the dryer 3-4 times to really make sure you get all the wax out. I've done crayons, lipstick, CHAPSTICK(a few times, my bad). And you know I cherish the awesome washer/dryer.

[democritus.livejournal.com]

And also, SOME 40 year old suburban soccer moms are HOT. wink wink nudge nudge.

[lala2.livejournal.com]

Oh man....I would have freaked too! I'm glad Dawn Scrubber saved the day!

[gingy.livejournal.com]

Holy crap! Matthew was never a crayon kid, he always preferred pencil crayons. We'll see about Jimmy.

Love,
36-year-old suburban martial-arts mom

[betawriter.livejournal.com]

I think I would hyperventilate. And then go to the internets for solutions. I've dried lipstick and chapstick before, but no kids = no crayons in pockets.

Would Mr. Clean Magic Erasers work as well? Those suckers can clean up anything. Because they're MAGIC.

[crankyasanoldma.livejournal.com]

Thank god for the internet. Yeah, I found some recommendations of the Magic Eraser but people who had success with it also indicated it took a lot of elbow grease. I tried mine, and it was slow going, which is when I went with the Power Scrubber stuff from Dawn.

[scout1222.livejournal.com]

I would freak too. I mean, I nearly melted down when I spilled a chocolate smoothie on my oatmeal colored carpet about a year after moving in. I got some of the drink on my clothes, which sucked, but whatever. THE FUCKING CARPET!!!