Re: ON A LIGHTER NOTE.....

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@queendiva wrote:
@Shanus : enjoy choosing your new dishes!

@queendiva I really didn't want a new set...hoping the "broken set" and my every day dishes (full set) would make it nicely until we downsized. I already sold good china.

Unless you purchase real good china, that you can get open stock, the inexpensive dishes I'd be looking for coming boxed in a set with cups, saucers, salad plates, etc. I really don't want all those pieces. We use mugs...have a set of 12, don't need the cups and rarely need dessert plates. Will have to check around.

Winkk · ‎03-15-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@mspatmac Oh, we have a nice dishwasher and he was rinsing plates to go in there. His hands were slippery with Dawn. For some reason, when he does dishes, they're clean enough to go back in the cabinet before the dishwasher. I just scrape off the food and let the machine do its work.

Going forward he might want to consider wearing rubber gloves. They grip wet dishes better than bare hands. I have a dishwasher but seldom use it so I use rubber gloves to hand wash dishes.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@Winkk wrote:
@Shanus wrote:
@mspatmac Oh, we have a nice dishwasher and he was rinsing plates to go in there. His hands were slippery with Dawn. For some reason, when he does dishes, they're clean enough to go back in the cabinet before the dishwasher. I just scrape off the food and let the machine do its work.
Going forward he might want to consider wearing rubber gloves. They grip wet dishes better than bare hands. I have a dishwasher but seldom use it so I use rubber gloves to hand wash dishes.

@Winkk Poor thing always wears rubber gloves. He handles so much paper in his work, drying to his hands, dishwater would really be overkill. The dishes just slipped out of his hands. I think he was rushing to get to a ball game or something on TV.

He feels really badly. On the bright side, he's going out this afternoon to find me my favorite pumpkin pie, if any left.

alicedee · ‎07-25-2010

@Shanus I understand how handling a lot of paper can affect your hands. I had to be digitally fingerprinted for my job at school. After 40 years of shufflng paper the prints were wearing off my fingertips....they had to re-do mine lol!

I know your DH feels bad. I just HATE worrying if I got every little sliver of glass off the floor ... it is so easy to miss something.

Enjoy your pie!

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@alicedee wrote:
@Shanus I understand how handling a lot of paper can affect your hands. I had to be digitally fingerprinted for my job at school. After 40 years of shufflng paper the prints were wearing off my fingertips....they had to re-do mine lol!

I know your DH feels bad. I just HATE worrying if I got every little sliver of glass off the floor ... it is so easy to miss something.

Enjoy your pie!

@alicedee Oh, the chards were everywhere. We were more worried about Molly (no shoes LOL) and quickly crated her until we could vacuum twice, sweep and then turned out the lights and put the light on our cells and looked over every 1 foot tile...the grout held lots of bits. We even moved the frig. and had to check under the dishwasher. If it had been a wood floor like the rest of house, not as much of a bang!

After 30 years of making jewelry and hands accidently getting into acids and patinas, I have no fingerprints that could be found. DH also has a stock broker's license that required both get fingerprinted and a background check.

tobes · ‎08-02-2010

@Checkout Williams Sonoma...they have a great sale on their open kitchen dinner plates. Good quality and the ability to match since the dinnerware is open, including accessories.

tobes · ‎08-02-2010

@Shanus try williams sonoma who have a great sale on dishes

sarahpanda · ‎03-11-2010

All that stuck in my mind was that your DH was helping you with the dishes...You are blessed ! (Nothing else really matters.)

mintedrose · ‎03-04-2017

Aww, I would look at it this way... at least he was willing to help and actually do the dishes. And so what, if a few slip that just means it was time for new dishes anyway.

Over the weekend, we were out running errands. I was exausted and asked DH to drive. Well, he turned on a turn too quickly and hit the tire right on the curb and blew out the tire. Yes, I was upset. I had a lot to say and I said it. I know he felt bad.

Next day, he made up for it and arranged to get the new tire. I let it go and we both apologized. I felt so much lighter and happier! I realized, people and their safety matter first, then other things.

~No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted~ Aesop