UGH! Not a FUN day....

....Today has NOT started well....I 'snoozed' my alarm three times...and really wanted to simply SLEEP in.  But, I finally got up had some coffee and then made sure Alex was up.  I heard him get up and and I thought he was in the shower, but next thing I know, he's coming down the stairs to tell me he doesn't feel good and is going back to bed!   He has a sore throat, but I think it's my like him being bored with school almost being over and is also overtired!  He did work all weekend and the last six days in that miserable weather, so he may have a sore throat, but at this point, he could have gone to school, at least I think so?  I was NOT overly thrilled and it bugs me when he misses school, but I gave in and told him to take some Vitamin C and Zinc and REST.  HE is supposed to work today from 4-7:30 and I hope he will or at least make sure he calls in early.  

  Of course, I have now been up for about 20 minutes and had coffee and I'm fully awake, but boy would it have been nice to have known that before I got up!  I think I was half mad, because I had wanted to sleep and by then it was too late!  I finish my coffee and  went on with my morning routine.  Luckily, (I think), DH helps out by carrying down a load of laundry and puts it in the wash every morning, when I get up, I simply put it in the dryer and them, by the time I'm dressed and have the bed made, the laundry is usually dry and I simply fold it and put it away, or have Alex carry it back up before he leaves.   Well today, it was a big heavy load of dark clothes...so I put it on for extra time and took my time getting back too it.   I was still half asleep when I put it in, so I wasn't paying much attention...and did NOT happen to notice that there apparently had been a pack of GUM in Alex's pockets......GRRR !  Well imagine the LOVELY mess I know have in my dryer!  Some how ALL of the gum melted and stuck the inside walls of the dryer and then turned a lovely "BLUE" shade apparently from the dye in the jeans.  NONE of the gum ended up on ANY of the clothes, and this is the ONLY good part of this.  I have NO clue how to get it out off the dryer walls.  I first tried ice, but it's such a thin layer of gum...that simply won't work...they were a few "balls" of gum and wrappers the stayed together (how I don't know) and they were easy to remove.  I next tried "Goo Be Gone", which is slowly working, but also gave me a migraine within a matter of minutes!  I am NOT a happy MOM and just WAIT until Alex wakes up again.  Between me thinking he's not "really" that sick and NOW this mess....he is not on my "happy" list today!

   UGH!  I have not clue what to do and I am so mad I want to scream, but instead I am just ignoring it for now.  I'm up in my craft room and now simply want to relax and forget it.  I'll let HIM and DH handle this.  I tell them ALL OVER AND OVER to check pockets, but No ONE listens to MOM and now she is NOT happy!!

   I am HOPING they figure out a GOOD way to solve this and quickly, as I have laundry to do every DAY!  If they can't get all the GUM off....then I think THEY need to buy Mom a new dryer...because I do not dare to use it unless I'm certain ALL the gum is gone.  The last think I want to end up is with "melted" gum on any of MY clothes....Grrrrrrrrr!   MEN!   Geesh!!!

    ....I'm off to COLOR ...hopefully that will make me feel better!!!!