As the mother of three, and wife of one, I naturally do quite a bit of laundry. And in this laundry of shirts, undies, sheets, towels, pants and all the other things that must be cleaned, there are also items never intended for the rinse and spin cycle. So, I keep a little bowl by my dryer, to collect these items. Check the pockets you say? Nope, if you leave it in there, it’s gonna go through. And just for the thrill, I’m going to share with you what is in this bowl, this week. I promise there will be no exaggeration.

1 babyproofing plug cover thingy
1 plastic yellow counting bear figure (the kind you use for math manipulatives)
1 green fingernail brush
1 smallish white rock
1 gray outlet adapter
1/2 a broken button
1 broken zipper
1 yellow tinker toy stick
23 various Lego pieces
2 plastic hold-your-screw in the wall things
1 gray Lego jedi cape
3 pennies
1 5 cent Euro (???)
1 quarter
1 dime
1 black plastic hair clip
5 beads
2 marbles, and
1 thumbtack