To-do list

Today was one of those days where I made myself a to-do list. I've made a few of them lately, and I've actually stuck with them and gotten a lot accomplished. I had high hopes for my list today since it didn't have too many lofty goals...and most of the goals could be reasonably accomplished in the morning or in my living room while I watched over kiddos (Mondays I add my nephew, Colin, to the group). Anyway, the list had typical items on it. Colin gets around really well, so I try to be a good aunt and vacuum before he comes. There's also the other household items...here's a glimpse of my list:

1. Vacuum living room
2. Vacuum kitchen
   
3. Sort laundry
4. Wash & dry laundry
5. Fold laundry
6. Wash dishes
   
7. Empty dishwasher
8. Plan supper
   
9. Change sheets
10. Dust living room
    

Like I said, not an unreasonable list. Here's what got added midway through the list when I went downstairs to move laundry from the washer to the dryer:

• Unplug washer because there's a nasty "electric smell" permeating the basement
• Search basement for evidence of smoke (none noted, thankfully)
• Leave message for Jason on cell phone
  
• Wring laundry out by hand
• Put 1/2 load of laundry in dryer (I'm not very good at wringing it out by hand)
• Cart sweaters upstairs with drying rack to drip dry in the bathtub
• Partially bail out washing machine by hand
• Notice that water is pooling around drain rather than going down drain
• Call Jason
• Notice I unplugged the sump pump instead of the washing machine
  
• Plug in sump pump and smile because the water went down the drain
• Unplug washing machine for real
  
• Tell Jason the whole wonderful story
• Mop up water around the drain
  
• Wring out remaining laundry
• More bailing
• Call repair company

I did not finish my to-do list today. I'm not making one tomorrow. Scratch that. I'm making a to-do list for Jason tomorrow. :)