One week

So, the family has been gone for exactly one week. Though I confess to having fun -- I've had two visitors thus far and numbers three, four and five (literally) are en route soon, I greatly miss the Kids and the Wife. As a corollary to this, I am also starting to appreciate some of the wife's responsibilities. Specifically:

-- her ability to keep the house reasonably clean. Though I think most visitors would agree that the house looks reasonably clean, it's starting to accumulate a somewhat funky odor. Gotta figure that out tomorrow.

-- I *really* appreciate her ability to deliver frequent clean laundry. We're at day seven and things are getting a bit crazy. The laundry is accumulating and I am running out of vitals (read: underwear and socks). Gotta get on that too tomorrow. If I provide the model number, can anyone provide any helpful tips on how to start and stop my washer and dryer? Though you think I might be joking, I'm really not.

-- Dishwashing. I have learned that clean dishes are key. Even if you "water them down" and put them in the dishwasher, they are apt to acquire a mysterious odor. Not quite certain how to operate this piece of machinery either. Again, tips are more than appreciated.

So, topline, these are my major issues. There are others, some of which are reaching "critical" status, but I'll save them for next week.