ring cleaning

this weekend we had a pretty good scare. we were hanging out at dianas and she dropped something on her pants. she didnt want it to stain, so she quickly changed them and threw them into the washer. no problem, right? well, it seems that she had put her engagement ring into her pants pocket and had forgotten to take it out before throwing them into the washer. oops. the big problem was this: when we realized it and took the pants out to examine for the ring, it was not there! we immediately freaked, and worried that it thad gone down the drain. i tried to take the agitator part out of the washer so i could look under it for the ring, but i needed a ratchet set, which diana didnt have. so we quickly drove to the hardware store and bought one and raced back and removed the agitator. nothing. there was nothing there. we were really worried at this point. we started to call plumbers, but werent having any luck. we figured we could try and dismantle it as best we could, because in reality, the ring is worth far more than the washer. just as we were about to start, diana says 'oh, here it is!' it had fallen out of the pants before she had even put them into the washer and was laying on top of a blanket by the washer.

wow. that was quite a scare! i know that it wasnt her fault, its just one of those things that can happen, but i am very very happy we found it without having to break anything! maybe next time ill think to look around the floor first...