: About Me

Susan Donley is the adoptive mother of three boys ranging in age from
four to sixteen. She and her husband Kevin also provide foster care
for their sons' fifteen-month-old brother. The Donley family lives in
picturesque Holmes County, Ohio, on a dairy farm with beautiful brown
Jersey cows, two feisty old American Quarter Horses, and numerous
dogs, cats, and other barnyard animals.

My passion is ...

being a mother to my three, soon to be four, adopted sons.

I know too much about ...

toddler temper tantrums.

My parents always told me ...

"Life isn't fair."

My childhood ambition ...

wasn't revealed to me until I was 44.

My favorite memory ...

is our family's first Christmas.

Why I write ...

I write so that others can know that they're not going through it alone.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I read far too many board and Dr. Seuss books!

My first job ...

was cleaning - both in a nursing home and for a water testing lab.

My best moment ...

was when my husband asked me to marry him.

My inspiration ...

comes from my family.

Home & Garden > Cleaning Clothing How to safely machine-wash a hand-knit wool sweater

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The convenience of and improvements to automatic washing machines and clothes dryers has continued to simplify household chores for 50 years. Just a generation ago, it was necessary to wash all fine washables by hand or to send them out for dry cleaning. With wringer washers a thing of the past, it is now possible to wash nearly any garment in a modern washing machine. Even hand-knit wool sweaters can be safely machine-washed. If machine-washing your hand-knit sweater is important to you, a little planning before you pick up your knitting needles will help ensure your success. Consider bot...

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