Laundry - April 24, 2018

HEITKAMP'S SIBLINGS:
Hi. I'm Thomasine.
Hi, I'm Holly.
Melanie.
I'm Julie.
And I'm Joel Heitkamp, and we want to tell you about our sister, Heidi.

HEITKAMP: This is not good.

HEITKAMP'S SIBLINGS:
A house with seven kids…
…all born within nine years.
Five of us slept in one bedroom.
My bedroom was the laundry room.
Heidi's chair was the laundry.

HEITKAMP: Whose idea was this whole thing?

HEITKAMP'S SIBLINGS:
Heidi would start the Sun Saver to keep the clothes white and grab a book.
She'd mound the clothes up so high.

HEITKAMP: What is this laundry thing?

HEITKAMP'S SIBLINGS:
She would be in there buried, reading book after book.
Pretending that she was working.
And it was the folding that was more of the problem.

HEITKAMP: Who needs folded clothes? Just come in and made up your own socks.

HEITKAMP'S SIBLINGS:
Heidi was really good at staying out of trouble.
She was really good in school.
Coming from a big family…
…she always cared about everyone around her.
She has the art of compromise.
She was so good it was almost annoying.
And that's my sister Heidi.
She's a great senator.
She's a great senator.

HEITKAMP: I'm Heidi Heitkamp and I can't believe I approve this message.