Any Electricians home?

Does your current wiring have three wires going to a plug? There you will find either three or five wires. One of the wires wraps around a screw. This is called the ground wire. The other wires stick straight into holes on the back of the outlet. They can be disconnected by inserting a screwdriver into the slot next to each wire and then pulling the wire out. Make sure that you only disconnect one wire at a time from the old outlet or you will have a big mess. You also need to be certain to plug the wire into the same location on the new outlet. This will help to keep you from getting the wires mixed up. If you only have two wires, this is very old wiring that does not have a ground. I would then call in an electrician to look at your whole house before doing anything.

Yesterday I noticed in the laundry room yhat the receptacles are three pronged so there is a chance that there is a ground wire where the 2 prongs are. Hoping anyway.

My house was built in 1927 and had single 2 prong outlet that I changed to three prong. The ground comes to the box which is connected via the metal sheathing (BX) back to the fusebox. The outlet has it's ground screw on it's mounting frame, so it grounds when tightened. Your laundry room was probably wired with romex and has three wires in it's sheathing to carry the hot, common and ground. Just be sure to turn off the breakers before starting. You should try the sublect outlet with a lamp before proceeding just to be sure the power is off.