Something is in the Air

We have had two days of spring weather. It just makes a person feel a little giddy. I found myself smiling at the smallest things today. The little green spikes of daffodils coming up in a flower bed at a store, Josie's French-tipped toe nails in her flip flops this morning, and the tails of horses swinging in the breeze driving down the road. Isn't it nice that the horses get to go out on a spring drive too?  I like how you can really 'feel' the change in seasons. 


On an entirely different subject...



I'm guessing my idea of a "test drive" with a towel may differ from theirs.

 I have bought lots of towels lately. The washers at the laundromat really took their toll on our towels this past summer and they were looking pretty stringy and worn. I don't think I'm a towel snob by any means, but I do know that I don't like a towel that feels like I'm just pushing the water around and it isn't going getting sucked up anywhere. I've bought them from Penney's, Wal-Mart, & Kohl's.

Want to know my opinion?

Some of the ones I got at Wal-Mart didn't pass the test. They felt okay thickness wise, but they just don't absorb very well. Although, the Better Homes and Gardens brand are pretty okay. They seem to have a tighter weave or something. The ones I got from Penney's kind of bug be because after their initial wash there was already little strings of the fabric popping out through out the towel.  Just when I was starting to feel defeated, I picked up a couple from Kohl's the other night, and they might be my favorite. They are the Sonoma brand. ($8.00 bath towel, on sale.) They are thick, hold up well in the wash, and they suck the water up off of me and out of my hair. So they win! I'll be getting more of those with my Kohl Bucks.

Doesn't take much to make me....

* Here are a few things that have brought me smiles *

Our flowering trees are so pretty, the flower beds look nice and colorful, the ferns and geraniums are planted in their urns, and the garden is coming up nicely.

Don't you just love your yard in the spring?

Baseball is back.
I love the sound of the ball hitting the bat, the sound of kids, and we get to catch up with our 'seasonal friends'.

I still have a few more good hair days left before humidity hair sets in for good.

And yes, watermelon is back. Ah, watermelon.

Want some watermelon trivia?

Oklahoma designated watermelon as the official state vegetable in 2007. Although there is controversy on whether watermelon is a fruit or a vegetable, Senator Don Barrington (who sponsored the bill) said watermelon comes from the cucumber and gourd families, which are classified as vegetables.

Who knew?