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.

Every wonder if anyone is listening?

I was asking one of my children (won't mention who) why the dishwasher wasn't empty, even after asking them at least four times to get it done. 

****The answer****

I think you have some food in your teeth.

Pillow Talk

There are two things I hate buying

~toilet paper~

~pillows~

Toilet paper because...well, it costs a lot and all I do is flush it down the toilet.

Pillows because I can NEVER find a good one. For 15+ years I've been buying pillows and cannot say that I've ever loved even one of them.

I've done all the research~natural/synthetic, firm(back sleeper), medium(side sleeper), soft(tummy sleeper), etc.

I went to Ikea with my buddy Becky yesterday and purchased yet, two more pillows.

Last night really was nice. I did enjoy this pillow, but I'm still a little weary.

How long will the niceness last?

When will it collapse, never to recover?

What if some kid pukes/pees/drools all over it?

(The pillows I bought yesterday have a handy dandy zip up cover on them, so this last worry isn't as scary as it used to be.)

I'm just not ready to let my guard down and enjoy the pillow.

Anyone have a VERY FAVORITE pillow in their possession? If so you've got to share about it with all of us. I can't be the only one with pillow dissatisfaction.