And covered with pollen.

Not in my backyard. My sympathies for your polleny backyard.

When I lived in Hollywood, Florida my mother would always hang sheets, towels, and jeans on the line. I always thought they were stiff and uncomfortable, and didn't particularly have that "sun-fresh" smell.

I've been taking all my massage sheets to the laundromat so I can do them all in one fell swoop. I learned not to leave liquid stuff in the car during the winter because it freezes, and I also learned that dryer sheets do not work well in those dryers. But the dry time is fantastic!

If I ever have my own true massage space, I am totally putting in a washer/dryer(s) like these. I also need minions, because I hate folding.

And covered with pollen.

And ash, if there's a fire nearby.

Loving billytea and biyitea, but no surprise there.

Timelies, Bitches.

State meeting weirdness: Somehow I ended up taking up most of "my" meeting pimping Gothic Charm School and Vampire People. This social worker is fannish. Huh.

My mother would always hang sheets, towels, and jeans on the line. I always thought they were stiff and uncomfortable, and didn't particularly have that "sun-fresh" smell.

This has usually been my experience too. They come out wonderfully when it's really windy though!

Dryer sheets can add a water resistant layer to clothes, so don't use them with towels.

Huh. I never knew this. I tend to use an extra dryer sheet with towels, because I like them to be extra soft. I haven't noticed a problem with wicking, but I can certainly imagine myself just not noticing. Or could. Now I'll notice, I'm sure.

I just had a conference with Christopher's teacher, and then one with Julia's teacher. This was a total of 45 minutes hearing and being shown evidence of how smart, hard working, well behaved, sweet, nice, good and funny my children are.

I guess I didn't need that Ativan, beforehand, after all. I may actually be turning into a fluffy bunny as I type. Pink. And baby blue.

This was a total of 45 minutes hearing and being shown evidence of how smart, hard working, well behaved, sweet, nice, good and funny my children are.

Yaaaaay!

If you're not in a pollen-filled zone, line dry until almost completely dry, then toss in the dryer for a quick fluff to get the best of both worlds.

I don't use fabric softener. The residue can be irritating, and I wash a lot of toddler clothing and diapers. Which means I use hippie laundry soap. No optical brighteners for me!

Clearly there's a time limit on parent-teacher conferences, because otherwise it would have been multiple hours of hearing how awesome your kids are!

ION, my friend's website that got mentioned in Wired a couple months ago just got namechecked in The Times. [link] That counts as "arriving," right?

Those are my favorite conferences ever. I love telling parents great things about their kidlets.