Laundry List

After careful measurement over the last eight months, I can safely say that I have come up with a formula that accurately estimates the total laundry rate that a family will have post-kids.

V=L+k+2r

where V = total laundry rate (measured in baskets per day)

L=laundry rate before kids

k = # of kids

r=# of kids who have reflux

For example, our laundry rate pre-kids was .5 baskets per day, number of kids is 2, and number of kids with reflux is 1, so we get a laundry rate of 4.5 baskets per day.

OK, not really. But we do average 1.5 loads per day.

We have become experts at laundry, with Micah and I each specializing in an area. Micah deals with dirty to clean. He moves the laundry from the house to the laundry shed, manages the washing and drying and moves it back inside. I deal with clean to dirty. I fold, sort, and put away.

Here's a time lapse of me folding three loads of laundry in 30 seconds.

When not folding, washing, drying, sorting laundry, we managed to get to Pedalfest this weekend. Pedalfest is a super-fun street fair held in Jack London Square focused on all things bicycle. All bikey folks come out. We saw cargo bikes with kids, scraper bikes with giant wheels and super-tall saddles, BMX bikes, road bikes, futuristic electronic mini-bikes, bikes riding around the WhiskeyDrome, stationary bikes powering the music stage, food vendor bikes, and penny farthings.

We stopped by a bike rodeo run by Cycles of Change--one of the non-profits who deliver programming for the Alameda County Safe Routes program that I'm managing. Xander practiced his bike skills, including stopping at stop signs, signaling, and watching for other bicyclists.

Xander's last day of preschool for the year was on Thursday. He's off for two-and-a-half weeks, and then starts up after Labor Day. We're taking advantage of this by scheduling some short vacation trips. On Sunday, Micah took Xander on a three-day camping trip. Kai and I are spending quality time together at home.