tiny bubbles

We're still trying to figure out what is causing the elder lad to have these flare ups of itchiness.  We don't think it's peanut butter (thankfully).  While it might be owing to something food-related, it just might be having to do with the laundry detergent we've been using lately. 

We've long used a "free and clear" brand, but I haven't been able to find it in the concentration we need for our front-loader washer (persnickety thing that it is).  I switched to another brand a few weeks ago -- one labeled as "all natural", free and clear, and all that, and that's about the time he started having these episodes. Maybe there's something to that.

Yesterday I was able to find the other detergent and am going to revert back to it for a few weeks to see if that helps.  If it does, we might just order it by the case.  That kinda takes laundry to a whole new level, doesn't it? 

At the rate we do laundry around here, I can only imagine how quickly we will go through such a staggering amount of detergent.  With multiple young children, it's just another fact of life -- like running the dishwasher increasingly more often. If we're considering ordering it by the case, why not have it trucked in by tanker and held for use in a re-purposed propane tank or something?   The lads would flip.out. 

I am grateful for these homekeeping realities because they speak to the life of this growing family, where each person is uniquely precious.  Here's hoping the laundry detergent switcheroo does the trick for the itchiness.