ok, so andrew popped in this afternoon, made himself a sandwich, then went back to school. he came home looking to see if i had gotten the ink stains out of his shorts- the ones i washed without checking the pockets. now mamma may be mean, but she does assume that any clothes in the laundry area have been scrutenized for stuff likes pens, money, kleenex, etc- any money she finds loose in the washer or dryer is hers by default.........alas, she cannot get the stain completely out and must move on to the drycleaner.....