The A B C's of Homemaking

Sallie at http://www.agracioushome.com/ wrote this fun meme. I thought I would play along.

A - Aprons? Y/N? YES! I LOVE aprons. I rarely wear mine though. My three favorites are hanging on an old wooden ironing board my friend Pat gave me. One is canvas which I plan to stitch on, one is a vintage Christmas scene, and one reminds me of the one my grandma used to wear.

B - Favorite thing to Bake? Chocolate chip cookies, the recipe from the Betty Crocker cookbook. But, I substitute the shortening for 11 T. butter, and add a half cup of chocolate malted milk powder.

C - Clothes lines? Y/N? YES! My backyard has three. I love to hang out sheets, towels and Baby Boy's blankets in all but the dead of winter.

D - Donuts. Have you ever made them? I USED to. Now I let Marge at Marge's Donut Den make them. She's much better at it than I am.

E - What is one household chore you do every day? I fluff stuff and straighten chairs. I could leave huge piles of books and magazines all over, but a smooshed pillow makes me crazy.

F - Do you have a separate deep freeze? Y/N? Yes. It is in the garage, unplugged.

G - Do you have a garbage disposal? Y/N? Yes. It is one of my favorite things. Before we had a garbage disposal, I flushed everything.

H - Handbook? What is your favorite Homemaking reference? Don Aslet's books. I love them.

I - Ironing. Love it, or hate it? I hate it. THGGM loves it. If he needs to relax, he will sometimes pull out all of the linen napkins and iron them.

J - Junk Drawer? Y/N? Where is it? I believe I have at least one junk drawer in every room. My life is in those drawers. When THGGM moves end tables around, I have been known to pull out pictures to see what tables used to be where, just so I can find what I need. (junk. i need junk. i don't know why, but i do.)

K - Kitchen color and decorating scheme? My kitchen has white cupboards and white appliances. The wallpaper (our only room with wallpaper) is a white background with pale blue, red and yellow plaid. It hopefully has somewhat of a vintage 40's feel. That's what I'm going for, anyway.

L - Love? Your favorite part of homemaking? Hanging sheets and towels on the line. I LOVE that smell!

M - Mop? Y/N? THGGM mops. I swiffer.

N - Nylons? Wash by hand or in machine? I have not pulled on a pair of pantyhose since Daughter's wedding on January 2, 2003. I will wear them again when Youngest Son marries.

O - Oven. Do you use the window or open the door? I open the door. Often.

P - Pizza. What do you put on yours? On mine all I want is pepperoni and mushrooms.

Q - Quiet. What do you do when you get a quiet moment? When I get a quiet moment, I nap with Baby Boy.

R - Recipe Box? Y/N? Yes! My recipe box looks like a little house. I like it so much that I just bought another one that looks just like it.

S - Style of house? I live in a craftsmen style house.

T - Table clothes and Napkins? Y/N? YES! A lacy tablecloth and linen napkins are my personal favorites.

U - Under the kitchen sink, is it organized or a toxic wasteland? Under my kitchen sink it is a toxic wasteland. It's where everything chemical that we don't know what to do with gets stored.

V - Vacuum. How often? Vacuuming is something that I really like to do. I rarely put my vacuum away. And now, I put it by things I don't want Baby Boy to get into, because he is afraid of it.

W - Wash? How many loads per week? I do six loads most weeks.

X - X's - Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off? No. I keep a permanent list which I revue. I hate to cross things off. It seems a waste if you are always doing the same thing. I USED to keep many lists, but I tend to be obsessive compulsive and the lists just fed that.

Y - Yard. Who does what? THGGM does what. He loves to mow. He loves to mow pattern's. I like to rake and I used to enjoy pulling weeds. Now that I no longer have a dog, it seems lonely out there all alone.

Z - Zzzz. What is the last homemaking task you do before going to bed? Three things. I feed the cat, check all of the doors and set the coffee maker.