Friday Fun!

Just a little end-of-the-week fun! This homemaking meme has been making its way around a lot of blogs this week. (I found it first here.) Here are my answers to the A-B-C questions.

Aprons - Y/N? If yes, what does your favorite look like?  Yes. Although, I'm more in love with the idea of aprons than actually wearing them because, to be honest, I forget to put one on when I'm in the kitchen. My favorite is my fruit and jam apron.

Baking - Favorite thing to bake: brownies--fudgy, chocolatey, rich, gooey, delicious Ghirardelli brownies

Clothesline - Y/N? No. We had one when I was growing up, and I still remember how frigid my fingers were when helping hang laundry. I'm very thankful for my dryer.

Donuts - Have you ever made them? No, I haven't myself. But the various ones Sarah has been experimenting with lately have been outta-this-world!

Every day - One homemaking thing you do every day: Make supper.

Freezer - Do you have a separate deep freeze? Yes, it's an upright we keep in the laundry room. Right now the freezer is packed with garden veggies.

Garbage Disposal - Y/N? Yes, but we mostly put the food garbage in the compost.

Handbook - What is your favorite homemaking resource? I don't really have one other than googling something I need to know when a situation arises. I don't have Martha's popular book, although my name is on the waiting list at the library.

Ironing - Love it or Hate it? Or hate it but love the results? Hate is a strong word to use, so let's say I strongly dislike ironing. I usually iron each piece as needed.

Junk Drawer - Y/N? Where is it are they? Yes, kitchen, laundry room, bedroom...

Kitchen - Color and decorating scheme? Country blues with basket wallpaper border; various cow accents and lots of houseplants.

Love - What is your favorite part of homemaking? When...the house is spic-and-span clean; delicious aromas are wafting from the kitchen; the table is set for company; the buffet is laid out with all sorts of wonderful choices; guests are gathered round; and Tom is praying for the food and the fellowship. So...my favorite part is when I'm standing there breathing a sigh of relief that it all got done, and I can relax knowing that the Lord helped us all work together to get the house ready for a delightful time with our friends.

Mop - Y/N? Yes, first with ammonia for deep-cleaning and then follow-up with mop-and-glo.

Nylons - Wash by hand or in the washing machine? Machine with the cold-water clothes.

Oven - Do you use the window or open the door to check? Open the door.

Pizza - What do you put on yours? Shredded chicken with red onion, pepperocini, cilantro, and bbq sauce.

Quiet - What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment? Read blogs if no one else is dialed up--a rarity in this house!

Recipe card box - Y/N? What does it look like? Yes, I have 2 long wooden recipe boxes that Tom made for me.

Style of house - What is the style of your house? Two-story brick, wrap-around front porch, built in 2002.

Tablecloths and napkins - Y/N? Yes, our dining room and nook tables are always covered with a tablecloth; we have several colors that are switched often. Cloth napkins and napkin rings are used when guests eat with us.

Under the kitchen sink - Organized or toxic wasteland? Basically organized with kitchen cleaners and my houseplant watering jug.

Vacuum - How many times per week? Maybe...every other week? Or when company comes.

Wash - How many loads of laundry do you do per week? 8 - 10

X's - Do you keep a list of things to do that you cross off? Only when I'm going out to do errands. Or if we have a big event and lots of chores need to get accomplished, but not on a daily basis.

Yard - Y/N? Who does what? Jonathan and Sarah (and sometimes Tom) mow the yard, which is probably 2+ acres out of 5 to mow. Hannah does most all the vegetable gardening. And I do most all the flower gardening. Everyone pitches in for outside chores like mulching, raking, or shoveling snow.

Zzz's - What is your last homemaking task before going to bed? Making sure the heat is turned down.

If you haven't already participated, consider yourself tagged!

~Deb

Comments

[Tammy S.]

I have Martha's book on hold with the library too! I'll probably get it in 2008 or so. LOL

[Brenda N]

Oooh...how I wish I lived close to you all. Such kindred spirits!

Ghirardelli brownies...yep, just made a batch last week. I wanted to do something "special" to them so I poured 3/4ths a bag of those chopped up mints you can get in a bag...the same as where they sell the chocolate chips.

If you put them on when the brownies are still hot, they melt (they turn a strange green/brown mixture at first but go on to become all brown)and then they harden when cool...yum.

I cut out the recipe from the back of their chocolate and it is now taped with a few other favorites inside a kitchen cabinet.

Sigh...and yes, I am a diabetic.

[Tammy]

I saw this earlier this week on somebody's site and they didn't own a recipe box.I thought of you when you hosted the recipe box day.

Ironing-since we have a room to keep the ironing board up I ONLY iron item at a time also.

Neat o know about your home some more.

[Susan P.]

I loved reading your answers. My favorite one was about Love because those are my feelings exactly! Oh, the brownie one was quite good, too!!

[Debi]

I love the picture of you and your girls...such a beautiful picture to me...

[Islandsparrow]

I'm with you on so many points! But especially the ironing...

[Sharon]

I enjoyed reading your answers so much, that I for the first time ever... did this meme myself. :)

[Donna]

Deb, loved this post and the pics. It's nice to see where you hang out :) You and your girls are all so beautiful!