Sunday, October 05, 2008

The ABCs of Homemaking
You'll see that I'm no Susie Homemaker. LOL.

Aprons - Y/N? If yes, what does your favorite look like?
Brown/multi striped from Ikea. It mostly hangs in the pantry; Craig wears it when baking bread.

Baking- Favorite thing to bake?
Does conning hubby into baking bread count?!

Clothes line - Y/N ?
No, DH is anti-clothesline, lol.

Donuts - Have you ever made them?
No. Why compete with Krispy Kreme?! They are going to win.

Everyday - One homemaking thing you do everyday.
Make my bed, including all the extra pillows on it.

Freezer - Do you use a deep freeze?
Yes, gotta put frozen pizzas somwhere.

Garbage Disposer Y/N?
Yes, but I try not to use it much. Save the septic tank!

Handbook - What's your favorite homemaking resource?
The Internet.

Ironing - Love it or Hate it?
It is a love/hate relationship, but I won't go out in wrinkly clothes.

Junk Drawer - Y/N? If yes, where is it?
No, it's a junk desk.

Kitchen - color & decorating scheme.
Some red accessories. Does "cluttered" count as a scheme?!

Love - what is your favorite part of homemaking?
Being home brings family closer together

Mop - Y/N?
Yes, except for the carpeted rooms.

Nylons, machine or hand wash?
I don't wear them much, but when I do I wash them in the washer.

Oven - Do you use the window or open the oven to check?
I Always open the door.

Pizza - what do you put on yours?
We usually just have pepperoni because that's what the kids like. But I really like white pizza with tomatoes, green peppers and onions. Sometimes I order one with a lot of meat toppings for DH.

Quiet - what do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
Blog and read other blogs.

Recipe Card Box - Y/N?
No, besides my cookbook, I have a binder with a section in it for miscellaneous recipes.

Style of house - what style is your house?
2-Story

Tablecloths and napkins?
We have a plastic tablecloth and paper napkins. We're not fancy.

Under the kitchen sink - organized or toxic wasteland?
Mostly organized

Vacuum - how many times per week?
Once or twice

Wash - how many loads of laundry do you do per week?
About 16

X's - Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off?
Sometimes.

Yard - Who does what?
Well, mostly over the summer I mowed and DH weedwacked. Our mower has not been acting right though, and we hired someone to mow last week.

ZZZ's - Put the kids to bed.