I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Homemaking on Apr 2nd, 2009
Here are the contents of our first week’s farm share! It’s hard to see from the picture, but we have a full 3/4 bushel of kale, cabbage, parsnips, onions, carrots, red potatoes, and beets… On the menu for this week: Zuppa Toscana (who knew that the Olive Garden classic contained kale?! I always thought it […]
Posted in Homemaking on Mar 27th, 2009
How much can one housewife get done in 12 hours (when her parents have taken her little dude for the weekend)? Maybe if I type it out, it will seem like a lot: –took the car in for oil change (2 hrs 45 min) –finished rereading novel to teach on next week (2 hrs) –studed […]
Posted in Homemaking on Jan 8th, 2009
Note to self: Next time you’re tempted to deep clean, wait another half hour, especially if you are living with a savage masquerading as a toddler. So I finished the floors while Tommy napped, and we tackled the upstairs bathrooms once he got up. After a few too many things got dropped into the bathtub during […]
Posted in Homemaking, Tommy on Jan 8th, 2009
***warning: good housewives may want to skip this post, as certain confessions may shock and disgust them and make them never want to set foot in my kitchen again*** I’m taking a break from housecleaning to blog. Sigh. The good thing about having in-laws who live in an immaculate house is that when they’re coming over, […]
Posted in Homemaking on Jan 6th, 2009
From what I can tell, there are several ways to be a frugal grocery shopper: You can shop almost solely at Aldi and SuperWalmart because their base prices are so much lower than anyone else’s. (The Aldi Queen blog demonstrates how much you can do just at that store!) You can clip coupons and pair them […]
Posted in Friends, Homemaking on Dec 20th, 2008
Stats– Hours spent baking: 14ish (over two days, with reading breaks [see below]) Different kinds of desserts made: 7 Number of desserts that had to be thrown out because attacked by squirrels while cooling in the snow: 1 Pounds of sugar used: at least 10 Number of times someone read St. George and the Dragon […]
Posted in Homemaking on Dec 18th, 2008
We’ve all done it, right? We think we’re headed to a grocery store (in a new town) that doesn’t look that far away on google maps, and an hour later, we’re calling someone with internet to tell us where in the heck we are and where the grocery store is (this was more complicated for […]
Posted in Homemaking on Nov 6th, 2008
“When it snows [and the furnace dies], she has no fear for her household, for all of them are clothed in scarlet [and sitting around in a properly-heated house].” Well, our furnace has been down for 5 and a half days, and after this morning’s letter to our landlord, I feel that I am really […]
Posted in Homemaking on Nov 5th, 2008
One of the ways I try to serve Derek and Tommy is by keeping our house clean. Lately I’ve become more and more excited about the amazing uses of vinegar. Tommy is obsessed with getting into cleaning supplies (he regularly sweeps or swiffers our upstairs), and I wanted to do the vinegar thing mostly because it’s […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Tommy on Oct 11th, 2008
Cloth Diapers! They’re making a comeback, and for good reason! Whether you’re interested in cutting down on landfill waste, saving money, or just having your kids’ butts look cuter, this post is my attempt to summarize all we’ve learned about cloth diapering in the past two years. To begin with, cloth is an up-front investment. […]