Because my faithful readers get whatever they ask of me . . .

Have you met my friend Toni? I think she found me via Luckyzmom. In any case, she tagged me for a meme and since it's regarding the subject of homemaking skills (we all know how seriously I take those homemaking skills), I thought I'd play.

ABCs of Homemaking Meme

Aprons- Y/N? Several. One my mother made me. One made by Melody. My latest favorite is the red hot chili pepper one Lynda gave me for my birthday.

Baking- Ask Lorien about my sour cream lemon pie.

Clothesline- Y/N? I've been known to do that to my kids now and then.

Donuts- Only when there is a good layer of snow over at the church parking lot.

Everyday- One homemaking thing you do everyday? Get out of bed.

Freezer- Do you have a separate deep freezer? - You bet. My husband likes to stock it with deer and elk meat. I like to stock it with berries for pies.

Garbage Disposal- Y/N? Yes. He's 15. He'll eat just about anything except for tomato chunks in spaghetti.

Handbook- Y/N? For what? The girlfriend's guide to chasing down cobwebs? I think not. All I need to guide me is my favorite motto:


Ironing- My husband was forewarned. I don't iron and I don't dust.

Junk Drawer- You bet. But since I don't consider anything in my kitchen to be junk, it's the top drawer by the linen closet.

Kitchen- Design and decorating? Roosters. I started with them before the last two times they were in and out of style. And I am loyal so they're here to stay. I did have to do an intervention for one of my friend's who couldn't stop buying me roosters for my kitchen, however. The coop's full!

Love- What is your favorite part of homemaking? I love to make comfort food for people who are sick, afflicted or in mourning. That is something I take very seriously.

Mop- Y/N? Yes. And I am sending out an SOS for suggestions for a new one. I have loathed every mop I have ever owned. Why is it so hard to design an effective and efficient mop?

Nylons- Wash by hand or in the washer? I refuse to call them nylons. They are hose to me, but I find them too confining and they don't go so well with Birkenstocks. If you don't wear them, you won't have to wash them.

Oven- Do you use the window or open it to check? Open to check. I need to see, touch and smell to know if something is done.

Pizza- What do you put on yours? I'm a western girl. Hawaiian all the way.

Quiet- What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment? I am the queen of the ten-minute power nap. If I can find 10 minutes in the day.

Recipe card box- Y/N? Yes. And numerous cookbooks. And a binder full of printed recipes.

Style of house - Split entry mid-century messy.

Tablecloths and napkins- Y/N? At my house we're lucky if we're ever home at the same time to eat at the table. I know, I know, it's the pillar of American society. I'm working on it already!

Under the kitchen sink - One of two things I pride myself on. I put vinyl tile on the bottom and try to keep it orderly. So it's not something I'm ashamed about. (In case you are wondering about the other. I am extremely proud that even though I have three sons my bathrooms do NOT smell like pee. That is really something when you consider that all the bathrooms in my house are carpeted.)

Vacuum- How many times a week? Isn't that why I had kids? I have to admit, however, that although I am often willing to let the downstairs go, I have been known to vacuum the upstairs all over again after one of my kids (or the husband) when no one is looking. I need to get the edges.

Wash- How many loads do you do a week? Way too many. But the older boys do their own. I'm about ready to train the daughter.

X's- Do you keep a list of things to do and cross them off? I make my list at the end of the day of what I did that day, then I cross it all off. It's so wonderful for my self-esteem.

Yard- Who does what? I used to love to work in the yard. I even completed the master gardener program. But now that I can't kneel on either of my knees I have kind of let things go. I will putter now and then.

ZZZ's- What is your last homemaking task for the day? Flylady drop-out that I am, it's certainly not cleaning the kitchen sink. I'm doing well if I get any remaining food the kids have left out put away and the lights turned out before I fall asleep.

I happen to know that it is physically possible to fall asleep while sweeping the floor.