Geez - I'm a housewife again

[Agnes]

Originally Posted by nvalleyvee

I never thought this would happen. I used to be good at it. Today I found myself doing all the old things again - shopping, cleaning, cooking and cooking some more, caretaking the home front. I worked for so long I forgot what it was like to be at home doing the things I really like to do. It's so very nice to have the time. I have to say I missed it. The garden will start coming in - in a month or so and I can do the canning I love to do - maybe even enter the State Fair this year - I took blue ribbons for my pickles and jams for 5 years straight 17 years ago. So the question is ladies and gents........is it a job or not to keep a household.

we cannot let this thread go away. i have a complete schedule of this stuff too. i don't get outside really at all, so gardening and lawns are done by the in-laws, hope they live a long time. inside you name it. nvalleyvee we love dilly beans, which are pickled green beans, excellent in salads and of course bloody marys. they require the hot water bath and no pressure cooker like some veggies do. Tomato and Juice are hot water boil on top of the stove. isn't it all fun, and healthy for the mind and body! go girl. Strawberrys are in now & some asparagus left. YUM.

[minks]

It is and it isn't a job. Raising children and caring for the home I dont' think is a job persay. Put it sure is work, and rewarding as all heck. I have done both as well and being that I am not a self motivator, being out of the house at a "job" is better for me. I can out lazy anyone teee hee hee

[john8pies]

Originally Posted by Agnes

what do you like to can? i like stewed tomatoes and tomato juice. dilly beans.

Shut up and get my tea on the stove, woman!!!

SEriously,now, yes it is certainly a job and if somebody works there is no way they`ll be able to keep the house up to scratch, too, unless they make serious inroads into their personal time.

Good luck to you, nvalleyvee, and good luck with the housework!

[Agnes]

no problem would U like some arsenic in it too or do you take it on the side in your biscuits.

Originally Posted by Agnes

no problem would U like some arsenic in it too or do you take it on the side in your biscuits.

LOL! Note to self: Don't cross Agnes!

[Agnes]

Far-Rider i just like to laugh? laughter is FREE! being a housewife can be a male or female. someone has to keep the fort? thank god life isn't like the old days when you had to keep the fire going and wash laundry by hand. OMG.

[Tinseltoes]

Originally Posted by Agnes

we cannot let this thread go away. i have a complete schedule of this stuff too. i don't get outside really at all, so gardening and lawns are done by the in-laws, hope they live a long time. inside you name it. nvalleyvee we love dilly beans, which are pickled green beans, excellent in salads and of course bloody marys. they require the hot water bath and no pressure cooker like some veggies do. Tomato and Juice are hot water boil on top of the stove. isn't it all fun, and healthy for the mind and body! go girl. Strawberrys are in now & some asparagus left. YUM.

Agnes, I would love to do some strawberries for my children. Winter time strawberries are really expensive. So could you give me an idiots guide to canning? Thank you.

[Agnes]

T-Toes, strawberries freeze better than canning. we eat them fresh picked. any idiot can buy "freezer" bags, clean & mash berries? NOW they are in season, freeze them. OKAY! its easy.