I know this is supposed to post on Tuesday, but here it is Monday night and I wanted to add a couple of thoughts...I am hoping to share something I am thankful for each day this month of November. Tonight I am very thankful for the rain we've had today. Although we haven't had as much as I hear they are having to the south of us in our state (Florida), but we are grateful for any amount we can get. Here's how Still Waters Pond looked tonight at sunset:
Yes, there is still that green algae on top of the pond, but you can see where the fresh water is starting work its way forward and the algae is starting to break up in some areas. We are supposed to get rain every day this week, so if that happens, I expect our pond will finally begin to look more like a real pond again. I am very thankful for every drop of water we get!
Now, let's look at the Tuesday 4 for this week, shall we? It might be interesting!
Sandwiches and Housewifery (You can click on that link to join in with the group)
Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4!
November 3rd is both national sandwich day and national housewife's day.
In the 1950s working married women outnumbered working single women , In a US population of a little over 161 million, over 9 million married women worked, while only 5 million single women had jobs.
The Dagwood sandwich based on the Chic Young comic
" Dagwood", became very popular and men made them for themselves, the bigger the better.
Dagwood made his own sandwiches!
1. What is your favorite sandwich ?
My favorite sandwich? Well...I'm not a huge sandwich eater. But I do love to eat a peanut butter sandwich just about any time I feel like I need something to stop the tummy grumbles...and it tides me over until I can get a real meal again! But I also love a good BLT, or hot ham and swiss on pumpernickle (with mustard!).
2. Do you have a favorite Sandwich shop? We all know that soup and a sandwich is a great lunch but do you ever eat sandwiches for breakfast or supper?
2. Do you have a favorite Sandwich shop? We all know that soup and a sandwich is a great lunch but do you ever eat sandwiches for breakfast or supper?
I can't say that I have a favorite "sandwich shop". I'm just not that into sandwiches. If I have a choice between soup and sandwich or soup and salad, I will take the soup and salad. As far as sandwiches for breakfast...yes, fried eggs and bacon and cheese on toast, or scrambled eggs and ham on toast (or a croissant would be nice!). Supper: Grilled cheese and tomato soup.
3. Growing up did your mother , grandmother, aunts have a job as well as being a housekeeper?
But once I started school, it was time for her to go back to work as a secretary, first at an insurance agency, and then at the Sheriff's Department and/or the County Courthouse, where she worked for quite a few years until she retired. No, my grandmother(s) did not ever work outside of the home that I am aware of. I don't recall my Aunts working, except my one Aunt worked part time/seasonally, but was home in the summers. Anyway, even though my mother did have to work full time, she still maintained our home beautifully and was an excellent cook and pie and cookie baker!
3. Growing up did your mother , grandmother, aunts have a job as well as being a housekeeper?
Yes, unfortunately, my mother had to go to work when I started first grade. I was the baby of the family, so she was able to stay at home with all the other three kids before they started school.
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| My Mother in her kitchen, after a long day at work...she put her apron on and started cooking! |
But once I started school, it was time for her to go back to work as a secretary, first at an insurance agency, and then at the Sheriff's Department and/or the County Courthouse, where she worked for quite a few years until she retired. No, my grandmother(s) did not ever work outside of the home that I am aware of. I don't recall my Aunts working, except my one Aunt worked part time/seasonally, but was home in the summers. Anyway, even though my mother did have to work full time, she still maintained our home beautifully and was an excellent cook and pie and cookie baker!
Somehow she managed to do it all, and sometimes I scratch my head and wonder how she did do all that she did! She even found time to make my clothes when I was younger before I learned how to sew...but even then she still found time to sew special things for me, especially my wedding dress!!
4. According to the United Nations, unpaid domestic labor is the number one most important driver of the entire global economy.
78% of women shoulder all the domestic and child caring labor as well as holding down full or part tme jobs. Without women the global economy would fail.
Did you juggle a family and a job ?
4. According to the United Nations, unpaid domestic labor is the number one most important driver of the entire global economy.
78% of women shoulder all the domestic and child caring labor as well as holding down full or part tme jobs. Without women the global economy would fail.
Did you juggle a family and a job ?
I was very fortunate and blessed that while our children were quite young, I did not have to go to work full time. We had to live very frugally and there were times we didn't know for sure where our next paycheck was coming from when my hubby was in Seminary preparing for the ministry, but God always provided for us.
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| Baking cookies with my boys! Sweet Memories! |
I did do a few part time sales jobs, like selling Stanley Home Products and Fuller Brush, but I did not go to work full time until all three boys were in school. Then I tried to mostly work within the school system so I could have the same schedule and vacations that they had. I was also a Pastor's Wife during those years, which kept me quite busy with a lot of "extra curricular" kinds of activities in the church...sometimes teaching Sunday School, leading the youth group or Ladies' Bible Studies, singing in the choir, and also serving as the Church Secretary and typing the bulletins, etc. There was very little "free time" during those years, but I am very thankful for all the ways God provided for us and also kept our family intact. It wasn't always easy, let me tell you, but God never failed us.
In closing, here' some words of blessing and hope:
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."
Oh wow, I can really picture the pond now. It shouldn’t be long before it’s ready, and I’m sure the Crane family will be even happier than you are!
ReplyDeleteLove your pictures of you as a young mom. My mom was a stay-at-home mom, which was wonderful for me. I could come home for lunch, and many times I didn’t want to return to school, which meant she had to coax me back. I always loved being at home. Her mom, on the other hand, was a single mother who worked in factories during WWII, sewing uniforms for the military. Many times, she would sew a penny in the pocket or write a teeny tiny note for them to find.
My favorite sandwich is a BLT. I really enjoy a good deli sandwich on quality bread, and I have a few favorite delis here in town. Just a few days ago, we picked up some deli sandwiches for dinner, they were absolutely delicious.
I love the pic of you with the boys. Good times, good memories although those are such busy times too!
ReplyDeleteMy mom was also a secretary but was able to be home with us until I was in Junior High - I was the oldest. I did work when my kids were young, but because nurses can work funny hours we made it work so they never had to have someone else care for them. I worked part time, 4 hour shifts in the evening when Bob was home. When they got older I worked night shifts and when they were all old enough to care for themselves I switched to day shifts.
I am so happy to see even more water in the pond.
I too love that picture of you with the boys. You looked happy. My mom was a secretary too. I was more of a latchkey kid - but when my kids were young I was home.
ReplyDeleteI see more water in the pond too!
The photo of you with your young boys is a testament to the good old days, Pamela. As moms, we certainly do make sacrifices to make our homes places of comfort and routine in an uncertain world. Balancing my work life to prioritize time with my children as a divorced mom absolutely dictated the choices I've made in life. I do hope I made the right ones. My grown kids assure me that I did, and that's all that matters. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice photo of you and the kids. Hopefully the rain will fill in the pond. I know tha birds and animals are praying for that! Also, no such thing as the meme going up early or late. It;s a do it the way you want to kind of meme.
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