It's Official

It's ALIVE!

Yup, I'm still around.  It is just that Facebook has taken over my life and Xanga just doesn't get priority anymore.  Life is good, still trying to follow God even though I can't seem to figure out His plan for my life...*sigh*  He is good and knows way better what I need and when I need it than I do!

I haven't posted photos of my Neice in a long time, she is looking like such a little lady I'll have to put some up.  Deborah Thomson took some nice ones recently, I'll see if I can link to her site.  www.flickr.com/photos/figgiepudding   There, link to that and see some great photos of Layla and all the other great photos that Deborah takes!

Until I get around to posting again sometime, be blessed and keep writing your Xanga posts because I get them in my e-mail and enjoy reading them!!!

Nose...er...uh...finger painting!

The Good Wife's Guide

An article a co-worker brought in from Housekeeping Monthly date May 13th, 1955.

The Good Wife's Guide

• Have dinner ready.  Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return.  This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs.  Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome he needs.
• Prepare yourself.  Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives.  Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking.  He has just been with a lot of work-weary people!
• Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him.  His boring day may  need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
• Clear away the clutter.  Make one last trip through the main pat of the house just before he arrives.
• Gather up schoolbooks, toys, papers etc and then run a dustcloth over the tables.
• Over the cooler months you could prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by.  Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too.  After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
• Prepare the children.  Take a few minutes to wash the children's hand and face (if they are small), comb thier hair and, if neccessary change thier clothes.  They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.  Minimize noise.  At the time of his arrival, eliminate all the noise of the washer, dryer and vacuum.  Try to encourage the children to be quiet.
• Be happy to see him.
• Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
• Listen to him.  You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time.  Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
• Make the evening his.  Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you.  Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax.
• Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquillity where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
• Don't greet him with complaints or problems.
• Don't complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night.  Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.
• Make him comfortable.  Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down.  Have a cool or hot drink ready for him.
• Arrange his pillow and offer to take his shoes.  Speak in a low, soothing, pleasant voice.
• Don't ask him questions about his actions or his judgement or integrity.  Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness.  You have no right to question him.
• A good wife always knows her place.

Thoughts, comments? 

I have to say, if more women took heed of most of the things listed above there would be far more happy homes!  I wouldn't think you would need to worry about your husband staying out all night if home was such a warm, welcoming, restful place and his wife was happy to see him and honestly interested in making his life more comfortable.  Dontcha think?  We've come a long way, and not necessarily in the right direction either. 

Adorableness!