Happy Anniversary, Darling!

I can't wait to come home to you. Thanks for making the last three years so wonderful.

"It is not good for man to be alone..."

(Adam and Eve, 1493 Nuremberg Chronicles)

“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which God had taken from man, made he a woman. And brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh.” – Genesis 2:21-24

Rivka has been gone for nearly two weeks and I have truly learned that it is not good for man to be alone. How I ever got by without her before is perplexing. Wednesday couldn't get here fast enough as far as I'm concerned! COME ON HOME BABY!

What's all the fuss about?

I think I need to find and study this little book, now that I've entered the world of homemaking.

I found it on a blog, accompanied by some comment about how funny and outdated the quote was and how much has changed since the 1960s when the book was published. However, I don't think there's anything outdated about it, except for maybe the the dust jacket!

Call me repressed, but I like being a homemaker. And what's wrong with striving to be lovely to look at and lovely to be around?And I even agree with most of this (most of it, mind you!):

This little article is often cited as evidence of how far we've come, but I can't help but think that if many of these ideas were implemented in every home that we would all be much happier. While I never intend to keep my mouth shut if Chace is "out all night" without explanation, I wonder why he would choose to stay away from home if it were, indeed, such a haven.

I submit that he would not.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd better go freshen up! Chace comes home from Houston tonight, and I want the house to be spic and span when he arrives. I think I may even slip into my vintage apron and make him an apple pie. Heck! I think I'll make me an apple pie! (Who wouldn't enjoy a clean house and an apple pie?!)

* Just for your information: The above Good Wife's Guide, allegedly published as part of a '50s home economics textbook, is believed to be a fabrication.

*And Anna, I LOVE my apron! Thanks again.

* It also occurs to me to add that in Julie B. Beck's conference talk Mothers Who Know, she states that "another word for nurturing is homemaking." If you haven't read/seen this, or if it's been a while, take a look. It always gives me fresh focus, resolve and encouragement!