Zurich Citizens News, 1973-05-10, Page 11THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1972
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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What a difference ten years
can make! Ten years ago I was
at home full time.. , and enjoy-
ing it. I was a regular busy
housewife... washing on Mon-
day, ironing on Tuesday, mend-
ing on Wednesday (well, that's
what the housekeeping schedule
I got from my mother called
for), cleaning Thursday, shopp-
ing Friday and baking Saturday.
It was a full week, to be sure,
But it had one beautiful result.
The house was organized and
clean and the cupboards were
hardly ever bare.
Now I'm a working wife and
mother. I'm enjoying this life,
too. And while I'm able to keep
the house fairly presentable
(with the aid of some outside
assistance, I must admit) I fall
down badly in the wash and iron
department... and fail miser-
ably in the cooking and baking
area.
I'm spoiled, of course. Like
many modern housewives, I
have an automatic washer and
dryer which looks after my
perma-pressed laundry to perf-
ection. It is only a matter of
finding time to be at home long
enough to put the laundry in the
machine, wait until it washes,
transfer it to the dryer and wait
until it is dried so I can hang it
or fold it immediately to prev-
ent creasing.
Nothing to it, you say! Ten
years ago, maybe not. But in
today's run -around -like -crazy
world, about the only time I
find to do laundry is during the
dinner hour which is supposed
to be relaxed and wonderful
according to the homemaking
manuals 1 pick up at the grocery
store.
And speaking about meal
time, that's rapidly becoming
a disaster part of each day.
Normally, you see, evening
meals at our house are prepared
by my teenaged daughter (who,
incidentally, is a marvellous
cook). But in the last few weeks.
daughter has been busy with the
school formal, the track trials,
outside jobs more lucrative than
making family dinners at home
and,generally hitting the books
for the final push in the last
term.
This leaves mother with the
task of preparing meals...and
I haven't been measuring up to
standards set by my daughter.
Why? She arrives home at 4 p. n
to make dinner. I drag in from
the office closer to 5:30 p.m.
most days. Hardly a fair race
when dinner is served about 6
p.m. daily.
What to do?
Well, like most working wive:
I let General Foods or somebody
help me out. It drives the food
budget sky high but at least it
gets dinner on the table hot and
substantial as well as on t ime!
But my family is unlike most
modern-day families. We're
all nutrition nuts and everybody
wants the type of dinners which
daughter usually prepares when
she's in charge in the kitchen --
greaseless fresh meat, fresh
vegetables cooked to retain
most of the vitamins, a raw
salad made from a variety of
fresh greens and other assorted
About people
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gascho
and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Yungblut
spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Hess at their
cottage in the Pinery. Visiting
with them on Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. Len Haist, of Mich-
igan.
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER.
goodies and dessert comprising
of fresh fruits or milk or some-
thing equally good for the healt!
"I guess it is pork and beans
until the end of the school term
our eldest son announced the
other day, rather dejectedly.
"About the only real nutrition
we can expect is the occasional
cheese sandwich or hamburger."
Just yesterday I made up my
mind to fool my flustered fam-
ily. The paper was finished earl
so I went home and made a
dinner like the ones I used to
make.. ,everything fresh and
delicious and everything made
,with love and vitamins. I even
found time during meal prepar-
ation to wash and dry my laundr
and put all the dirty dishes in
the dishwasher!
When the family arrived
home, the good smells of dinner
cooking greeted them. Every-
thing was tidy. The table was
carefully laid.
"You not go to work today?"
asked my daughter.
"Boy this sure tastes good, "
claimed my youngest son, help-
ing himself to seconds.
"You sure haven't lost your
touch, mom, " stated the eldest,
There's no doubt about it.
Happiness is making others
happy. And making others happ)
is what I do best... if I've got
the time. Guess I'm going to
have to make more time for
that sort of thing.
Music and dance
entertain group
at Rest Monte
The May committee, Mrs.
L. Regier, Mrs. Vermont, Mrs.
G. Gingerich and Mrs. Dominic
Jeffrey planned a lively and
enjoyable program for the Auxil
iary meeting at the Blue Water
Rest Home. About 20 grade
seven and eight girls from St.
Marys School did square dancing
and modern dances. The color-
ful dresses worn by the girls rep-
resented the joy of spring.
Mozart Gelinas and George
Mathonia played their guitar
and accordian, and sang a few
popular selections.
The president, Mrs. Arthur
Brisson, conducted the business
meeting. She gave an interest-
ing report of the convention.
The theme of the program was
"aging is ageless." She comm-
ented that the Blue Water Rest
Home Auxiliary are working and
contributing co-operatively
more than in most other Rest
Homes.
Mrs. A. Brisson, Mrs. Jerome
Sweeney, Mrs. Lydia Regier,
Mrs. Gladys Gingerich and
Mrs. Wilfred Corriveau attend-
ed the Convention at Elora on
April 11.
Convenors for the May Day
Tea on May 26, are; Bazaar
and white elephant table, Mrs.
Charles Thiel; Bake table, Mrs.
Claude Gelinas.
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