Very appealing...

...so my colleague found this book that his Uncle had from when he was in grade school. It was his text book and the name is: "Nova Scotia at Work" - by H.P. Jenkins, published in 1931.

According to this book, less than 3% of the women in Nova Scotia worked outside of the home. This book goes on to describe the job of the 97% plus women in that time did so to entice more to join that line of work....take one guess what that employment was...Homemaker!

Here's exactly what the book says regarding this occupation.

" The homemaker requires a wide variety of arts, skills and knowledge. She should, first of all, be a good psychologist, in order to understand and sympathize with the members of the family group. She must be a dietitian and skillful cook in order to select and prepare the proper foods to keep her family healthy. She should first be a good nurse, for she is often called upon to render first aid to members of her family or to care for them during periods of illness. In order to keep her family well and attractively dressed, she should be a dressmaker as well as a skillful seamstress. This also requires considerable artistic talent. To keep her household clean and sanitary, she has to act laundress and sanitary engineer. To keep the home attractive and comfortable she must be an interior decorator. In order to properly train and look after her children, she must be a child welfare specialist and teacher. In order to operate and adjust the various household appliances and labour-saving devices, she should be somewhat of a mechanic and electrician. She is also usually the chief gardener of the family.
In order to look after the finances of the household, the homemaker should be a good business manager. Practically every homemaker is the purchasing agent for the household.
The sociable side of homemaking is also very important. She should be a good hostess and entertainer. And much of the happiness of the whole family depends upon her being a good companion.
In all of these branches of her profession, the homemaker must make plans and organize her own work and the work of her helpers. That is, she must be a good executive.
In addition to the branches of homemaking already mentioned, many homemakers add to the comfort and beauty of the home by practicing various household arts and crafts, such as knitting, weaving, embroidery, mat hooking, etc. Pickling, preserving and canning of the fruits and vegetables are other household arts of great value. " - "Nova Scotia at Work" by H. P. Jenkins, pages 21-23.

Sounds appealing, eh? No wonder there was a shift after that where more women worked outside of the home....it would be a heck of lot easier than staying home with that job description!! Women have said for years that staying home is the hardest job and now here it is in print....apparently people knew that back in 1931 too.

"It's been a hard days night and I've been working like a dog..." - The Beatles

Timmies...

...so I went to Timmies this morning to get a decaf. Ya I know...Why Decaf? Well you see, I'm pregnant and it's not good to drink too much caffeine and I know the Timmies Decaf has a little caffeine so I figure I'm making the better choice. Anyways, there was this new girl at the cash and she had about 5 hickey's on her neck...ya I know...hickey's! Can you imagine? It's rather unattractive. They have to put band aids over all their piercings so I'm quite surprised they let the hickey's go. It was rather distracting...more because I couldn't stop staring. Some were little...some were real big and some were skinny and long, almost like someone drew a line on her neck. Why on earth would you want someone to suck on your neck till the blood comes to the surface? Hickey's weren't "cool" when I was younger so I'm not so sure when this girl got the memo they were back in. Anyways...thought I'd share this with you cause I'm wondering if it's just me that's a prude or if you feel the same way. Maybe I'm the one that isn't THAT much in love...hehehe...wonder what hubby would say if I asked him to give me a hickey? Probably would give me the same look he gives me when I ask him to give me a back rub :)

"This kiss, this kiss...unstoppable." - Faith Hill

My two cents...

...so Hubby and I went to the movies last week. We were excited because we hadn't been in a long while and thanks to Grandmere, we didn't have to pay to get in. We walked in and the lady swiped our gift card to pay for the passes and asks me if I'd like it back. Well....yes if there's still money on it. She tells me that I have 2 cents left on my card. Ok....well how about you give me the 2 cents and you keep the card? Nope...couldn't do that. Hum....so since I'm so cheap I asked her for the card back and will surely use it the next time I go. If they kept everyone's 2 cents it would add up overtime. You may laugh, but think about it...let's say there's 100 people who give them the 2 cents...that's $20! That's the price of two people going to the movies for free. Every cent counts and that's my 2 cents...pardon the pun! hehehe

"Money, money, money...must be funny...in a rich man's world." - ABBA

In the news...

...so in today's paper there's a story about a lady in Dartdot who's charging her ex-boyfriend with Aggravated Assault. Apparently while they were dating, the then-boyfriend poked holes through the condoms in hopes she'd get pregnant. All this time the girl had no clue till the doc told her one day she was pregnant. Her and her then-boyfriend ended up breaking up and one day he called her and warned her not to use the condoms with anyone else as he had sabotaged them. She ended up getting an abortion and then had lots of complications after the procedure was done. The condoms were even entered into evidence. She claims that had she known the condoms were sabotaged, she would not have had any sexual relations with her then-boyfriend.

Not sure what the abortion has to do with this story as that's her choice according to Canadian Law and I'm not gonna touch that subject...too controversial to blog about. Let's get back to this boyfriend, now ex-boyfriend....what the heck is wrong with him? He claimed he did it to save the relationship...newsflash....babies don't solve problems! Haven't you watched enough Talk Shows to figure that out yet?? And why are they even bringing this to trial? He admitted to ruining the condoms and admitted he did it to save their relationship...not sure what more a jury or the judge needs to hear. There must be something I'm missing...hum...seems like a waste of court time to me. If he did it and he says he did then what's the problem?

Also in the news today was the story of the tragic death of a local snowmobiler. Very sad and I send my sympathies to his family and friends. One thing that gets me about the article is at the end it says "A Facebook group created in Mr. X's (I left his name out - please read the article for more details) memory had 101 members by Sunday afternoon." -http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/9010366.html What does it matter how many people joined his facebook group? I find that kinda mean. His family and friends don't care...or I assume they don't...how many people sign up to his group. This isn't news...it's actually quite sad that it's come to this. Facebook is an excellent way to keep in touch with people and also remember people...does the number of members matter? Just something the think about.

Ydot is getting a plane! YAY! This is exciting news! Apparently there will be a flight from Ydot to Hdot and Ydot to Portdot (USA). There is a meeting tomorrow for the public and for the business people regarding this flight so you might want to check that out. I think it's at the Library so give them a call to confirm the times if you're interested in attending.

"All I know is i've got some good news. I've got some bad news. " - George Strait

I'm not alone...

...so I was talking the other day about how the Wii noted that I'm overweight. Apparently I'm not alone. Today in the paper there's an article about how the Salmon are too fat too. Not right sure what made them fat, but apparently Salmon Experts feel they are too fat and it's ruining their quality. Well, I'm glad I'm not the only living organism that is fat...now my friend the Salmon is in a pickle too. I shouldn't think I'm alone anyways. Oprah announced to the world last week that she's fat again and has fallen off the wagon for over a year now. At first I was motivated by this news as I thought, here's someone who looks like she has it all and the one thing she really wants is the same as my desires...so I guess we're not that different after all. Once the show got underway I started to change my opinion. Here she is, richer than rich, with a gym at her house AND at her work, a personal chef and a trainer living in her backyard...all devoted solely to her and she can't lose weight. What hope does that give us broke, no money for gym membership that's 20 mins drive away and need to cook our own meals people? She's got it set up to be thinner and yet she's struggling...now that's real motivating! Can you imagine if someone made you healthy food everyday with no leftovers to pick at? Ma, I'd be eligible for Canada's Next Top Model in no time! So anyways, apparently me, Oprah and the Salmon are in the same boat.

"You are not alone...I am here with you..." - Michael Jackson

That darn game...

...so over the holidays we played the Wii Fit with my brother in law and sister in law. My sister in law, Another Nurse, hadn't played it before so we started her up with her own character...of course hers stayed slim....darn her heheheh! Anyways, she did the ski jumping and was having some trouble so I got up to show her how to do it without having the little girl fall off the ramp. I grab the remote and stand on the board and here it comes....the losing lotto ticket sound ba ba baaaaa and this big message "Your weight has significantly changed since your last try...would you still like to continue?" WELL! Common!!! Mess off WII...mess right off! Do I have to be reminded that I weigh more than her??...seriously...no need! So I find myself standing on the board yelling at the TV "I'M PREGNANT YOU DUMB @$#!!" Not that that's the only reason, but it was what came to mind at the time. I was so annoyed that when I went to do the ski jumping my little, now PLUMP, character fell of the stupid slide....ARG! This Wii is really starting to aggravate me!

"You drive me crazy..." - Britney Spears

I'M BACK!!!...

...so I had a wonderful Christmas and New Years and am very sad that it's all over. I guess you could say I'm going through Holiday Withdrawals. There's really nothing better that family gatherings as it always involves good food...really it's a win win. I actually was quite sick prior to the holidays and after realizing that I was spending more time admiring the inside of my toilet bowl then playing with my child I decided it was time to take some meds. So I did just that and basically ate my way through the holidays...very much fun. After gaining about 5 lbs I've realized that the only way I'm going to stop this pattern is to stop with the pills. Now I'm back to nausea world, but have been staying away from my friend the toilet so that's good. I haven't had supper in a few days, but I usually feel great at lunch so I eat for both meals then...it'll all work out I'm sure.

On New Years Eve we encountered the absolute worst snow storm ever and of course, being preggo that means sober driver. We ended up making it to all the festivities that evening without too much trouble...see the problem wasn't the car...it was my feet. We went to a local seafood restaurant and on my way out the door I took one step and fell all the way to the bottom. Basically I was a toboggan for my baby belly as I kinda caught myself and laid back till I made it to the bottom. I'm sure it was something else to those below...here comes big momma sliding down. My Hubby just about had a heart attack...the poor thing...and I was so well put to slide down that I beat him to the bottom despite his best efforts to jump down to catch me. I was ok, with the exception of my foot which is still a little sore for some reason but having lots of padding on the backside definitely comes in handy in these types of situations! Ego in hand, we left and after drying my butt, we continued on with our evening and had a great time.

We're going on a Family vacation to Florida at the end of the month...a Christmas Gift from the Inlaws...THANK YOU INLAWS!!! I'm getting excited and am pumping the little one with pics of as many Disney Characters as I possibly can so he recognizes some of them when we get there. He's on Mickey Mouse overload right now so hopefully he doesn't get sick of it before we even make it to the park. Yesterday I called to see where our passports were. They were supposed to mailed out before New Years so I thought I should check. Of course, I was put on hold and the lovely message let me know that my call was very important and to stay on the line for the next available agent ...then he says in a loud voice "There are 19 people ahead of you". Great...that sucks. SO what do I do...is that a good amount of people? Should I call back later and hope for a smaller number? How am I going to know when it's almost my turn? I was starting to panic and after a minute goes by the same voice lets me know my call is still important to them and to hold...There are 18 people ahead of you. Oh great...a whole minute and we only lost one person...this goes on every minute and after 15 minutes of waiting I still had 13 people ahead of me. How annoying is that? Anyways, as annoying as it was, it was super exciting when there was only one person ahead of me. I was nervous and excited all at the same time...then 3 minutes go by of "there is 1 person ahead of you",...now I'm annoyed again. FINALLY, dude comes on the phone and was quite helpful by giving me the tracking numbers...at least they had been sent. FIEW...crisis averted. Once off the phone I checked my cell and noticed I missed a call from my mother in law...must have been while I was on hold on the house phone. I call her and guess what she was calling to tell me....yup, the passports had arrived and she had them as the postman had to deliver something to her and he had her sign for them in case we weren't home. I was super glad she had them...but man, had I known that 32 minutes prior, I could of saved myself a whole lot of emotions!!

Well I must get back to work. It's actually nice to have some peace and quiet since the little one is in the "MOMMA" stage. He yells for me day in and day out and I can't even ignore him cause when I do he starts calling out my real name...that's not good. Oh...I'm not sure if this is odd or not but the little one is getting much better at letting us know when he's gotta poop or has pooped. He's still afraid of the potty so usually he comes running yelling POOP once it's already happened. The weird thing is when I ask him if we can go wipe him bum he says no. Why would you want to walk around with poop stuck to your bum? I can't stand it when my sock is twisted to where the heal is on top of my foot...Drives me nuts! so I can't imagine having a clump of poo wedging my bum cheeks apart. I find this odd. He'd go all day with a dirty diaper...is that odd? I'm thinking it's a little odd.

See ya tomorrow...

"Tooooooooomorrow, Tomorrow, I'll love ya tomorrow...it's only a day away!" - Annie