Almanac for Homemakers

April Potpourri for Homemakers Welcome to the last day of April! As is tradition, we have a mix of ideas, tips, and what have you's for the Homemaker. Create your own raincoats. Scotch-guard sprayed on any coat will make it water repellent. Follow the directions on the can. I looked up this tip and really it is recommended that you use Scotch-guard on rain coats to help them out if they have lost some of their water resistant coating. Teach all family members to stretch out both the shower curtain and the liner so that they dry after showering. I would go even further to remind your growing sons to not pee on the shower curtain during a shower. If you are a mom and confused just imagine a sprinkler going around the garden. Except its your kid in the shower. Save grocery bags and use them to line waste baskets. If you don't already do this, you are a jerk. Keep a list of Toll Calls near your telephone. Check the list against the bill...

April showers bring May flowers. Welcome April! Our new month continues in our Almanac with this lovely illustration of our mom and dad walking in the rain. Around here we don't use umbrellas typically. The rain comes in sideways most days so wearing a hoodie and running for your life is more our way of dealing with the rainy weather. Get Fishing Worms the Easy Way "You may not give much credence to the old saying that you can catch a bird by putting salt on its tail, but have you heard that you can catch fishing worms by using another staple from your kitchen shelves - dry mustard." Today is April Fools Day! Even though it is a mischievous holiday, it has nothing to do with this tip for the day. Stir a tablespoon of dry mustard into two cups of water. Go outside and check for worm holes. You can find earthworm holes by looking for the earthworm castings. These are tiny balls of soil cast above the surface of the ground by the worm...

When Does Easter Come? "Easter is a Christian holiday whose date varies each year." In A.D. 325, a church council determined that Easter should be determined by the first full moon after March 21st. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after this full moon. Easter can never come earlier than March 22nd and can not be later than April 25th. Our Almanac actually looks forward to April 23, 2000 as the latest Easter would be celebrated since 1943 when Easter fell on April 25th. For us, we can look forward to April 25, 2038 when Easter will fall on the absolute latest date it could fall on. The actual word Easter is thought to be a variation of the name of the goddess Eostre who was celebrated every spring. ... Easter is a season where we celebrate the coming of new things. The rising of the dead. Nature coming back from its winter sleep. OR Hollow Chocolate Bunnies full of disappointment that symbolically remind of us of the empty ...