Come Home

“places”, ideally, a further lesson would be implemented to expound on the idea that people (or families) shape the characteristic of the environment they live in. Following this would be another lesson that focuses on how different families shape their home environment in different ways (using the classroom family neighborhood as a reference). For the sake of time, this lesson introduces the concept of “characteristics” as a mini-lesson at the beginning of the lesson.…

last several decades, a few changes that have taken place include; mothers working outside the home, fathers participating more in childcare and household duties, and single parenthood. Decades earlier the traditional role of women was that of the primary caregiver and homemaker. Women did not work apart…

While growing up the foodwork within my household was not shared equally among both my parents. Even with a full-time job, my mom did both lunch, and dinner cooking; my mom would prepare lunch before she left for work early morning. When cooking my mom would do everything from start to the end without any help, which included washing, cutting, cooking, and the cleaning-up process. After watching my mom be the primary homemaker, I have learned to accept that this is a requirement for all women,…

Cleaning your home is often the last thing that comes up in the mind and the schedule of a busy person. No matter how big or small your house is if it’s dirty it looks like it’ll take forever to clean it. When you try to keep up with your professional life, taking care of your kids, cooking for your family and trying to find some extra time to spend with your significant other, somehow the cleaning goes to the bottom of your priorities list. When your house is a mess, you feel less productive…

All household work should be taught to both boys and girls and chores should be matched up by the ability to do the chore. When it comes to toys I think kids should be able to play with whatever it is they like to allow their imagination to grow. For the most I think boys and girls should have freedom to wear what they want with some guidance when needed, like if it’s snowing outside…

Basement Remodeling The biggest benefit of finished basements is, of course, the extra usable space it creates in your home. Whether you plan to use it as a playroom, a family room, a bedroom, an office, or just a finished laundry and storage area, that added space can make a significant difference in the ease and convenience of your everyday life. In addition to extra space, a basement that is properly finished eliminates the very common problem of damp and moldy basement areas. Water problems…

of coal and ore, the noises of the rolling mill sprang upon them suddenly, loud, near and distinct.’ The iron works was loud, noisy, mechanical and hot, fire was poignant in every description of the building and indications of the plot still to come were being given all the time, ‘temperature near a thousand degrees. If YOU were dropped into it ….. flash into flame like a pinch of gunpowder in a candle.’ At this point I believe that Wells wanted to reveal to the reader what Horrocks’…

circles. I had wished that I could be out there with them, carefree and whimsical—not forced march through my school day. It was such a nice day too. I had thought we might’ve been experiencing an Indian summer because my mama had told me that autumn comes early to New York. Anyway, my point was that it had become too nice of a day to be wasted in this hell hole. Katelyn had showed up at lunch early, which was nice—she’s usually fashionably ten minutes late. She wore a mirthful, little…

Listed below are the primary reasons why people sell their existing homes and move into new ones. 1) The home is too small. First-time home buyers can often outgrow their ‘starter homes’ very quickly. Because owning a first home usually comes at a similar time as starting a damily, the increased family size is the main reason home owners say they would need a larger home. 2) To Upgrade. The grass is always greener on the other side. People often want what they don 't have so they long for…

My father has been in the military for 30 years. His career has taken him and my family, to every corner of the world. The Air Force is a demanding career path to choose; often the spouse is left with the full weight of the chores to be done on the home front. During the course of my upbringing these duties were, in part, delegated to my sisters and I. While we never experienced “a life of almost tropical idleness’ (CITATION) like the children of Jane Smiley, we became effective and efficient…