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B8 The Acton Free Press Wed Feb By Wendy Thomson Readers of this column over the past years of them must surely know by now the constant struggle I seem to be wag to achieve some degree of household management The silly part about It Is that I m quite capable of being super I have to Instead of wandering around vaguely ng ineffectual stabs at tidying dusting and so on Take last week Tuesday was nice and I was getting SO little done that I took off down to Georgetown in the afternoon My mare was mooning around making mother eyes at a new foal in the next stall but I hauled her out dusted her off threw on the saddle and sprang sprung it 1 hope there was nobody watch because some days 1 sjudgc my spring and go fly r ght over However by doing a bit of mad scram bling I managed to stay up there and away we went for an hour ng all worr ares and housework far behind On ving home I Just had me to get in the door before the phone started rngng fiend Alee con on of the horsey adventures of my early columns announced she was com ng to lunch the next day 1 was del ghtcd as we sec each other only two or three a year these days It wasn even clock when tackled the dishes all of Tuesday s Wednesday morn ng By they were dom floors beds made w washed hire shed and every thing else tidy and shin ng I of f the top of the ten bak was In the oven the table set a new tape on and the dog vacuumed Of course and I were so busy talk that I doubt If she not cod past the clean dogwho very hard ncc she comes and stands on people heart talk Dusty dog Today I back to normal Lunch was a peanut butter and lettuce Dishes arc the sink READY to do I read atl the stories in the new and given away a kitten that isn t even bom ycL Beside me Is a rumpled tat sleep my equally rumpled bed On the floor dusty dog However I been work on my new budget I was only over it this week the lowest I been so far And that was for the won Ion soup egg rolls and tea Sometime I have to write about the joys of budgeting but must be worked at a I more A fin to might be the rcc pc for the squares I made for our lunch It was given to me by M Id red Lang of Wellington County Warden and she old me she sometimes spreads a jam that nobody w eat in FRESH homemade bread was popular at the Christian Reformed Women Societies bake sale Friday Proceeds go towards mental A very well behaved crowd of young people turned out for the Valentine dance at the Friday night The youngsters danced from til to the Cathy activity director Don Morro Richard one married couple were on hand ere was a Rood crowd of about HO at the fair board lance Saturday night In lie music centre Music was by dent Ken Murray spoke Tie event was very on Joyable It was a packed 1 at the North Hal Ion t rlncipals Association lance Friday Ight Inlletindhall Music was prov by the Street trio from The prof Is from thh year lance an from last fivi years It be turned over to the swimming pool fund in moryofl ImerSmlth late neipal of Bennett A very successful euchre parly was held on Friday In Knox church hall There were IG tables In play Its tack to the cold and snow for Mrs and her sister Mrs Phyllis Huffman of Hurl ThLy been n Arizona for two we Waiting their brother Matt Tyler and Mrs Tyler The weather was beautiful to each day and they picked their breakfast grapefruit right off the tret Tie spent a weekend In California with Tyler hs wife the former Hetty Ann Kerr of and their three They had a big surprise lay when arriving home from shopping they Ted an I Owen had arriv t from Acton for a unexpected re on The Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association produced convention of well over last weekend at the posh Hyatt Regency hotel in Toronto including Dills Coles and Dow rises from Acton and Milton The Free Press was In a higher category for com pet this year and plated t of our sports pages to I though we learned a lot about when we get rested up we Just may try some of the nev deas RENT A CASCADE HOT WATER HEATER CARPET BARN BARGAINS II Y THE YAM Bake sale for retarded was soldat the annual Valentine bake sale held by the Christian Reformed Ladles Societies last Friday Proceeds totalling goes towards mental retardation In the local area Th year project Is to supply crawlers for immobile ween bottom and topping 1 11 ldren have to try that sometime if Baked goods were donated my k ds w II only leave me 1 y members of the feet Those were two beautiful days the One away from the house with snow horse and lunch out won Ion soup two egg rolls The other was sunshine turn an old trend lunch in ng Mil SQUARES 1 cup flour cup brown sugar cup butter Cream butter and sugar Add Hour and mix well Pat evenly an square cake pan th Jam you want Toppng ieggs tups brown sugar i cup coconut cup walnuts tsp baking powder i Tbsp flour vanilla salt pour over base congregation and the North Ha I ton Ladies Auxiliary for mental retardation Voice objections The c Women League held their first mectfngoftheycaronFcb 12 In the newly renovated of St Joseph Church Members were nvitcd to attend the World Day of Prayer to be the Knox Bake at or degrees for Presbyterian Church on or JO m is shown to group Acton Menettcs met at 11 Minutes were read by secretary Anne Usher it vas reported by Carol that 32 was made at the book sale held at the Y on February lans were made and discussions held with regard to the fashion show A ten date has been set for April 17 have been formed to take care of the aspects of the show Carol mother Mrs Rvdall Jo nod the meeting after the business and demonstrated her expert after a very enjoyable evening During coffee the gift for the evening brought by Donna Bute man was won by Sh rley March Plans for a St Patricks Day euchre and a spring tea ana bake sale to be held In May were discussed and finalised President Pauline Gordon urged members to to the r objections against the present abortion laws in the form of letters to Ottawa When the meet adjourned lunch was scried and en joyed Lady 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