Comments on: Cloth Napkins Make Me Happy

By: Kathy Gillen

Kathy Gillen — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:51:54 +0000

Carol,
Well…you can’t get the book yet, but hopefully soon. Publishers are reviewing it and I hope to have exciting news soon…Thanks for visiting. Kathy

By: Carol C

Carol C — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:34:08 +0000

Kathy, I love the selections I’ve read from your book, and would love to have it for my daughter-in-law. I am a good friend of your Mother’s, and can easily understand why you are so talented. Where do I get your book? Carol Cessna

By: Chrissie

Chrissie — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:58:09 +0000

Folding cloth napkins makes me think of my choice to homeschool my boys. It would, without a doubt, be easier to send them off each day on the bus….and my house would be much cleanier too! However, this huge undertaking has unexpressible rewards that make it all worthwhile. You really nailed it when you spoke about priorities. We really do make time for what’s important to us. The little things that make a difference.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:21:08 +0000

I tried cloth napkins one night because they make the table look inviting. The kids wondered if they really should wipe their hands and mouth with them. Every time they lifted them to wipe they would look at me I would smile and nod my head they would wipe and smile back. I think it is time to bring them out again. Thanks

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 30 May 2007 19:38:55 +0000

BTW, I keep meaning to thank you for the blog traffic….I get a good amount from you site!

THANKS!!!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 30 May 2007 19:36:40 +0000

Great post Kathie! I so agree with you…..life is about priorities, and your time is spent doing what is a priority. Personally I am a $2 for 500 Mardi Gras napkin girl, however, I don’t watch much TV, I don’t iron either ( Thank God for wrinkle free clothes!!), and we all make our beds, but it’s a far cry from crisp! But like you, I do make time for dinners together, time spent outside, flower gardening, having down time together as a family, and lots of homemade chocolate chip cookies! Good post on thinking about how we manage our precious time.

BTW, I can’t even see the top of my dryer, it’s loaded with unmatched socks……I guess that is something I don’t make time for either….matching socks!!
Have a good day!

By: Teri

Teri — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:10:19 +0000

I love to iron. I iron my sheets & pillowcases for our bed. I don’t iron my older daughter’s linens. She doesn’t get the joy of laying your head on a freshly washed, line dried, ironed pillowcase. But then she doesn’t understand why a bed has to be made with hospital corners either.

By: ThoughtfulMom

ThoughtfulMom — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:56:45 +0000

Cloth diapers make us happy at our house. They are soft on babies bottom. They have no chemicals in them. They typically don’t leak at all. I like the way they look on my babies - much neater than paper diapers.

Homemade bread makes us happy too. Actually, most of our food is homemade (ice cream, cookies, bread, muffins, pancakes, waffles….) because we have some food allergies that make store-bought off-limits. It all tastes infinately better homemade, too. We’re spoiled

By: Judy Schneider

Judy Schneider — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:14:13 +0000

I love cloth napkins and table cloths, too. On occasion, the kids will ask, “Mom, where do you want to go for dinner?”

My answer is always the same. “Anywhere with tablecloths.”

You are right about the value of spending family time together. And while I am admittedly one of those SUV moms, we still make time for the simple things like playing board games and reading aloud. In fact, we were all on the trampoline together this weekend — my husband has the wrenched neck to prove it (he just had to jump higher than all the other Type As). We also don’t allow the kids to take friends on vacation. That’s our every-so-often recharging time.

Fun post, Kathy!

By: Kathy Gillen

Kathy Gillen — Tue, 29 May 2007 22:21:13 +0000

No way is my laundry room neat. Those are just the napkins, for which I have this addiction. Go back a few posts, I think I called it Manure Pile, because that is what my laundry room looked like. Currently in my laundry room there are six-week old rags in the stationary tub, a bag filled with the new phone books, a butterfly costume that needs to be returned to the church, and a set of cake pans I bought at a garage sale last summer. No cake has graced their insides. Thanks for holding me accountable for my neatness.

By: kathie

kathie — Tue, 29 May 2007 21:53:57 +0000

Okay, Kathy, here’s my question. Is your laundry room seriously that clean or do you spruce up for our benefit? I could offer my laundry room photo for the after of a teeny hurricane if you’d like.

By: mg

mg — Tue, 29 May 2007 19:30:41 +0000

hmmm… I can relate. I have linen addictions too. While I do have linen napkins, my main addictions include pillowcases and white towels. And when I have the time, energy, and opportunity, getting my linen closet organized - double sheets, queen sheets, king sheets, blankets, towels - oh, it just makes me happy inside knowing that one small part of my life has order.
I can be standing in the middle of total chaos, and then I remember my closet and how nice it looks.