Mail Order Mayhem by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Western
Publisher: Kirsten Osbourne
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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By the end of the day she was ready to pull her hair out. She’d spent half the day washing his clothes and hanging them on the line. She’d washed all the linens in the house, made bread, fixed three meals, and scrubbed until her fingers were raw. She’d barely made a dent in the mess, and she knew she’d have to take the next day off because it was Sunday.

She’d never dreamed being a wife meant this much physical labor. Of course, her mother had always employed a maid to help around the house. She had worked in the orphanage for years, though, and should have realized all that was involved, but of course, there were so many there to share the work it had seemed like there was less to do. She honestly didn’t know how she’d handle it once children came along.

When John came in for supper, she was already yawning. She knew he’d worked hard all day, but she had worked just as hard in the house. He set the milk pail next to the basin on her worktable, and then wrapped his arms around her, kissing her neck. She tilted her head to the side to give him better access as she stirred the stew she’d made for supper. “Are you hungry?”

“Famished,” he said against her neck as he nibbled contentedly.

“Well, sit down and I’ll put everything on the table.” She served him a big bowl of stew and several slices of bread. She got herself a bowl and sat down beside him, waiting for his prayer before she ate.

“This is delicious. You’re a good cook.”

“Thank you. I’m sorry I didn’t have time to make anything for dessert.”

He laughed. “I’m just thrilled I’m not eating my own cooking. Burnt eggs are about all I can do.”

She smiled. “Well, I’m glad I saved you from a life of burnt eggs.” She toyed with her stew, not very hungry, even after all the hard work she’d done. “What did you do today?”

“I had to fix a couple of fences today, and I spent a bit of time weeding the wheat field.” He looked around the house noting the cleaning she’d accomplished. “You got a lot done today.”

She nodded. “It’s going to take me a week or two to have everything the way I want it, but I feel like I’ve at least gotten started.”

The floor was clean enough to eat off of, and all of the laundry was dry and put away. She hadn’t started on the second story yet, but was almost pleased with the first. She still wanted to get the windows washed, but that could wait until next week.

“You have a lifetime to get it done. Don’t wear yourself out.”

She served him a second bowl of stew and washed the dishes they’d dirtied. She felt his eyes on her as she faced away from him, looking out the window as she washed the dishes. “I made up a list of food I’ll need to get from the store on Monday.

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