Monday 18 March 2024

Happy Homemaker 2024-03-18

Good morning 

Health:  Saw my doctor again last Wednesday.  No more infection but I do have inflammation so got drops for that to use when necessary, he says could be allergies.  For now better but left eye is hurting especially when I wake up in the morning.

Grandchildren:  Had supper and sleptover on Monday.. Xavier had fever for the first part of the night, so was not the best night - he slept ok after 1:00 am.  Tuesday grandpa took them to daycare but ds had to pick up Xavier around noon, had a slight fever and threw up.  He also stayed home on Wednesday but was feeling much better.  Thursday dh picked them up at daycare and they sleptover.  They coughed during the night and so did dh... so another fitful night.  

Weekend was quite eventful.  We left Saturday morning to go to dd's (arrived around 10:00) and to see her stepdaughter's gymnastic class (she is 4), was fun - .  Class ended at noon so we went for burgers nearby and then to my uncle's house (got there at 2:00 pm) to go to his sugar shack.  Spent the afternoon there, will post pics below.  We got to see 2 of my uncles and my aunt.The kids got some maple water from the trees, tried the 4-wheeler and did some horseback riding.  Left at 5:30 to go back to dd's.  Excellent supper by dd and dsil.  We slept there.

Sunday we left dd's after breakfast (around10:00) and went to my dad's cousin sugar shack where we stayed for lunch.  His son and stepdaughter were there too and some friends of theirs.  we had a nice time.   was gray and humid out be we were fine in the shack.  Left around 2:15 to get back home.  Got home at 4:15, unpacked and kids and grankids arrived right afterwards.  Ordered pizza for supper.  they left at 6:30.  

Nice weekend with lots of family and laughter.

Let's join Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom .  




The Weather

Not much sun this week either.. Monday is 4C in the forecast but gray
Mon
Cloudy
4°
-7°
Tue
Cloudy
-2°
-16°
Wed
Cloudy
1°
-4°
Thu
Cloudy
-1°
-14°
Fri
Mostly cloudy
-4°
-17°



Looking around the house
yikes!  nothing got done this week.. lots to do today!  Need to take down St-Pat's and winter decor 
and put up Easter.   Need to wash heavy boots and some coats too... but not all yet


Thinking and pondering
Easter has been settled, we will be having brunch at sil's place for nephew's bday.  So this year
will not be my side of the family.  We will meet at another time.  However I think both my children will be there with grandkids.
DD is on vacation the week before Easter, don't know if they will come for a few days or not.  Her fil is getting operated today and they will go from there to see what they do.  After Easter will be dd's bday (April 18), ds's birday (april 7), Granddaughter Anne-E (april 17)... so lots coming up.

Tv this week
Le bon docteur
Discussions avec mes parents
Le résident
Les bracelets rouges (saison 3)
L'oeil du cyclone
La voix (saison 10)
5e rang (dernière saison)
When calls the heart
Yellowstone  Season seems over for now
Sorcières
MasterChef Québec (1st season)
5 gars pour moi
BB Québec (season 4)
Indéfendable
Alertes
Aréna  Stopped watching that program - not very interesting
Stat
Nous
Léo
Le bonheur (just for dh, not watching this)
La candidate  stopped watching that program, have enough to watch and won't be coming back for another season
L'amour est dans le pré
Temps de chien

.. and a few more


Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week


Hush your house, found it is a different way of decluttering I just might be trying out


Things on the menu this week
From the freezer, chicken, stir fry, etc....

On my reading pile
La vie invisible d'Addie Larue  - VE Scwab - should be an interesting read: 
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

On my to-do list

Over the weekend
  • Absolutely nothing
Monday
  • Post here - DONE
  • Prep for in-town work tomorrow
  • Tons of laundry 
  • Vac main floor
  • Wash main bathroom - DONE
  • Wash some boots (will have to wait for a sunny day so they can air out after the wash)
  • Some paperwork
  • Take down winter decor
  • Take down st-pat's decor
  • Easter decor will go up when grandkids come, will let them do it.
  • Amazon order 
  • lots, and lots to do... wanted to do a painting too... will see about that.

Decluttering 
  • Old computer (dd had given her old one to dh... but it was not working so he took it to a repair place and they said not worth it).
Upcoming this week
Tuesday - in-town work

To relax this week or In my crafting basket 

Would like to paint and relax in the sun (pffff no sun in forecast this week).  Maybe get in a nap or two.


From the camera:












Funny of the week:






Monday 11 March 2024

Happy Homemaker 2024-03-11

Good morning 

Health:  No more antibiotic cream,.. now to see if eyes will stay ok (woke up to 1 being sticky on Sunday, sigh...)and same this morning.

Grandchildren:  Thursday dh picked them up at daycare and they sleptover.  He drove them to daycare Friday morning.  Took out the bikes a little... Xavier found it so funny to do some Winter biking haha... no snow on the roads but they were wearing their snow suits. 

The weekend was a quiet one with more housechores, watching some webinairs, a little cooking and some sketching.  FT with dad on Sunday too.  Had 8 inches of snow on Sunday - lots of power outages in town ... cables were full of heavy snow.    

Our friends determined a weekend when we will all meet at their place (beautiful) like last year.  Two couples won't be coming.  Now to find out what I will bring to eat.

Hate the timechange... just leave it as is...

Let's join Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom .  




The Weather

Early spring temperatures but not much sun in there
Mon
Cloudy
3°
-3°
Tue
Cloudy
3°
-11°
Wed
Mostly cloudy
5°
-1°
Thu
Cloudy
7°
-5°
Fri
Mostly cloudy
6°
-3°

Looking around the house
My spring cleaning on the main floor is mostly finished (except for kitchen cabinets which get 
done in Fall to be ready for Christmas hosting).  So all is nice and clean




I bought a new comforter for my bedroom... with pink small flowers (a little like a Laura Ashley style)... can't wait to put it on for spring.
Next I need to finish up basement bedrooms.


Thinking and pondering
Easter plans - talked to sis... might meet at my uncle's sugar shack for Easter.  Since spring is so early , not sure we will make it to sugar shack for Easter... ah well, we could meet at a restaurant halfway for each of us.  We also have a family brunch on dh's side of the family that got added last night.
Upcoming April birthdays... ds, dd, Anne-E, Ely,.. need to go buy some gifts

Tv this week
Le bon docteur
Discussions avec mes parents
Le résident
Les bracelets rouges (saison 3)
L'oeil du cyclone
La voix (saison 10)
5e rang (dernière saison)
When calls the heart
Yellowstone
Sorcières
MasterChef Québec (1st season)
5 gars pour moi
BB Québec (season 4)
Indéfendable
Alertes
Stat
Nous
Léo
Le bonheur (just for dh, not watching this)
La candidate
L'amour est dans le pré
Temps de chien

.. and a few more


Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week



Things on the menu this week
Overnight oats for a few mornings, a matcha chia pudding (new recipe)
Soup
.....

On my reading pile
Les enfants du silence - Lyn Yeowart

On my to-do list

Over the weekend
  • Deep spring-clean kitchenette (outside of cabinets, ceramic backsplash, walls, light fixtures, appliances, window, blinds, air out curtains)... inside of cabinets will be done in Fall.
  • Deep spring-clean main bathroom (walls, woodwork, outside of cabinets / armoire, window, blind) and did regular washing of tub, toilet, shower and sink.  
  • Laundry
  • Beef burgundy
  • Vac main floor
  • Overnight oats for a few days
  • Pay credit card bill
Monday
  • Post here - DONE
  • Prep for in-town work tomorrow
  • Start dishwasher
  • Fill up bathroom cabinets from basement reserves (toilet paper, kleenex)
  • DH ordered a part in the shower which I seem to have broken when I cleaned in there (barely touched it)
  • Ebooks - file them by authors and send list to some friends who might want a few (had 1900 to add to my files... 1300 left to do)
  • ... shoud be a slow day 
  • ....
Decluttering 
  • Nothing but updated marketplace sells (dh stuff in garage)

Upcoming this week
Tuesday - in-town work

To relax this week or In my crafting basket 

Knit with some hot tea and maybe sitting outside if the sun peeks out a little


From the camera:
Nothing



Funny of the week:




Monday 4 March 2024

Happy Homemaker Monday 2024-03-04

 Good morning 

Health:  Eyes - still using my antibiotic cream until Friday.

Grandchildren:  Wednesday they came for supper. Thursday dh picked them up at daycare and they sleptover.  He drove them to daycare Friday morning.

The weekend was a quiet one with lots of housechores, some crafting and eating at restaurant with bil & sil Sunday night.

My cousin's son signed a 3 year contrat with the New Jersey devils (hockey), congrats to Mikaël Diotte!

Today will be a whole day of errands

Let's join Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom .  





The Weather

Unseasnably warm this week.  not much sun in there
Mon
Cloudy
3°
-3°
Tue
Cloudy
12°
2°
Wed
Rain and snow
3°
-3°
Thu
Mostly cloudy
1°
-9°
Fri
Partly cloudy
0°
-6°
Looking around the house
Clean and cozy.

Thinking and pondering
Spring-cleaning - more to do ..
Easter plans - talked to sis... might meet at my uncle's sugar shack for Easter.  She says it would be easier than trying to bring mom here.
Upcoming April birthdays... ds, dd, Anne-E, Ely,.. need to go buy some gifts

Tv this week
Le bon docteur
Discussions avec mes parents
Le résident
Les bracelets rouges (saison 3)
L'oeil du cyclone
La voix (saison 10)
5e rang (dernière saison)
When calls the heart
Yellowstone
Sorcières
MasterChef Québec (1st season)
5 gars pour moi
BB Québec (season 4)
Indéfendable
Alertes
Stat
Nous
Léo
Le bonheur (just for dh, not watching this)
La candidate
L'amour est dans le pré
Temps de chien

.. and a few more


Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week
Diane in Denmark



Things on the menu this week
No idea....

On my reading pile
Les enfants du silence - Lyn Yeowart

On my to-do list

Over the weekend
  • Deep spring-clean LR (woodwork, walls, furniture, frames)... couches will be done at a later date
  • Deep spring-clean staircase to basement (walls, woodwork, frames).
  • Laundry
  • Macaroni chinois (half was frozen)
  • A stuffed pepper casserole for freezing
  • Wash main bathroom
  • Vac main floor
  • Dust all main floor
  • DH made ragoût de boulettes (gave some to ds, and we froze the rest)
  • 2 Easter cards (for niece and nephew)
  • Reservations for 3 nights in August in Maine - Hampton Beach with sis and bil.
Monday
  • Post here - DONE
  • Prep for in-town work tomorrow
  • Errands
  • ....
Decluttering 
  • Nothing

Upcoming this week
Tuesday - in-town work

To relax this week or In my crafting basket 

Knit with some hot tea and maybe sitting outside if the sun peeks out a little


From the camera:
Nothing



Funny of the week:
















Monday 26 February 2024

Happy Homemaker 2024-02-26

Good morning 

Health:  Well, eyes were better but then it went down again... so had to see my doctor last Friday and he gave me an antibiotic cream fo 15 days... hoping this is the last of it.

Grandchildren:  Wednesday they came for supper and we all went to skating rink for about an hour - it was really nice out.  However activities for Friday night were cancelled du to mild temperatures.

Saturday was catching up on housechores

Sunday, grandkids were to be here for lunch and afternoon while parents went skiing, but ddil is sick so they arrived with ds at 9:00, spent the day here and left after supper at 6:00.

Today is regular housechores with a few extras added in.


Let's join Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom .  





The Weather

Crazy weather, cold, warm, cold.  this morning is a little snow and wednesday will be rain 
with warm temperatures.
Mon
Snow
4°
-11°
Tue
Partly cloudy
8°
2°
Wed
Light rain
9°
-18°
Thu
Windy
-13°
-21°
Fri
Mostly cloudy
-7°
-8°
Looking around the house
Lots of picking up to do.  Thinking of things I'd like to do to make little changes in rooms.

Thinking and pondering
Spring-cleaning - needs to happen...
Easter plans
Upcoming April birthdays... ds, dd, Anne-E, Ely,.. need to go buy some gifts

Tv this week
Le bon docteur
Discussions avec mes parents
Le résident
Les bracelets rouges (saison 3)
L'oeil du cyclone
La voix (saison 10)
5e rang (dernière saison)
When calls the heart
Yellowstone
Sorcières
MasterChef Québec (1st season)
5 gars pour moi
BB Québec (season 4)
Indéfendable
Alertes
Stat
Nous
Léo
Le bonheur (just for dh, not watching this)
La candidate
L'amour est dans le pré
Temps de chien

.. and a few more


Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week


Spring-cleaning motivation, found a few interesting things in here.




Things on the menu this week
DH cleaned the freezer last week so we are good to go for awhile, we can start stocking up again ;)

On my reading pile
L'aventure de vieillir - Marie de Hennezel

On my to-do list

Over the weekend
  • Deep spring-clean hallway (woodwork, ceiling, frames)
  • Finish washing all ceilings on main floor (LR, kitchen, kitchenette and bathroom)
  • Laundry
  • A meat, veggie, potato, tomato sauce, bechamel and cheese casserole for a few meals and froze a small casserole of it.
  • Deep spring-clean kitchen (woodwork, blinds, walls, furniture), window were washed not long ago so they will be redone when it's nice outside and curtain will be aired when the weather permits.

Monday
  • Post here - DONE
  • Prep for in-town work tomorrow
  • Laundry
  • Vac main floor 
  • Wash main bathroom - DONE
  • Wash oven
  • DH is washing fireplace window (propane fireplace)
  • Wash boot trays
  • Determine vacation reservations for August
  • put dd's graduation dress on Marketplace
  • Some paperwork
  • ....
Decluttering 


Upcoming this week
Tuesday - in-town work
Thursday - osteo appointment at 8:00

To relax this week or In my crafting basket 

Knit, plan Easter (I have small chocolate chickens for grandkids and received my amazon order of superhero capes for the 4 of them).  I do have birthdays coming up soon. 


From the camera:
Nothing



Message of the week: