What makes me happy

Monday, 6 October 2025

Happy Homemaker 2025-10-06

Good afternoon

Busy weekend. Took Friday off work to go to town 3 hours away and meet sis so we could go to bank together for some paperwork for mom (they needed my signature). Sis was working afterwards so went with one of my brothers to see mom at her residence. He had only been once since she's been there - finding it too hard to see her so diminished. But she is doing much better (of course not her mind) so it went really well and he said he can go see her from now on (he used to go twice a day to see my parents when they were at the house just to be sure everything was allright).

Saturday was major decluttering at parent's house (mom's cold storage room with lots of cooking pans, aluminium pie plates, etc, etc...), more bathroom products were decluttered and the section of the office armoire that had not been done yet. Got a carload to thrift store, lots to recycling and garbage and some stuff given to a family friend. Tried not to bring too much here. Me and sis also did a little cleaning (vaccuming and bathroom) while the guys went to see a NHL hockey game at brother's house (son of my cousin plays for NHL). We all met there afterwards for supper.

Sunday we all met (2 brothers, sis, me and spouses) to see mom at her residence. Brought her outside with us, did her good as she does not go out anymore. Sunday afternoon went with sis and bil to nephew's daughter's baptism - she wore the cape (not the outfit as it was too small), that mom had made for me (my baptism) from her wedding dress 60 years ago. Sunday evening was funeral parlor (cousin's wife's brother - motorcycle accident). Got back home at 10:00 pm.

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

Weather this week

Mon

24°

13°

Tue

24°

12°

Wed

14°

4°

Thu

12°

1°

Fri

13°

2°

Last week was unseasonably warm (as was the weekend), finally getting cooler mid-week.

Looking around the house

Nothing got done last weekend and having guests next weekend, so need to do stuff during the week.

Thinking and pondering

Life..... ups and downs

TV this week

Chanteurs masqués Season 5
Masterchef Quebec (season 3)
Indéfendable (season 4)
Antigang (season 1)
Dumas (season 2) - local program - really liking it AND they filmed inside my parent's house for 1 episode
Les Armes (season 2), some locations are filmed outside my parent's house
Bellefleur (season 1)
Avant le crash (season 3)
Le retour d'Anna Brodeur (season 1)
Stat (season 4)
Double jeu (season 1)
L'indétectable (season 1)
Vie de rêve (season 1)
Temps de chien (season 3)
Doctor Odyssey (season 1)
Chantier rescapé (season 1)

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Department Q #10 - Jussi Adler-Olsen

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

Nothing

Monday

Laundry - 1 load
Post here - DONE
Prep for in-town work tomorrow
10:00 Tai-chi
Get weekend stuff put away

Decluttering

Done at mom's (all cold-storage room), rest of office armoire, bathroom products
Baby bassinette and children piano / bench brought to sis' house
1 spa cable

Christmas prep

Pick out the pictures I need to get printed for the Christmas ornaments - still to do

Upcoming this week

Tuesday - In-town work

Friday - 1st night of local Geese festival, free music... dh will go, don't think I will

Saturday - Guests will be here - supper and music at the Geese festival too.

Sunday - DD will be coming with grandkids, going to Geeese festival

Monday - Not sure if I'll be going to Tai-chi will depend if guests are still here or not - it is our THANKSGIVING DAY here in Canada

From the camera

Funny of the week

Monday, 29 September 2025

Happy Homemaker 2025-09-29

Good morning

Thursday got the asphalt entryway treated and blackened (but they came back this moring for touchups).

Friday Anne-E was feeling puny so she spent the afternoon here (instead of daycare) and dh also picked up Xavier after school. They both stayed the night as parents had an outing.

Saturday was housechores. In the evening, DH went with SIL to a corn on the cob / hot-dog party for the local snowmobile club - I stayed home and relaxed did not feel like going. It was sil's bday so dh accompanied her as she wanted to go but not alone.

Sunday we went to Xavier's hockey practice. Grocery store errands, followed by ragoût de boulettes (froze most of it), and a few more housechores. DH finished cutting plants outside. Now only the Autumn ones are still there. Slowly getting ready for winter.

This morning is a very slow morning. Took my walk at 6:15, 10 C (with real feel of 6C), but forecast of 21C). Have my 1st Tai-chi class at 10:30.... hmpf was 10:00, luckily I'm always early so got there at 10:15, it's ok as we are revising what we did last session.

Grandkid funnies:

Anne-E: Her 1st joke... Pete & repeat are in a boat... and she laughs and laughs... she forgot the rest of the joke "Pete falls off, who is left? repeat.".. and you start the joke over and over. so funny listening to her tell here 1phrase joke.

Alysanne: At the fair last year the grandkids did haunted house but all were scared so none wanted to go this year... and there was none this year... when she saw this Alysanne said ' I wanted to go to haunted house finally' hahaha, sure

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

Weather this week

Mon

21°

8°

Tue

15°

6°

Wed

13°

4°

Thu

14°

4°

Fri

18°

7°

Looking around the house

House is looking good for now. Still decluttering to do

Thinking and pondering

Next 2 weekends will be very busy...

TV this week

Chanteurs masqués Season 5 - Not sure about that one either
Masterchef Quebec (season 3)
Indéfendable (season 4)
Antigang (season 1)
Dumas (season 2) - local program - really liking it AND they filmed inside my parent's house for 1 episode
Les Armes (season 2), some locations are filmed outside my parent's house
Bellefleur (season 1)
Avant le crash (season 3)
Le retour d'Anna Brodeur (season 1)
Stat (season 4)
Double jeu (season 1)
L'indétectable (season 1)
Vie de rêve (season 1)
Temps de chien (season 3)
Doctor Odyssey (season 1)
Chantier rescapé (season 1)

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Department Q #9 - Jussi Adler-Olsen

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

Deep clean basement bathroom (walls, ceilings, window, woodwork, cabinets, etc...)
Deep clean corner of dh's stuff
Vac back basement entryway
Vac main floor
Dust main floor
Laundry
Wash main bathroom
Ragoût boulettes
Schedule bloodwork - had annual doc appointment last Thursday all is well.

Monday

Laundry - 1 load
Post here - DONE
Prep for in-town work tomorrow
10:30 Tai-chi
Bring ds some ragoût de boulettes
Open office computer - waiting for 1 urgent email... but not working unless I get it!
Clean out top drawer in bathroom where hair stuff is

Decluttering

1 cauldron (leaking)

Christmas prep

Pick out the pictures I need to get printed for the Christmas ornaments

Upcoming this week

Tuesday - In-town work

Friday - Go to parent's house and to see mom

Saturday - Declutter & clean at parent's house

Sunday - Baptism / funeral

From the camera

Autumn walks

Funny of the week

Monday, 22 September 2025

Happy Homemaker 2025-09-22

Good afternoon and happy Fall y'all!

Last weekend was a busy one. Saturday morning we went to see Xavier's 1st hockey practice. and then we went to dd's. DS, ddil and grandkids did too. The grandkids played in the the rides at the fair. We all had supper at dd's and ds, ddil and grandkids came back home for the night as Xavier had another practice on Sunday morning.

We stayed the night at dd's and left after breakfast on Sunday. We then went to my uncle's house (2 of them live next to each other) and a 3rd uncle was there visiting so was nice to see and chat with everyone. Sis and BIL joined us in the afternoon. We all left after supper and got back home last night at 9:00 pm.

This morning is a whole lot of housechores, but we had a lovely weekend with the family (pictures below)

Grandkid funnies:

Anne-E: We were going back to dd's house after the fair and we kind of rode around trying to find a grocery store (finally didn't), at some point Anne-E says 'where are we?' I said I didn't know, I think we're lost.. so she answers... oh no!! I won't see my dad again ... :)

Geez I have no memory, I have to write them down as they say them, they were so funny the four of them this weekend.

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

Weather this week

Mon

18°

13°

Tue

22°

12°

Wed

19°

9°

Thu

21°

14°

Fri

21°

11°

Finally some rain in the forecast! we need it. temperatures will be nice.

Looking around the house

So much to do! so little time to do it all. Basement is shaping up somewhat but I still need to declutter down there. Sis will be coming for Canadian Thanksgiving and will give her some children stuff for her granddaughter.

Thinking and pondering

Signed some papers and gave them to sis yesterday for mom. She will sell the cars this week to the company (brother's).

TV this week

Big Brother
Chanteurs masqués Season 5 - Not sure about that one either
Masterchef Quebec (season 3)
Indéfendable (season 4)
Antigang (season 1)
Dumas (season 2) - local program - really liking it AND they filmed inside my parent's house for 1 episode
Les Armes (season 2), some locations are filmed outside my parent's house
Bellefleur (season 1)
Avant le crash (season 3)
Le retour d'Anna Brodeur (season 1)
Stat (season 4)
Double jeu (season 1)
L'indétectable (season 1)
Vie de rêve (season 1)
Temps de chien (season 3)
Doctor Odyssey (season 1)
Chantier rescapé (season 1)

Interesting blog I saw this week

No time for this last week

On my reading pile

Department Q #9 - Jussi Adler-Olsen

On my to-do list

Monday

Wash main bathrooom - DONE
Vac main floor - DONE
Dust kitchenette
Laundry -
Post here - DONE
Prep for in-town work tomorrow
Wash remaining ceilings in basement (except bathroom will be done at a later date) - DONE
Wash basement LR (walls, woodwork, baseboards, furniture, mirror, door, blinds, floors). It was not fun to do way to much stuff to move around so I can wash. - DONE

Decluttering