What makes me happy: November 2019

Monday 25 November 2019

Happy Homemaker 2019-11-24

Good morning!

It's been a very busy week at work. However paint class is finished and there was no posture class, so my lunch hours were more relaxed. I was moved back to my old gang with my friends.
Friday morning my son and daughter-in-law went to the hospital so they could try and turn the baby and it worked! Xavier is now head down and ready to go. The baby is due for December 12.
Friday night was girl's night out with some friends from work. We went bowling and then to a restaurant - we had lots of fun and laughed alot.
The weekend was spent finishing my Christmas baking and housechores too. My son and ddil came for supper Saturday night as well as mother-in-law.

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

Looking around the house
Looks nice with all the Christmas lights on.
It is starting to be light out and snow is falling, the trees are all white, it looks quite nice through the bay window with Christmas lights all around...féérique!

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

2°

-2°

Tue.

3°

-3°

Wed.

2°

-2°

Thu.

2°

-11°

Fri.

-2°

-14°

Sat.

-4°

-12°

What I am reading
La Saveur du printemps by Emily Richards

On my tv

Rewatching the watching dead - season 6
L'échappée
District 31
Un zoo pas comme les autres
Discussion avec mes parents
Toute la vie
Une autre histoire
Ruptures
Alerte Amber
L'heure bleu
5e rang
Les invisibles
Le bon docteur
New Amsterdam
Mr. Mercedes
Prodigal son
Killling Eve
Christmas movies
Programs will be ending this week, which is a good thing... too much to follow

Menu - planning

Monday: Hot chicken sandwiches with gravy and fries
Tuesday: Lasagna
Wednesday: Spaghetti
Thursday: grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday ?

On my to-do list

Saturday

Made Rice-Krispy squares for freezing
Made fudge for freezing
Made thumbprint cookies
Lots of dishes
Laundry
Prepped raclette for supper (precooked potatoes, carrots and chicken)

Sunday

Bake muffins
Vaccum main floor
Vaccum basement
Wash oven
Wash Jenn-Air
Wash main bathroom
Paperwork
Order on Amazon
Wash my bedding
Spaghetti sauce for freezing and make 2 lasagnas (1 for the freezer, 1 for supper Tuesday)

Monday (Having some stomach problems this morning - I have Crohn's disease and this morning is not a great morning... so we'll see how much energy I have for my to-do list. Might skip the errands)

Prep gym clothes for tomorrow - DONE
Prep work clothes - DONE
Post here - DONE
Menu-plan - DONE
Laundry
Drop stuff off at the thrift store
Pick up some stamps for Christmas cards
Wrap stocking stuffers
Wrap gifts
Update and write freezer inventory
Crafts

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

Knitted wool socks - both pair of socks are up to the easy parts so it will be put aside for awhile.
Crochet baby blanket - need to do the border and dinosaur appliqué

3 felt ornaments for Christmas gifts

A simple pleasure

Being able to stay home when I'm not feeling well

From the camera

Christmas decor

Hot coco bar

Quote of the week

Monday 18 November 2019

Happy Homemaker 2019-11-18

Hello :)

Last Monday we went used-car shopping for my daughter and she found one. Finally seems she will get an amount for insurance so that will help her out (it was a rental).

At work it is official I will be going back to my other team next week (moving my desk), will go back with the girls which is good. Starting to have lots more to do.
Thursday we ran some errands after work (so I won't be going Monday as was my intention - hate going shopping nowadays. Used to love it when I was younger)
Took Friday off because I had an osteopathe appointment.

My sis quit her job this week and she will be starting her new job in January (better pay and work from home) - nice!

Mom is feeling better - she has been sick last 3 weeks with 3 different kinds of antibiotics.

Put up the Christmas tree during the weekend, housechores and a bit of baking.

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

Right now
Just finished breakfast. Had early exams at the hospital so couldn't drink or eat before. Having a cup of hot chocolate, writing this post and listening to Christmas music on Stingray.

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

0°

-3°

Tue.

-1°

-5°

Wed.

1°

-5°

Thu.

0°

-4°

Fri.

2°

-5°

Sat.

-2°

-7°

Last week we had lots of snow and then cold temperatures (broke some cold temperature records)... it felt like January!

This week should be more 'normal' temperatures for this time of year.

What I am reading
La Saveur du printemps by Emily Richards

On my tv

Monday: Sausages with mashed potatoes
Tuesday: Steaks with rice
Wednesday: Ham - Pasta bechamel casserole
Thursday: grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday ?

On my to-do list
What got done Friday

Osteo appointment
Groceries, dollar store, pharmacy, picking up mail
Laundry
Schedule Doctor's appointment for December
Send email for medication to insurance

Saturday

Putting up and decorating Christmas tree
Putting away all Christmas boxes
Putting more lights in bay-window
Vaccumed main floor
Vaccumed basement
Paid bills
Dusted main floor (except office - have to pick up in there first)
Washed main bathroom

Sunday

Cook, cut and freeze italian sausage links
Bake muffins
Bake skors squares
Bake date squares
Cook millet (for my breakfasts this week and some to freeze)
Cut and freeze limes (for Christmas brunch)
Prep a ham, cheese, bechamel casserole for supper one day this week
Cut 3 felt ornaments (for nieces and nephew)

Monday

Go to hospital for bloodwork, RX of lungs and ECG (regular exams) - DONE (early appointments)
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow - DONE
Prep work clothes - DONE
Post here - DONE
laundry
Finish adressing Christmas cards
Make a potage
Go over gift list
Bake more desserts or wait for next weekend?
Craft
... lots more on my to-do list

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

Knitted wool socks - both pair of socks are up to the easy parts so it will be put aside for awhile.
Crochet baby blanket - half done

3 felt ornaments for Christmas gifts

A simple pleasure

Reading with a cup of tea

From the camera

My daughter's new car

Artwork when we went to Gatineau for my daughter's competition

Museum in Gatineau

Quote of the week

Sunday 10 November 2019

Happy homemaker 2019-11-11

Morning!

So my daughter's car was declared totaled (scrap) and she needs to find another ASAP, but since she has returned to school and still has another year to do, her budget isn't the same. We will be going to see used cars with her Monday morning (she lives 2 hours from here).

This weekend I started slowly getting Christmas decor up. Just the Christmas tree is left to do. Had a few Christmas crafts and repairs to do too. My husband helped all day Saturday at my son's house to put on the Christmas lights outside. My son and daughter-in-law came for lunch on Saturday.
Sunday I continued with Christmas decorating and my husband went to a hockey game with neighbor.

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

The weather (in celsius)

Sun.

3°

-8°

Mon.

-4°

-6°

Tue.

-2°

-9°

Wed.

-5°

-16°

Thu.

-5°

-8°

Fri.

1°

-16°

Lots of snowflakes during the weekend. There is snow on the ground now.

What I am reading
Les plains pouvoirs by David Baldacci

On my tv

Rewatching the watching dead - season 6
L'échappée
District 31
Un zoo pas comme les autres
Discussion avec mes parents
Toute la vie
Une autre histoire
Ruptures
Alerte Amber
L'heure bleu
5e rang
Les invisibles
Le bon docteur
New Amsterdam
Mr. Mercedes
Prodigal son
Killling Eve
Channel "W" (which is a Hallmark channel) has started christmas movies so I've been recording those.

Menu - planning

Monday: Beef tournedos with mashed potatoes and veggies
Tuesday: Chicken vol aux vents
Wednesday: Spaghetti
Thursday: grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday ?

On my to-do list

Monday

Prep gym clothes for tomorrow
Prep work clothes
Post here
Go to 3-Rivières to help my daughter get a used car.

NO REGULAR HOUSECHORES THIS WEEK... back to our regular programming next weekend ;)

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

Knitted wool socks - both pair of socks are up to the easy parts so it will be put aside for awhile.

Crochet baby blanket - half done

A simple pleasure

The smell of fresh bread

From the camera

Pictures of my daughter's competition, mine were awful last week

A picture of everyone who was at ddil's shower the other week

Quote of the week

Sunday 3 November 2019

Happy Homemaker 2019-11-04

Well, it's been a busy week!

Halloween - we had almost 300 trick or treaters even though it was raining alot. I will post some pics. I got dressed for work too (Indiana Jones).
Then Friday was an Autumn storm with high winds - below are pics of the building where my daughter lives and what was left of her car. Some people are without electricity since Friday.

I've been having pain in my hips again so Monday at 9:00 have a massage therapist appointment.

Had a busy weekend of housechores so hopefully Monday I can finally do my Rudy day as I planned ;)

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

The weather (in celsius)

Sun.

6°

-1°

Mon.

5°

2°

Tue.

7°

-1°

Wed.

2°

-2°

Thu.

1°

-9°

Fri.

-4°

-9°

Had our first snowflakes (short episode) on Sunday morning - it was cold!

What I am reading
Les plains pouvoirs by David Baldacci

On my tv

Rewatching the watching dead - season 6
L'échappée
District 31
Un zoo pas comme les autres
Discussion avec mes parents
Toute la vie
Une autre histoire
Ruptures
Alerte Amber
L'heure bleu
5e rang
Les invisibles
Le bon docteur
New Amsterdam
Mr. Mercedes
Prodigal son
Killling Eve
Channel "W" (which is a Hallmark channel) has started christmas movies so I've been recording those.

Menu - planning

Monday: Sausages and mashed potatoes
Tuesday: Cabbage rolls
Wednesday: Spaghetti
Thursday: grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday ?

On my to-do list

Done during the weekend

Vaccumed main floor
Vaccumed basement
Washed main bathroom
Washed basement bathroom
Laundry
Cabbage rolls (1 big and 1 small casserole for freezing and 1 small for this week)
Bell pepper casserole (1 small for freezing)
1 crockpot of spaghetti sauce (some for freezing and some for this week)
Bake muffins (my husband made them this week)
Menu plan
Pay bills
Put away Halloween decorations and costumes
Work on the painting for paint class (running behind)

Monday

Prep gym clothes for tomorrow
Prep work clothes
Post here
9:00 am massage therapist appointment
Rudy day... prep some Christmas cards, wrap homemade gifts for friends, wrap some stocking stuffers... we'll see what actually gets done... and watch my favorite YOU'VE GOT MAIL.

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

Knitted wool socks - both pair of socks are up to the easy parts so it will be put aside for awhile.

Crochet baby blanket - redid the whole thing, just starting over .

Finished the Ninja turtle set, will post pics when I find the right button to put on it.

A simple pleasure

Watching Christmas movies

From the camera