Happy Homemaker 2020-09-28

 Good morning!

Coronavirus update around here.... they are asking us to cancel plans for Thanksgiving (ours is October 12th), we are not doing well - some people are not respecting measures.  We are now orange (green, yellow, orange and red)... I wrote this on Sunday night but this morning they are saying we will be passing to red.

After my appointments last Monday & Tuesday, had more appointments to schedule... 7 more!!   Doc says I should be back to normal for 2021!?!... another doctor's appointment, another endocrinologist appointment, 2 bloodwork appointments, ECG, ostodensiometry, and another physical therapist appointment, phew!   Now that all is scheduled I'm thinking some will be cancelled if we are in the red zone.

Friday my grandson came for supper while his parents went for supper at the restaurant.

Had govt exams on Saturday for my job - found it difficult and nerve-wracking.  Kids came for supper Saturday and Xavier slept over.  My husband worked on my son's garage with him this weekend.  Son and daughter in law came back for lunch Sunday and left after supper.

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

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

24°

17°

Tue.

24°

14°

Wed.

16°

11°

Thu.

16°

8°

Fri.

14°

6°

How I am feeling this morning
Feeling ok, tired of night-sweats though. Energy level is at 75% I'd say.

On my mind

Dentist appointment this afternoon ... 2h50 minutes! yuck

Passing in the red zone....

Halloween? will it be cancelled?

Christmas? how will we celebrate it?

On the breakfast plate

Have not had breakfast yet ... I'm thinking eggo waffles with almond milk

On my reading pile
The Atlas of Happiness by Helen Russell

On my tv
Good witch (season 6)
Le résident (season 1)
Boston Legal (season 5)
Big Brother

Mon fils

District 31

La Voix

Occupation double

Fragile

Brave new world

Cardinal

On the menu this week
Lundi - Beef tournedos and grilled potatoes

Mardi-  Spaghetti
Mercredi - Chicken pot pie
Jeudi -  Grilled cheese
Friday - ?

Haven't had time to figure it out yet

From the camera

Picture from the web... all in blue!

Playing outside with grandma

Looking around the house

LOTS to do as I was too busy for housechores this weekend.  I need to get more stuff out of the house before the charity shops close again!

On my to-do list  

Saturday

• wash main bathroom - DONE

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Make bed, bath, breakfast, brush teeth - DONE
• Menu plan - DONE
• Bake muffins 
• Vaccum main floor
• Mop main floor (IF I have time otherwise I'll do it another day)
• Afternoon - a 3 hour dentist appointment - yuck!!

In my crafting basket

Work on knitted socks

Glue gnome hats & ribbons

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Happy Homemaker 2020-09-20

Good morning!

After 8 days of waiting, my husband got a negatif result for his covid-testing... meanwhile we did not go out (he worked from home even though it is not the ideal job for that) and we did not see the kids either.

We got to see my grandson on Friday night - he came over for supper after his daycare.

Saturday morning my husband and I went to work on my son's garage (the back-siding of the garage is not finished).  Kids had a brunch at her father's house.  They stopped by for lunch.  In the afternoon my husband and son worked on the garage and daughter-in-law got some sleep (she has been feeling nauseous and vomiting the last few days with this pregnancy).  I stayed home with Xavier.  They came for supper and left afterwards to rest some.  Xavier stayed the night with us.

Sunday - my husband spent the morning at my son's house with him.  They all arrived for lunch here and left with Xavier after lunch.  We went out for supper for some pizza.. maybe the last time for awhile, as it was announced that we are now going in the orange zone for covid-19 (green, yellow, orange and red are the zones).

Orange means:  bars don't serve liquor after 11:00 pm, they close at midnight.  No more than 6 people inside a house (2 different adresses), 1 person per family to go in the groceries and stores, .... too many new cases in the last 2 weeks.

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

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

16°

1°

Tue.

18°

7°

Wed.

22°

9°

Thu.

18°

5°

Fri.

16°

9°

Our nights are getting cold!  We have had 1C last week and it's mostly around 3-4 degrees celsius.

How I am feeling this morning
Slept so-so but decided to get up early.  Lit the fairy lights in the LR and the kitchen and put on some music, then took a hot bath and read a little.  will have breakfast in a few minutes.

On my mind

Daycare are on unlimited strike so will try to help the kids today and one other day this week.  

Govt exams this upcoming saturday.... ugggggggggggg!!

On the breakfast plate

Probably some toasts with bananas and almond milk.

On my reading pile
The Atlas of Happiness by Helen Russell

On my tv
Good witch (season 6)
Le résident (season 1)
Boston Legal (season 5)
Big Brother

Mon fils

District 31

La Voix

Occupation double

Fragile

Brave new world

Cardinal

On the menu this week
Lundi - 

Mardi-  
Mercredi - 
Jeudi -  Grilled cheese
Friday - ?

Haven't had time to figure it out yet

From the camera

Château Frontenac (Quebec City tourism picture)

Link to a video (hope it works!)

Xavier and grandpa

Looking around the house
Lots to do!!!  and thinking nothing much will get done this week... have 2 days of appointments + babysitting.

On my to-do list  

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Make bed, bath, breakfast, brush teeth 
• Menu plan - 
• Bake muffins - DONE on Sunday
• Wash main bathroom
• More basement decluttering
• Clear up the office - guest room... it's a catchall room (never happened last week)
• 2:00 appointment with physio
• 3:15 appointment with my doctor
• Maybe a few groceries before it gets to complicated to go with covid-19
• Babysitting as daycare are on strike for an unlimited time

In my crafting basket

Work on a new pair of knitted socks

Cut gnome beards

Quote of the week 

Happy Homemaker 2020-09-14

 Good morning!

So last week the dishwasher went kaput!  Flames and smoke  - a good thing we were there to stop it right away.  We will be shopping for a new dishwasher.

DH was sent home Friday afternoon after a covid test, we are awaiting results.  4 cases at his work.  don't think he has it, had a minimal chance of contracting it and no symptoms but we wait... and are confined until results.  We had a funeral to attend on Saturday (his godfather) but we couldn't go - he was upset about that.

We haven't seen the kids this weekend either because of this, so we puttered around the house.  He finally cleared up the garage enough to get the car in there.  Mostly reorganized.  I will be making a few jars of beets this week... was going to do it on Sunday but ran out of sugar and can't go out to the grocery store.

Hopefully we get results today and then we can get out and do our stuff.

Bathroom blinds finally arrived at the store, dh will pick them up this week.

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

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

14°

4°

Tue.

15°

9°

Wed.

20°

13°

Thu.

15°

4°

Fri.

13°

3°

How I am feeling this morning
A bit jittery, think it's my husband being home that does that ;)  I'm in a cleanup mood but he is cramping my style , haha.

On my mind

Waiting for dh's results of Covid-19.  He shouldn't have it, but you never know.

Can't wait to see my grandson.

On the breakfast plate
2 raisin-cinnamon toasts with butter and a glass of almond milk

On my reading pile
The Atlas of Happiness by Helen Russell

On my tv
Good witch (season 6)
Le résident (season 1)
Non-coupable (season 1)
Boston Legal (season 5)
Esprits criminels

Big Brother

New programs start tonight!

On the menu this week
Lundi - 

Mardi-  
Mercredi - 
Jeudi -  Grilled cheese
Friday - ?

Haven't had time to figure it out yet

From the camera

With the Ninja Turtle had I made him

Looking around the house
More decluttering to do, crafts to make, Fall work to be started.... 

On my to-do list  

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Make bed, take shower, breakfast, brush teeth - DONE
• Menu plan - 
• Laundry
• Bake muffins - 
• Wash main bathroom
• More basement decluttering
• Clear up the office - guest room... it's a catchall room
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To relax this week, I will  (or should I say in my crafting basket)

Finished knitting socks for mom, might start a new pair.

Watch a few movies with some good tea in my pj's.

Crochet a pair of baby boots for Xavier

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Happy Homemaker 2020-09-07

Good morning!

A quick - late post.  It's labor day weekend here.

Had my 2nd dose for the shingles last Wednesday... my arm hurt 3 days and I had horrible headaches.

Saturday we went to see my parents and my siblings at my parent's camping station.  My daughter and Xavier came with us.  We slept at my brother house and came back on Sunday.  Was nice to see them all and they were all happy to see the kid.  He has started to talk jibberish and he is so funny.  

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

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

24°

16°

Tue.

20°

13°

Wed.

16°

11°

Thu.

14°

7°

Fri.

18°

7°

How I am feeling this morning
Was a horrible night.... my ears were hurting as well as my jaw and big headaches.  took tylenol every 4 hours .  This morning ears are not hurting as much ... I'm thinking it's all because the prednisone pills have lower dosage, hoping it won't all come back.

Right now it's 10:45 and feeling much better ... even though I'm having hot flashes.

On my mind

Lots to do but won't accomplish much.  My husband is helping my son with finishing off the exterior of his garage and my daughter in law is working... so I have my grandson with me, probably for the day.

Daughter-in-law has told us last weekend she is pregnant for the 2nd time... should be in May.  we are very happy with that news.

On the breakfast plate
2 eggo waffles with butter and maple syrup and a glass of oat milk

On my reading pile
Le Tattoueur d'Auschwitch by Heather Morris

On my tv
Good witch (season 6)
Le résident (season 1)
Mme Lebrun
Non-coupable (season 1)
Boston Legal (season 4)
Esprits criminels

Big Brother

On the menu this week
Lundi - For lunch - potage and bechamel sauce with hard-boiled eggs.

Mardi-  
Mercredi - 
Jeudi -  Grilled cheese
Friday - ?

Haven't had time to figure it out yet

From the camera

9 months old today!

Looking around the house
Lots to do! Nothing got done with our weekend away. 

On my to-do list  

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Make bed, take shower, breakfast, brush teeth - DONE
• Menu plan - 
• Vaccum main floor - 
• Laundry
• Bake muffins - DONE
• Wash main bathroom
• Cut up tons of veggies to make a potage for today and 4 dump soups to freeze - DONE
• Wash dishes
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To relax this week, I will  (or should I say in my crafting basket)

work on  knitted socks for mom - have to undo half the foot as I picked up one too many stitches somewhere ...

Continue reading my Gooseberry Patch book

Quote of the week