Happy Homeker 2024-12-08

Good morning

A very busy week at work, had to do 10 hours of overtime (and I do NOT want to work overtime).. next 2 weeks should be very busy too.

DS and family are off in Punta Cana (the hotel where there was lots of flu going around on the news).  DS was sick but only 1 day.  Looks like they are having a nice trip, will be back this week.  Dog is here with us.  DH has been working and their house repairing differnt things while they are not there.

Saturday was errands all morning (Costco - found gift for 1 grandson, new pillows to bring to dd as she will be hosting and we will all be sleeping there, 1 sweater probably for mom, etc....), stopped at hardware store and got some greenery to put on top of bathroom armoire (poinsettia that was there will be given to niece), a fur cushion (thinking of my AFTER Christmas coziness), a concrete decor item with a young Buddha and greenery, etc... Then all afternoon was spent getting everything out of gift closet, put on master gift list and wrapped.  Missing 2 gifts for 2 grandchildren and maybe a small thing for dd.  Supper at Subways, picked up groceries for cooking on Sunday, and delivered 3 gifts (ornaments I made) to friends.

Sunday was spaghetti sauce in crockpot, 2 chicken/rice casseroles, fudge, skor squares, galettes, cook some ground beef for freezer, lots of dishes, vac dog hair all over the place.  Went to Christmas market with 2 sister-in-laws in the afternoon.  Used the 25$ GC I had won at the antique store - got 2 Santas.  A big weekend but alot got done Christmas-wise.

Monday will probably work part of the day (usually my day off)

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

The weather

Mon

-8°

-8°

Tue

-3°

-7°

Wed

2°

1°

Thu

1°

-12°

Fri

-11°

-18°

Looking around the house

It's ok but needs a good cleaning when the dog will be gone.  But with work this week we'll see

if anything gets done

Thinking and pondering

Work is on my mind.. so much to do before Christmas

Tv this week

Stats

Indéfendable

Reruns of La Galère

Christmas movies 

Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Plus jamais malade by Denis Fortier - have put this on hold but need to get back to it.  

La doublure  by Melissa De Costa

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

• Vac main floor
• Bake
• Cook
• Wrap gifts
• Update master gift list
• Errands

Monday 

• Post here ✅
• Prep for in-town work Thursday instead of Tuesday (our Christmas lunch)
• Work

Decluttering 

• 3 sets of string lights
• 1 poinsettia
• 1 Christmas metal pail
• 1 bag of gift bags (from mom's) sent to the thrift shop
• 1 tupperware container (too old is starting to smell)

Upcoming this week

Thursday - in-town work with Christmas lunch

Christmas prep

Go buy stamps - Canada Post mailmen are on strike but post office is open to buy stamps but we can't mail anything

From the camera:

Nothing

Picture of the week (taken from the web)