Monday, 27 April 2026

Happy Homemaker Monday 2026-04-27

Good morning and bye-bye April

Busy busy week.  Grandkids arrived Tuesday evening with ds to spend the week.  Wednesday morning dh will drive them to school and daycare and their parents will pick them, and the dog, up.

It went well, no problem putting them to bed, they'd both fall asleep in my bed and we moved one of them out ... each of us sleeping with one of them in different beds because lack of space. Morning prep is quite busy with lunch, snacks (for Xavier) and hair for Anne-E (long hair that is ALWAYS tangled).  In the evening after supper, we'd get them to play outside for an hour before bathtime and bedtime.  Anne-E went to a friend's house (ddil had arranged that) from Saturday 4:00 pm and the friend took her to daycare this morning), so she was gone part of the weekend.  She spent Sunday at sugar shack with her friends.

Saturday was Xavier's baseball evaluation, so dh left with him at 6:30 am and they came back at 10:00 am.  I was with Anne-E Friday night for her dance practice and then dance recital Saturday morning.  got there at 10:00 and left at noon.  In the evening went to another town for nephew's hockey game (my brother's son and for once they were near us so had to go.. took us 1 hour to get there but to their home is 3 hours).  He played really well but got knocked at one point and he was hurting when he got out.  will call today to see how it's going.  There was a man there taking notes to draft them for a school in another province and he said in 1 year he had improved alot... nephew takes this very seriousy he practiced his skating every day before school this year and has been exercising alot too.  we'll see if he goes or not, not easy to let them go elsewhere for 1 year.

Yesterday afternoon Xavier said he was tired so he went in the house and fell asleep from 2:45 to 4:30 in my bed!  a little longer to fall asleep last night though but it did him good.  lots of outdoor time during the weekend.

Today will be some outside work, picking up income taxes, groceries, etc...

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





Weather this week

Beautiful weekend

Mon
Sunny
19°
5°
Tue
Cloudy
18°
6°
Wed
Cloudy
14°
7°
Thu
Rain
9°
4°
Fri
Rain showers
7°
0°



Looking around the house

yuck.... lots to do but waiting until we are back to just dh and I.  Dog hair everywhere and kids running in and sometimes forgetting to take off their shoes / boots.  ah well, it's life ;)


Thinking and pondering
No time for that with the grandkids and dog here.


TV this week
  • Les petits tannants
  • TLMEP
  • Ça finit bien la semaine
  • En direct de l'univers

Interesting blog I saw this week
Nothing

On my reading pile

Le patient anglais - Michael Ondaatje.   for now stopped that one, it was kind of boring.
It Ends with us - Coleen Hoover


On my to-do list

Over the weekend
  • Laundry
  • Deep spring-clean 2 entry closets and get winter stuff in 2nd closet
  • Vac'd main floor 
  • Picked up here and there as I go
  • Wash a few section of patio railings
  • Weeded all flower beds

Monday
  • Pick up income taxes
  • Drop off bag at thrift store
  • Amazon return
  • Groceries
  • Wash last section of patio railing
  • Laundry
  • Take a walk, have to start taking walks again, had a rough icy winter so it's been awhile
Decluttering
  • 1 children's pants
    1 marker
    1 highlighter
    1 pair of mitains
    1 lost glove
    1 lost mitten
    1 pair of boots
    1 children's coat
    1 hanger
    1 pair of children's socks
Simple pleasure
Having a child in bed next to me, wonderful moments or the grandchildren saying they love us and hugging us.

Upcoming this week

Monday - Pick up income taxes and probably PAY them :( - DONE and paid
Thursday - In-town work (instead of Tuesday), followed by supper for a cw who is retiring.



From the camera











Web picture of the week


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