Happy Homemaker 2024-11-18

Good morning.

What a busy week with finishing Christmas ornament gifts and decorating.. and that's not quite finished yet.  bought new lights for the tree (white) but now that I have them dh would have prefered colored and they are quite bright... so undecided if I undo the whole thing and return them or keep them as is.

We did not see grandkids all week nor during the weekend.

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

The weather

Mon

6°

2°

Tue

9°

2°

Wed

7°

4°

Thu

7°

5°

Fri

6°

3°

A balmy week

Looking around the house

Christmas is up... I have way too much stuff yet again.  Still boxes in LR while I rethink the lights

Thinking and pondering

Christmas... gifts, food, etc...

Tv this week

Alertes

Doute raisonnable

Discussions avec mes parents

Bon matin Chuck  

Les perles

Marco Lachance

Temps de chien (saison 2)

Dumas

Stats

Occupation double

Indéfendable

Un gars, une fille (new season)

Reruns of La Galère

Christmas movies 

Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing - ran out of time

On my reading pile

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

La bibliothèque des rêves secrets  by Michiko Aoyama

On my to-do list

Last weekend

• Laundry
• Christmas ornaments
• Christmas decorating

Monday 

• Post here ✅
• Pick up something at 10:00 (seems I won a prize no idea what) when I visited Le Salon des ainés.
• Tai-chi at 10:30 
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow
• Wash bathroom
• Prep for next weekend when we go see parents & baby shower to attend

Decluttering 

• 1 plastique tub with lid
• 1 small Christmas tree
• 6 Christmas ornaments
• 1 string of Christmas lights

Upcoming this week

Monday - Tai-chi

Tuesday in-town work 

Christmas prep

Work on Christmas ornament  ✅

Figure out a card insert for Christmas cards ✅

Start adressing cards

Go through gift closet and update master gift list

Start decorating

From the camera:

Quote of the week

Happy Homemaker 2024-11-11

Bon Jour du Souvenir

Monday was feeling blah after my vaccines last Sunday but it was ok starting Tuesday.  Tuesday I went to eye doctor - no change in my eyesight so no rush to change glasses.  got prices... $$$$  Just the glasses are 1000$ + frames.  will wait and go see elsewhere maybe.

Thursday grandkids were here for supper

Saturday went to dd's for Alysanne's 5th bday. DS and grandkids came with us as ddil had the 24-hour flu on Thursday so she stayed home in isolation.  We left around 8:15 and got there 2 hours later.   DSIL made us fresh pizza for lunch.  Around 3:00 lots of his friends came over with their children for the birthday.  His parents were there too.  His mom had made the mermaid cake with strawberry coulis.  supper was lasagna with caesar salad.  We left around 8:15 as grandkids had swimming lessons Sunday morning.

Sunday was housechores, working on Christmas ornaments for gifts and visiting a little with bil, sil, his sister and his cousin.  

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

The weather

Mon

7°

3°

Tue

4°

-4°

Wed

2°

-4°

Thu

3°

-4°

Fri

6°

1°

Getting much colder this week

Looking around the house

All Fall decor is down and some Christmas is going up.  Have Christmas ornaments making stuff all

over the kitchen table.  Tree is up with nothing in it yet.. because of course... the lights are not

working. so will have to go light-shopping this week

Thinking and pondering

Need to step up on the Christmas prep and gifts and everything else it all entails.

Tv this week

Alertes

Doute raisonnable

Discussions avec mes parents

Bon matin Chuck  

Les perles

Marco Lachance

Temps de chien (saison 2)

Dumas

Stats

Occupation double

Indéfendable

Un gars, une fille (new season)

Reruns of La Galère

Christmas movies 

Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week

10 small japanese habits 

10 SMALL Japanese Habits That Will Change Your Life | simple living + ikigai

On my reading pile

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

Peinture et patisserie Un Noël en France by Stéphane Bach

On my to-do list

Last weekend

• Wash main bathroom, vac and decorate
• Dust my bedroom, vac and decorate
• Dust office, vac and decorate
• Work on Christmas ornaments

Monday 

• Post here ✅
• Tai-chi at 10:30 ✅
• Telework meeting from 1:30 to 2:30 that I must attend even thought it my day off
• Work on Christmas ornaments
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow
• Continue with the dusting, vaccuming and decorating

Decluttering 

• 1 broken plastic container with lid
• 
  

Upcoming this week

Monday - Tai-chi

Tuesday in-town work 

Christmas prep

Work on Christmas ornament 

Figure out a card insert for Christmas cards

Start adressing cards

Go through gift closet and update master gift list

Start decorating

From the camera:

Internet picture of the week

Happy Homemaker 2024-11-04

 Good morning!  

Time change weekend - uggg, just so tired this morning but the sunrise is beautiful.  Did not have grandchildren over the weekend so did a few chores but mostly started working on Christmas ornaments for friends.

Had my cold & covid vaccines Sunday.

Wednesday I received my new rocking chair.  

Was so balmy on Halloween night that I stayed outside to give the candies (not sure this ever happened before).  152 Halloweeners.

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

The weather

Mon

6°

-2°

Tue

11°

10°

Wed

17°

2°

Thu

7°

2°

Fri

8°

1°

Looking around the house

Halloween is down but Fall is still up, I think I might take down a few things this week.  

Thinking and pondering

Christmas is popping up in my mind and such a busy November month with birthdays

Tv this week

Alertes

Doute raisonnable

Discussions avec mes parents

Bon matin Chuck  

Les perles

Marco Lachance

Temps de chien (saison 2)

Inspirez, Expirez (not liking this one so will stop watching it)

Dumas

Stats

Occupation double

Indéfendable

Un gars, une fille (new season)

Reruns of La Galère

Christmas movies are now on, so I will start those

Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week

Christmas declutter with Diane in Danemark

On my reading pile

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

Sans défence by Harlen Coben

On my to-do list

Last weekend

• Laundry
• Vac main floor
• Wash main bathroom
• Wash oven
• Make potage
• Work on Christmas ornaments

Monday 

• Post here ✅
• Tai-chi at 10:30
• Work on Christmas ornaments
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow
• Wrap gift for grandaughter's bday next Saturday

Decluttering 

• 1 broken plastic container
• 1 old paint bottle

Upcoming this week

Monday - Tai-chi

Tuesday in-town work followed by optometrist appointment and maybe new glasses?

Saturday - weekend at dd's house for granddaughter's bday party

Christmas prep

Work on Christmas ornament 

Figure out a card insert for Christmas cards

Start adressing cards

Go through gift closet and update master gift list

From the camera:

Halloween 2024

Grandpa with Pikachu (Xavier) and Princess Peach (Anne-E)

Hulk (Ely), Princess (Alysanne)

Me 

Internet picture of the week

Happy Homemaker 2024-10-28

 Good evening!  

Left early for errands most of the day so didn't have time to post this morning.

Last Friday we went to an event organized for new immigrants in the community.  All was free but we didn't go for supper.  we arrived for the Mariachis, followed by the oriental dancing and African music and dance.  A DJ  with latin music finished off the evening.  Was a nice time.

Saturday we had grandbabies from noon and they slept here. Parents picked them up for their pool classes Sunday morning.  I went to an event for elders, lots of informative kiosks and conferences.  I bought a book from the guest of honor (she is a local singer, actress and writer).  I stayed a few hours.  came back home for a few chores before going to restaurant with dh, sil and bil.

Today was errands all day as tai-chi class was cancelled (teacher had a neck operation today).

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

The weather

Mon

6°

-4°

Tue

8°

4°

Wed

12°

12°

Thu

18°

12°

Fri

13°

-1°

Should be balmy but with a little rain for Halloween

Looking around the house

Some stuff to put away but it is looking ok 

Thinking and pondering

Lots of appointments next week

Tv this week

Alertes

Doute raisonnable

Discussions avec mes parents

Bon matin Chuck  

Les perles

Marco Lachance

Temps de chien (saison 2)

Inspirez, Expirez

Dumas

Stats

Occupation double

Indéfendable

Un gars, une fille (new season)

Reruns of La Galère

Rewatched all the Twilight series

Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week

On my reading pile

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

Happiness by Danielle Steele

On my to-do list

Last weekend

• Laundry
• Vaccum basement
• Dust basement bedrooms
• Wash inside basement windows and put away screen windows
• Vac main floor

Monday 

• Post here ✅
• Fold towels - DONE
• Errands.... Christmas ornaments for hanging on wood tree dh made, walmart, costco, dollar store and a few stores to buy a new rocking chair for me (was not easy as most are deep and high and I am short!)... boy the price of those things now!  ah well the other one my parents had bought me when I had my daughter 33 years ago.  It will be delivered on Wednesday, that'll be my Christmas gift from me to me.
• Paid 2 year subscription for cooking magazine

Decluttering 

• 2 small McD toys
• 1 rolling cart toy box
• 1 plush toy
• 2 bathing caps (given to ds for grandkids)
• 1 marker
• 1 pen
• 2 empty cardboard game boxes

Upcoming this week

Tuesday in-town work 

Wednesday - rocking chair delivery

Sunday - covid and flu vaccines

Christmas prep

Work on Christmas ornament - prototype is not working out so I've decided to change and try something else.

From the camera:

Louise Portal au salon des ainées de Beaupré

Moi et Louise

Our 1st snow of the seaon

Internet picture of the week