Happy Homemaker 2026-10-26

Good morning!

Last week was a short work week (only worked on Tuesday and Wednesday).  Thursday was colonscopy (they took out a polype) but says all is fine, however she will schedule a radiography for small intestine at some point.

Friday was breakfast with some cw's (2 of them retired) and then 3 of us went shopping a little.  Then I went for a few things at costco's.

Xavier seems fine (dh went to his hockey practice Sunday morning) but I, on the other hand, have been coughing and coughing.  Have started up my vitamins and trying to take care of myself.  Had a dinner (already paid for on Tuesday at work) but will depend if I am still coughing alot.  It was for donations for Centraide, well it'll still be a donation but will my dinner to a cw.  

Update: went to hospital this morning have beginning of pneumonia so antibiotics for 7 days.  Ribs are hurting, very tired, lots of coughing and low energy.  For the dinner seems my cw was able to cancel my box.

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

Weather this week

Mon

12°

1°

Tue

7°

-2°

Wed

7°

-3°

Thu

12°

3°

Fri

12°

4°

Sat

9°

2°

Sun

10°

2°

Had a beautiful sunny weekend and did what was needed outside (mostly)

Looking around the house

Basement is looking better but still need some work down there.  At least it's clean now.

Thinking and pondering

This coughing, want it to stop NOW.  Have been working on a few things on my procrastination list.

Upcoming birthdays, Christmas outings, etc...

TV this week

• Big brother
• Rewatching the old Dexter series (season 6)
• MasterChef saison 4
• Les armes
• Belle-fleur (saison 2)
• Stats (saison 5)
• Indéfendable
• Anti-gang
• Dumas

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing.

On my reading pile

Ta deuxième vie commence quand tu comprends que tu n'en as qu'une - Raphaëlle Giordano

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

• Wash main bathroom
• Laundry
• Deep-clean basement corner where entryway is (walls, ceiling, floor, woodwork, furniture)
• Wash outside windows (only office and bathroom to do but they can be done from inside when I take off screen windows)
• Halloween outside decor is done
• Choose photos so I can tell photograph which ones we want
• Check out vacations, sick days vs calendar to help determine retirement date

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow -TBD,... depends on coughing
• Went to hospital, radio of lungs, have pneumonia, will need a 7-day antibio treatment
• Transfer tomorrow's parking reservation.
• Will rest and maybe work on Christmas wrapping.

Decluttering

• 1 false birch tree (about 5ft) given to town hall for Christmas decor (lights were not working anymore)
• 1 notebook
• 1 child bathing suit
• 1 child stroller sold on marketplace
• 1 mitten
• 2 hangers

Simple pleasure

NOT coughing

Upcoming this week

Monday - DH has someone coming over to plug his hearing aids on tv - UPDATE: didn't work.

Tuesday - in-town work with lunch with CW's... maybe UPDATE: Not happening.

From the camera

Nothing

Fall picture of the week

Happy Halloween!

Happy Homemaker 2026-10-19

Good morning!

Last week was a more routine week and a busy work week.  

Friday worked half day and went to town for errands and dh had a medical exam (routine) at 9:00 pm.  (we got there early and were out by 8:15).

Saturday and Sunday lots of housechores.  Saw grandkids a little on Sunday as we took them with us when I dropped off donations at the free center (you take you give, all is free).  Anne-E took a book on cats and Xavier some cards about dinosaurs and a snake and ladder game.

Xavier has not been feeling well since Saturday morning and skipped Sunday hockey practice and he had an earache and sore throat.  They will be taking him to have a strep test at pharmacy this morning. Edited to add:  I went with him this morning and he does have strep so is on antibiotics for 10 days and it is contagious.. so lots of hand washing as he will spend the day here with us.

I've been coughing some but mostly in the mornings and evenings - nights are fine for now.

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

Weather this week

Mon

17°

4°

Tue

13°

1°

Wed

12°

1°

Thu

13°

1°

Fri

10°

-1°

Sat

12°

-1°

A nice sunny week - perfect to finish outside work.  Last week we had sleet one day and snowflakes on Saturday.

Looking around the house

Need to decorate for Halloween a little inside and outside but have done alot of housechores this weekend.

Thinking and pondering

Bought myself a Santa holding some Gingerbread cookies for the kitchen and got most of my basics for Christmas desserts as well as the chocolate I add to my homemade ornaments.  Also got myself a pair of lighted Christmas earrings :)... Christmas is in the air!

TV this week

• Big brother
• Rewatching the old Dexter series (season 6)
• MasterChef saison 4
• Les armes
• Belle-fleur (saison 2)
• Stats (saison 5)
• Indéfendable
• Anti-gang
• Dumas
• Big brother - le piège
• .... and lots more
• Médecin malgré lui - stopped watching after a few episodes.

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing.

On my reading pile

Menaces - Danielle Steele

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

• Vac main floor 
• Dust main floor
• Mop high-traffic areas
• Wash main bathroom
• Laundry
• Wash my bedding and put flannel bottom sheet on bed (for dh not me ;) )
• Deep-clean basement LRoom (walls, ceiling, floor, woodwork, furniture)
• Put away a few screen windows (waiting for it to get colder for the others)
• Put the boot trays by the front door
• DH had propane refilled last weekend for the fireplace this winter
• DH put an inside structure in gazebo (so the snow on the roof doesn't break it this winter)
• Drop off donations at 2 different places 

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow - only working 2 days this week so no going into town
• Fold towels
• Halloween decor to put up
• Wash outside windows last time before winter
• 
  

Decluttering

• 1 outside solar lamp
• Fake small tree plant
• 1 bathing suit
• 1 pen
• Fall flowers outside seperated and some given to a cw
• 1 sleevless top
• 1 sweater
• 1 4-place swing sold on Marketplace

Simple pleasure

Having a clean house and being all ready to bundle up for winter.

Upcoming this week

Thursday - colonoscopy

Friday - breakfast with retired cw's in town 

From the camera

Nothing

Fall picture of the week

Happy Homemaker 2026-10-12

Happy Thanksgiving (here in Canada).  A cool 13C (forecast is temps going down to 5C during the day) with rain.. A Fall day

Thursday dh picked up grandkids from school bus so they had supper here.  

Friday I had taken a day off to pick up before guest arrived for the weekend and a few errands.  Grandkids came for supper and stayed the night.  

Saturday sis arrived at 11:00 am, ds and family around 1:00, dd and family around 1:30 and aunt and uncle around 3:30.  Was our local white geese festival in town.  We all went to visit the craft show, motorcycle hability show, big blownup games for the grandkids.  Supper was me, dh, sis, bil, aunt and uncle - méchoui, very good but show that followed was way too lound, most of the people left,  we couldn't here anything with the noise.  got back home at 9:30.  Kids and grandkids had supper here at our house - fondue chinoise.  When we got home ds & family were gone and dd& family were sleeping.

Sunday was another early day, family photo session at 9:00, went very well,  we took some pics with our cells which I will share below, can't wait to see the professional ones.  Everyone had breakfast and lunch here before going back to festival (dd finally went to see ds' new home while grandkids stayed here).   then, grandkids played in the games and we went to visit and see the colors with sis and bil (uncle and aunt left before lunch).  DD left around 2:00.  Sis and bil left at 4:00. DS came to get their things around 5:00 they were having friends over for supper.  DH invited his cousin (his car was in the old car show here in town) and his wife for supper.  we had picked up a geese pie (very good and $$) and I had some French onion soup.  Went to bed at 10:30.

Very tired this morning with a slight headache.  Still more today at Geese festival but not going, will be picking up day.

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

Weather this weekMon

12°

5°

Tue

6°

4°

Wed

8°

5°

Thu

11°

4°

Fri

5°

2°

Sat

4°

-1°

Sun

6°

-2°

Getting cold!  Some places not far have snow in the forecast.

Looking around the house

Lots to do.. wash beds, rewash both bathrroms, vaccum, in other words almost a whole house reset.

Thinking and pondering

Gastro office called on Saturday for colonoscopy on Oct 22nd (she hadn't mentioned this when we talked last week), so will have to pick up the prep bottles (uggg) and take a sick day.  dh will be accompanying me.

Financial advisor contacted me and we have done a few things still waiting for a plan but meanwhile another advisor sent me one (had a few $$ with them at work) so will have to look at that.

Want the house 'resetted' and ready to go towards Halloween (4 boxes of 40 chips bought, 2 bags of lollipops) and Christmas.

TV this week

• Big brother
• Rewatching the old Dexter series (season 6)
• MasterChef saison 4
• Les armes
• Belle-fleur (saison 2)
• Stats (saison 5)
• Indéfendable
• Anti-gang
• Dumas
• Big brother - le piège
• .... and lots more
• Penelope partout (season 1) - finished
• Ils vécurent heureux (stopped watching after a few episodes, not for me)

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing.

On my reading pile

Petite Lisa - Rachel Mourier

On my to-do list

Friday

• Vac main floor 
• Wash main bathroom
• Laundry
• Make bed in office /guest room for sis
• Errands
• Clean and reorganize fridge

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow 
• Wash main bathroom
• Wash basement bathroom
• Vac main floor (if possible also basement)
• Wash beds
• mop high traffic areas
• Call pharmacy (seems they are closed so will be done another day)
• List of medication and questions ready for gastro appointement on the 22nd
• Go through leftovers in fridge
• Laundry, tons of laundry

Decluttering

• 1 pair of running shoes
• 1 pair of fancy sandals
• 1 pair of thongs
• Financial papers
• 1 Fall coat
• 1 winter hat
• 1 belt
• 1 pair of socks
• 1 pair of gloves
• 1 Spring coat

Simple pleasure

Cozy atmosphere today... it is gray outside and have fairy lights and ambiance music playing on youtube.

Upcoming this week

Tuesday - in-town work 

From the camera

Fall picture of the week