Happy Homemaker 2026-04-13

Good morning 

Wednesday ddil, dog cats spent afternoon & evening.  DH picked up grandkids from school and daycare.  They were having 4 visits for their house that day and one Friday morning.  DH drove dog home Friday at noon.   House is sold! conditional to inspection and bank... crossing our fingers, that house has work to be done on.

Thursday while in town for work went with cw's to buy a retirement gift for another cw (a pendant made by an artist bought at the museum).  was fun.

Cold was getting better but Friday during the night woke up with really sore throat and have been feeling yucky all weekend, it's back in full force.

Weekend was housechores, lots to do.  I see a small spot without snow in our backyard! 

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

Weather this week

Sun

7°

-3°

Mon

10°

3°

Tue

10°

3°

Wed

10°

4°

Thu

11°

5°

Fri

12°

2°

All this rain will make the snow go away :)

Looking around the house

Picked up, working on deep spring cleaning.  

Thinking and pondering

A difficult family situation.

Spring cleaning

Prepping for spring

Retirement

TV this week

• Les petits tannants
• TLMEP
• Dumas
• Indéfendable
• Antigang
• L'oeil du cyclone
• Stat
• Alertes
• Indomptables
• Ça finit bien la semaine
• En direct de l'univers

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Une bobine de fil bleu - Anne Tyler

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

• Laundry
• Deep spring-clean LR and hallway (woodwork, blinds, windows, air out curtains, ceiling, walls, floor, fireplace, frames, furniture - couches to do when we can open up so they can dry better)
• DH did all ceilings on main floor (except for my bedroom that was done)
• Made soup 
• Made poor-man pudding 
• Aired out my winter coat and ski pants
• Washed a pair of winter boots
• Was able to change my work parking from Thursday to Tuesday which is great as I have an appointment on Thursday
• Ordered medication to be picked up on Monday
• Dusted and cleaned kitchenette
• Vac'd main floor
• Got the books out to the free library (mom's and some children's books from here)
• Watch 3 gutivate free webinars

Monday

• Deep spring clean bathroom (walls, woodwork, big shower, windows, blinds, floor and all)
• Laundry
• Post here - DONE
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow
• Have had some Christmas stuff outside for past 2 months (from parent's house) still smelling musty, will decide what to do with it and put it away or give it away.
• Work on Christmas ornament
• Sketchbook revival sessions to view if not too late

Decluttering

• 1 children's ski pants (given to sis for her granddaughter)
• 1 sweater
• 1 pair of socks
• 12 cassettes
• 18 children books
• 1 pair of shoes

Simple pleasure

When a room is all washed up and smells fresh, being able to breath through my nose (darn cold), sitting outside in the sun

Upcoming this week

Tuesday- In-town work 

Thursday - Osteo appointment

From the camera

Nothing

Web picture of the week

Happy Homemaker 2026-04-06

Good morning 

Thursday ds came over to work from here in the afternoon as his car was at the garage near here.  DH picked up grandkids after school and daycare.  They didn't stay for supper as they were going to see the new Mario Bros movie with friends.

Good Friday we left at 9:30 to go see mom.  Youngest brother, nephew and niece joined us there.  we spent a good 2 hours with her.  she was tired when we left.  Then we went to sis' house - they were gone at my uncle's sugarshak (we didn't go as it was ice rain and rain when we left and no fun being outside).  However it is halfway from here to sis' and they just had a little rain and then it stopped.  Sis and her children and my other brother with her daughter were there.  Sis arrived for supper (I had brought pea soup, cabbage rolls and fudge), so youngest brother and nephew had supper with us too (niece had left).

Saturday sis had a brunch for her sons and family and youngest brother and nephew joined us too.  Afterwards we spent part of the day at parent's house doing more decluttering.  My other brother joined us there and they took the BIG old wood bedroom set out of there and it will be going to niece's house.  2 trips to donation center and filled the big garbage outside too.  A friend of family's came by too and made us some maple taffy from the syrup they had just finished boiling. She gave us a pint of their maple syrup too.  Supper and sleep at sis'.  DD told us she was coming Sunday to brother's house for lunch so me and sis went to walmart to gather what was needed for Easter egg hunt for her children.  Got a beautiful flower plant for sil and a bunch of small maple cones for dessert.

Sunday a cousin came for breakfast with us at sis' house (my cousin stayed 3 years with us with his dad when he was younger and his parent's divorced so he is close to us).  Went to my brother house for lunch - burgers on the gril and fries.  All 4 of us (brothers and sisters were there), 1 nephew and dd came with her boyfriend and 2 children too.  We did an Easter egg hunt for them.  We all left around 4:00 to go back home.  Got home past 7:30 pm.

Today will be unpacking, laundry, picking up... we were gone last 2 weekends so lots to do IF I want too ;)

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

Weather this week

Mon

1°

-14°

Tue

-5°

-14°

Wed

2°

-13°

Thu

11°

-5°

Fri

8°

2°

Looking around the house

Well..... I've got my work cut out for me!  2 weekends away so lots to do.  And I did bring a few things back (but not much!!) from parent's house so that will have to be put away too.  Uh-oh Grandkids just arrived with their dog... so guessing won't get much done today either.

Thinking and pondering

Did I say ds had bought another house? It's no farther than the last one from here (5-10 minutes by car).  Today they are taking pictures of their actual house and putting it up on the market.  DH is gone to get his trailer and empty it at eco-center (closed today so will have to be tomorrow).  They had done some work at old house.

TV this week

• Les petits tannants
• TLMEP
• Dumas
• Indéfendable
• Antigang
• Happy Face
• L'oeil du cyclone
• Stat
• Alertes
• Indomptables
• L'amour est dans le pré
• La nuit devant nous
• Ça finit bien la semaine
• En direct de l'univers

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

The Lost Bride Trilogy T3 - Nora Roberts

On my to-do list

Monday

• Laundry
• whatever I can do with grandkids and dog here.. probably not much
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Decluttering

• Was at parent's house the decluttering:   books (will be given to free library), an air mattress, dishes (5 boxes), knick-knacks and decor items.  2 car loads to donation center.  A bread machine (will try selling it on marketplace), 1bedroom furniture kit + mattress + bedding (to niece), 1 medium tv (nephew), 1 easel (me), 1 LR sidetable, 32 bowl crockpot (brother), comic books (brother), a big box of candles (niece)
• From here: 1 brie cooking bowl (had another one at mom's that was bigger),  1 plastic plant, 
• From son's house: 1 carpet and 1 lamp sold on marketplace

Simple pleasure

Being with my brothers and sister

Upcoming this week

Thursday - In-town work 

From the camera

Web picture of the week

Still enough show outside for a nice cup of hot chocolate with friends today

Happy Homemaker 2026-03-30

Good morning 

Work was slow last week.

Saturday we went to dd's (2 hours from here)- Cheerleading showcase for both dd and Alyssane.  Had lunch at restaurant in between their turn in the show.  Supper and slept at dd's.  Sunday was back in town in time for Xavier's hockey tournament which had started Saturday.  He had 1 game at 11:00, then we went to eat something and went back for his 3pm game.  Stopped by costco afterwards for a few quic errands.

Today is some spring cleaning, doc appointment and just trying to get ready for the week.

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

Weather this week

Mon

6°

-3°

Tue

0°

-3°

Wed

2°

-7°

Thu

2°

-7°

Fri

1°

-3°

Looking around the house

I don't know what happened but I think it's the humidifier that dit this (was sleeping with it to help with my cold)... there is a white film everywhere... yuck!!!!!! good thing spring cleaning had not started.  So lots to do.

Thinking and pondering

DDIL sent dh to the thrift store and recycling center (with his trailer) as she is continuing decluttering their house... DS told me they just need to sign for a model home they saw and then they will be moving.  DH put some stuff of hers up on marketplace, hoping it sells quickly as it is our house that is filling up. So new home for them and children will have to change school (anne-e only starts in september).  

Easter- getting way too complicated as ddil says they don't have time for it, so maybe go to uncle's sugar shack but temps are not quite the best, go see mom? go to dd's for Easter egg hung??? no idea

TV this week

• Les petits tannants
• TLMEP
• Dumas
• Indéfendable
• Antigang
• Happy Face
• L'oeil du cyclone
• Stat
• Alertes
• Indomptables
• L'amour est dans le pré
• La nuit devant nous
• Ça finit bien la semaine
• En direct de l'univers
• La Voix

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

The Lost Bride Trilogy T2 - Nora Roberts

On my to-do list

Monday

• Laundry
• Vac all main floor (dh did that)
• Mop main floor (to geth the white dust off the floors)
• Post here - DONE
• Deep spring clean my bedroom (ceiling, walls, woodwork, floor, furniture).  Windows and blinds will be done at another time
• Doc's appointment (get a stronger hormone prescription)
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow (lunch, clothes, laptop, notebook)
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Decluttering

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Simple pleasure

When a room has been deep-cleaned and feels right.

Upcoming this week

Monday - Doc appointment

Tuesday - in-town work 

From the camera

Web picture of the week

With the snow we are getting most everyday, this fits