Happy Homemaker 2026-06-22

Goodmorning - vacation for this week and back to work July 2nd (1 provincial and 1 national holiday in there - 24th and 1st)

Routine telework week, evaluation (good) and dinner with cw's paid by boss (once a year).

Saturday was a few housechores but just tired.  Saturday night was supper with dh's cousin and his wife at a very nice restaurant - was good.  Went to bed aroudn midnight yikes! was still awake by 6:00 am.

Sunday I did a few housechores and worked on some Christmas crafts.  Supper was at ds' house - homemade pizza.

Today is a little telework (1/2 an hour just to check if emergencies), folding towels, a little more crafting and this afternoon is errands followed by Xavier's baseball game in town.

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

Weather this week

Mon

23°

15°

Tue

23°

13°

Wed

21°

14°

Thu

22°

15°

Fri

20°

14°

what a vacation week! 

Looking around the house

all is ok but the basement needs to be decluttered, will try to get to that this summer, or else it'll be my 1st big retirement job next year.

Thinking and pondering

We are to have dd's children from Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon for the 1st time.  Hope all will go well.

Some family things.

TV this week

• Vivre en forêt
• Construire demain
• A few movies I have recorded over the weekend
• 
  

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Florent - Marie Laberge, rereading the series.

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

• Vac main floor
• Wash main bathroom
• Laundry
• Cut out more felt forms for the Christmas ornament I am making for friends (will make 32 in all)
• Bake macaroni with sphaghetti sauce and also a tortellini dish.  Froze the macaroni one.
• Get cobwebs out of gazebo and rewash furniture
• 
  

Monday

• Fold towels
• Post here - DONE
• 1/2 telework
• Errands
• Xavier's baseball game
• 
  

Decluttering

Sold on marketplace for ds (was in our garage)

• 1 outdoor patio set (2 chairs + 1 table)
• 1 twin bed
• 
  
• 
  

Simple pleasure

Doing my Christmas craftin

Upcoming this week

Monday - Xavier's baseball game

Tuesday - Dentist appointment (put in a new crown)... $$$

Wednesday - Provincial holiday, if no rain will go see activies in neighboring town

Thursday - Pick up dd's children for next few days

Friday - My birthday

Saturday - Having all 4 children for the night as ddil says she wants a 'date' night

From the camera

Nothing

Web picture of the week

 

Happy Homemaker 2026-06-15

Goodmorning

Last weekend was my mother's funeral, all went well.  Took Friday off work as viewing was Friday 7 pm to 9pm and Saturday 11 to 3pm followed by a ceremony.  Lots of people.  Had family who lived out of town staying with my sister and brother.  After ceremony we had 83 people in all for supper which was held outside at parent's house (we had rented table and chairs and a bathroom - since we now have a renter and we didn't want to go in the house).  All went well, temps cooperated and mosquitos only came out as we were leaving.  Got home Sunday around 5:30 pm... very tired.

Just want some routine this week.

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

Weather this week

Mon

22°

13°

Tue

22°

12°

Wed

24°

14°

Thu

17°

16°

Fri

18°

14°

Looking around the house

Oh my.... where to start?  lots to do

Thinking and pondering

Now that parents are gone hoping we will still get to see my siblings often, mostly worried about younger brother whom we see less of.

TV this week

• Survivor Quebec
• Karine et la maison jaune - 2e saison
• NCIS origine - season 2
• Les vivalistes
• Vivre en forêt
• Construire demain
• 
  
• 
  

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Adélaide - Marie Laberge, rereading the series.

On my to-do list

Monday

• Dust all main floor
• vac all main floor
• wash main bathroom
• Cut nails (I hate having long nails and keep them short)
• Catch up on daily going-ons at Magical holiday home chats
• Laundry, lots of laundry
• 
  
• 
  

Decluttering

• 1 bathroom garbage can
• 1 bicycle (ds took to his house)
• 1 bicycle hat (ds took)
• Wood moldings dh sold on FB
• 4 children's books
• 1 24" doll
• Doll clothes

Sold on marketplace for ds (was in our garage)

• Changing table
• Dog cage
• Baby high-chair
• 
  

Simple pleasure

Being home in my routines

Upcoming this week

Thursday  - In town work and lunch with cw's 

From the camera

Family and friends at parent's house

A friend I met while taking my morning walk last week - a moose

Web picture of the week

Nothing this week

Happy Homemaker 2026-06-08

Goodmorning

I am sad to say mom passed away last Wednesday.  She will stay in our hearts forever.  She did get to see us (4 children) at the same time and I think it was what she was waiting for.  The home she was in they gave her good care and were very nice.

Me and sis did all we could afterwards to prep for funeral but the meeting at funeral parlor is only this morning (they did not have time before that), so my brother will be going with her.  We spent lots of time with family while we were in town.  UPDATE:  sis just texted to say the funeral will be THIS upcoming weekend, so that changes my week.

Got back home Thursday around 5:00 pm.

Friday was errands and then we went to help ds and ddil move some stuff as they got their house on Friday morning.

Saturday was really sore frome all the moving help we gave.  We went back in the morning but I opted to stay home in the afternoon - the movers had moved the big stuff in the morning.  and they had 2 friends to help in the afternoon to put stuff away.  they will do the rest this week as they took a week off and have a week to finish emptying the other house.

Sunday was a more quiet day but did absolutely nothing.

Darn I crushed my post from may 27 (grrrrr... tried lots of things but can't recuperate)

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

Weather this week

Mon

26°

13°

Tue

27°

16°

Wed

29°

18°

Thu

26°

16°

Fri

23°

17°

Looking around the house

It is fine, had cleanded before leaving so just oridnary things to keep up with.

Thinking and pondering

Mom - will be missing her and dad.

TV this week

• Survivor Quebec
• Karine et la maison jaune - 2e saison
• NCIS origine - season 2
• Les vivalistes
• Vivre en forêt
• Construire demain
• Les traitres
• 
  

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing

On my reading pile

Gabrielle - Marie Laberge, rereading the series.

On my to-do list

Over the weekend

• Laundry
• Some telework
• 
  

Monday

• A little telework 
• Call HR to see about my days for the passing of mom
• Write something for mom - DONE
• Vac all main floor - DONE
• 
  
• 
  

Decluttering

• 2 children's books given to sis' granddaughter
• 1 doll
• 1 set mega blocks
• 1 box of colored pencils
• egg cartons
• 5 bras
• 1 jean jacket

List from may 27th post :  boots, 1 bubble machine, chidren coloring pages

Simple pleasure

Watching the rain

Upcoming this week

Tuesday - In-town work - WILL NOT BE GOING TO TOWN - have stuff to prep for the weekend

... will have to take Friday off .. not yet sure of dates and hours for funeral.

From the camera

Web picture of the week