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

Happy Homemaker 2026-10-05

Good morning, a cool 11C with rain

Busy week last week, 1 day work in town, going to sewing lady, osteo appointment, gastro appointment, esthetician appointment, financial advisor appointment, dh worked 2 days at anticipation votes for the polls. I took Wednesday afternoon off for financial advisor (in another town) and 1 day off on Friday (have too many days accumulated and need to use them up before retirement).

Saturday was housechores and supper at McD's with neighbors.

Sunday went to Xavier's hockey practice at 7:15 am, followed by groceries and a few more housechores and cooking.  Afternoon outside chatting with neighbors.

Woke up with a headache today, took a tylenol.  should pass soon.

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

Weather this week

Mon

12°

7°

Tue

11°

4°

Wed

10°

5°

Thu

14°

7°

Fri

12°

4°

Sat

11°

4°

Looking around the house

DH has got the heating started (Saturday night went down to 4C outside).  Have picked up getting ready for Thanksgiving weekend next week.

Thinking and pondering

Have met financial cousellor - waiting for him to make me a retirement plan, with that will decide if I stop in December or continue a few months at 3 days a week

Photographer confirmed date of Oct 12 for the family photo session but time and place to be confirmed the day before.

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

Interesting blog I saw this week

Nothing.

On my reading pile

Petite Lisa - Rachel Mourier

On my to-do list

Weekend

• Vac main floor
• Dust main floor
• Deep-clean basement bathroom (walls, ceiling, woodwork, window, light fixtures, floor, shower, toilet,....) 
• Make onion soup to freeze
• Cook, slice and brown italian sausages to freeze
• Make some meatballs to freeze
• Laundry
• Vac basement
• Send osteo bill to insurance (they pay 30$ out of 120$ :( )
• Change frames and pictures in kitchen for Fall ones.  with those new frames I can change my pictures everytime for seasonal decor.
• Pay car registration
• 
  

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Prep for in-town work tomorrow 
• Wash main bathroom
• Make space for coats and shoes in entry closet before next weekend
• See if we have winter clothing to donate to winter-wear drive this week.
• DH will be couting votes tonight for a few hours - tonight we will have a new prime minister for our province.
• 
  

Decluttering

• 4 pants
• 4 children's books
• 1 sweater
• 1 black dress
• 1 child snowsuit
• 1 grapevine wreat
• 1 bathroom fancy glass with deer on it
• 2 1lb weights
• 1 kitchen ustensil
• 1 pen
• 1 under the counter radio (had got rid of it but dh had put it in garage)

From mom's but was waiting nearer to Christmas to give to thrift store

• 1 lighted Christmas scene
• 1 set red Christmas lights
• 4 nativity set personages
• 1 bag small town Christmas figures
• 1 lighted wooden house
• 1 box Christmas crackers
• 1 set scrapbook santa wear
• 1 Christmas towel

Simple pleasure

Being alone in the house once in awhile, nice!  A good tv program with some tea.

Upcoming this week

Tuesday - in-town work 

From the camera

Maxime's family

Anne-Élizabeth writing her name (kindergarten)

Ely at start of 2026 hockey season

Fall picture of the week

Picture taken during a walk on Sunday (colors are not the sharpest on my phone but they were beautiful)