Monday 27 November 2017

Happy Homemaker 2017-11-27

Happy Monday!  Less than a month left before Christmas.  I'd say I'm 85% ready, maybe a little more.


The weather
We had our 1st snow last Friday.  Still some of the white stuff on the ground (barely).  Today is -6 with some winds.  Week is to be around -3 and 4C on Friday.

On my reading pile
10 aventures autour du monde Pierre Dupont - seems a bit long (over 600 pages) more like a documentary so we'll see if I read it through.

On my TV
DVR is almost empty.  So Christmas movies this week.  Yesterday was Max Lucado's The Christmas Candle.  Today I have a few Little House in the Prairie christmas episodes.

On the menu for this week (may be changed)
DH's job site closed last Friday so he will be home to cook this week :)  
Yesterday he made 3 chicken pot pies and 1 cherry pie.  So one supper will be chicken pot pie.  the others will be frozen for the Holidays.
DH will be making sheppard's pie for Monday night.
Hamburgers
Don't know about the other days but dh is in charge :)

On my to-do list 
Wrap, wrap, wrap.
Finish & mail Christmas cards
Christmas cookies, fudge, skor squares and rice-krispie squares were baked yesterday and frozen.
Regular housechores

What I am knitting and crafting
Scarf
Socks
Crochet discloths

Looking around the house
Yarn, knitting needles and crochet on the LR table.
Dark chocolate, teacup, ebook and tv controller on LR side table.
Wrapping paper, ribbons and gifts on the kitchen table
Christmas decor everywhere

From the camera
Pictures of my 2018 Christmas decorations









Simple pleasures
A snow day!  When you don't have to drive and go out

What I look forward to this week
Essentrics and stretching classes.  Lunch with cw's.. we will each bring our lunch and play some games... we are starting our Christmas stretch.

Quote of the week

Sunday 19 November 2017

Happy Homemaker 2017-11-30

The weather
Lun.20 nov.
Nuageux avec éclaircies
-6°C
 -13
 -11°
 30 %
 -
 -
 25 km/h O.
 1
Mar.21 nov.
Ciel variable
6°C
 6
 2°
 30 %
 Près de 1 mm
 -
 8 km/h N.
 3
Mer.22 nov.
Risque d'averses
3°C
 -1
 -10°
 40 %
 Moins de 1 mm
 -
 18 km/h S.-O.
 2
Jeu.23 nov.
Généralement ensoleillé
-1°C
 -2
 -4°
 20 %
 -
 1-3 cm
 11 km/h S.-O.
 7
Ven.24 nov.
Averses de neige isolées
-4°C
 -8
 -9°
 40 %
 -
 Moins de 1 cm
 20 km/h O.
 9
Sam.25 nov.
Neige
2°C
 -2
 -5°
 70 %
 Moins de 1 mm
 10-15 cm
 17 km/h N.-E.
 0
Dim.26 nov.
Plutôt nuageux
-4°C
 -10
 -10°
 40 %
 -
 -
 22 km/h O.











































On my reading pile
Anders de la Motte - Buzz - book 2 of the game

On my TV
Regular tv programs are ending this week before Christmas, so I'll watch these.  Christmas movies will be watched this week, just haven't decided which ones yet.  I have a whole box.  Grand finale of our local The Voice for kids.

On the menu for this week (may be changed)
Tourtière
Steak, potatoes and carrots
Cabbage stuffed rolls
Chinese noodles
... Friday?
This can be changed

On my to-do list 
Regular housechores
- Laundry & ironing
- Sausages and bacon - DONE (dh just made them) for freezing
- Italian sausages to be cooked and sliced for freezing
- Mini-pizza muffins for freezing
- 1 or 2 desserts for freezing
- Prep half Christmas cards
- Wash oven
- Menu plan
- Wrap

What I am knitting and crafting
  Continue with scarf and socks
- Start crocheting dishcloths
- Make some felt ornaments

Looking around the house
Full Christmas decor with lots of lights everywhere, so nice and cozy.

From the camera

Picture taken of Le Château Frontenac in Quebec city this summer

Simple pleasures
Waking up and realizing you have the day off

What I am wearing today
Old jeans, comfy sweatshirt, crocs slippers


Quote of the week
Cold night
large sweater
warm tea
good books
soft socks
and box of chocolate

Monday 13 November 2017

Happy Homemaker 2017-11-13

Well I knew I would skip sometimes and I did last week as it was a frantic week.  I usually work 4 days a week with Mondays off, but had to work on Monday (took Friday off instead), which upset my schedule.  I had taken notes of what I wanted to post about, so will add more this week.  I had Thursday off (2 exams at the hospital - nothing to worry about) and Friday, so it's been a nice 5 day weekend.

Halloween - we got 299 Halloweeners (road was closed with animation in the street).  I would have probably needed an extra 100 bags of candy.  It was fun to see all the small ones.

Here is a picture of me at work for Halloween


On Nov 4th we visited the Haunted Village D'antan with both children and their girlfriend / boyfriend, my sis and brother in law- it was nice but the wait to see the different houses was way too long.  we were there from 6:45 to 10:30... at 0C... when you wait in line it gets cold!  We all slept over at my daughter's appartment.  We had brought our inflatable mattresses, blankets and pillows.  My parents joined us for breakfast next morning.
We also got to visit with my uncle who is in a facility (he has Alzheimer's).  He did recognize me.

Last Saturday (nov 11) invited a few of my husband's cousins and their wives over for supper, as well as brother-in-law and sister-in-law.  I had made a big batch of ragoût de boulettes, some veggie soup. Appetizers was cheese, olives, crackers and grapes.  dessert were frozen profiteroles.  We played mime during the evening.

The weather
Today is a cold - 8 this morning, should warm up to 2 C, I think.  Around 1 to 4C all week.

On my reading pile
The game - Anders de la Motte.  Will read book 2 as I finished book 1 last weekend
Coup de Pouce magazine - Christmas edition.

On my TV
It - from Stephen King (the old version)
I'm thinking it's time to watch more Christmas movies.  Regular programs are in their last week before the Holidays

On the menu for this week (may be changed)
Chicken Tournedos
Stuffed bell peppers
Smoked meat sandwiches
Spaghetti

On my to-do list 
Order mini-tourtières for the Holidays (buying them from a local organisation this year)
Christmas decorating
Check dentist appointment
Updated gift list
Regular housechores

What I am knitting and crafting
Restarted my knit scarf
Started a new pair of knit socks

Looking around the house
Christmas boxes in the LR and a few Santas are up in my corner armoire.

From the camera

A picture of me and my husband taken at brother in law's 60th bday

Simple pleasures
Christmas movie + tea!

What I am wearing today
jeans, running shoes, sweatshirt.  An indoor day today.  

Quote of the week
There is beauty in simplicity