Monday 30 April 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-04-30

Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

For those who don't know I work 4 days a week (32 hours), which means Monday is my day off - I try to keep some 'ME' time on Mondays.
Last Tuesday I ended up at the local hospital (almost a clinic) because my ovary was hurting and diffused pain in the kidneys... blood tests, urine test and radios.... finally couldn't quite put a finger on it so I went back home until it either passed or to go to the other hospital for further tests.  I realized it was probably another kidney stone but this one is just wondering around.  Usually when I go for a kidney stone it's stuck so it's not the same symptoms.  So I took some medication I got last Fall to make it pass.  Don't know if it did or not but whatever as soon as I took the medication I felt fine.  FYI: I have passed 3 stones at the hospital (seperate occasions), 1 while waiting (one that was not stuck) at the emergency room, 1 in New Orleans, and now this one - so it's getting quite a habit!
Yoga tune-up class with balls this week was hamstrings - yikes!  it did help alot though, but up until now my favorite one was the feet.
Since I missed Tuesday at work I caught up on my paint class Thursday at noon - so I did not get my Spanish dinner with friends.  
Friday was some errands (for wood).
My husband is making the wooden platform outside bigger because the new gazebo we bought is bigger.
Rain all weekend! And still raining alot this morning.  Oh and NO MORE snow on the ground!

So let's get this HHM started:


The weather

Bruine intermittente mêlée de pluie
C

Bruine intermittente mêlée de pluie
mar 
mai
Généralement nuageux
12°C

Généralement nuageux
mer 
mai
Averses
18°C

Averses
jeu 
mai
Possibilité d'averses
17°C
60%
Possibilité d'averses

ven 
mai
Alternance de soleil et de nuages
17°C

Alternance de soleil et de nuages
sam 
mai
Pluie intermittente
13°C

Pluie intermittente
dim 
mai
Alternance de soleil et de nuages
13°C

Alternance de soleil et de nuages



















































What I'm reading
Ongoing - The myth of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
and Gray Mountain by John Grisham

On my tv ... way too much!
La Voix
Walking dead Season 8
La liste noire
Lucifer
SWAT
Mme Lebrun
Toi et moi

Menu - planning
Monday -  Stuffed bell peppers
Tuesday - rice-chicken casserole
Wednesday - chicken vol aux vents
Thursday - ham in the crockpot
Friday- ?


On my to-do list
Regular housechores - (vaccum is done upstairs & downstairs, as well as main bathroom)
Laundry - Done (need to iron on of my son's shirt still)
Menu-planning - Done yesterday while I was cooking
Mop kitchen floor
Bake some cookies
Try prepping some overnight oats (never did this)
Basement bathroom and deep-clean the cabinets in there
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
One thing a room declutter
Blog
Figure out where we want to go for summer vacations
Had lots of outside chores to do but with the rain will get done on another day.


What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a new pair of knitted socks and a shawl with pockets - ONGOING
Finished a pair of pink knitted socks.  Today I'll get the loose ends in and block it so they will be ready to add to my box for Christmas gifts.
I have taken out my acrylic paint and got everything ready on the table today... I'd like to test doing a wood slice ornament for Christmas and give the base-coat to a wooden birdhouse to make a gingerbread house with it.

Looking forward to
Balmy temperatures coming up!

Simple pleasures
Chocolate! 

From the camera

This is what the gazebo we bought 2nd hand should look like... I'm hoping it does!

Quote of the week


Monday 23 April 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-04-23

Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

Hope everyone had a good week.  Work week was so-so - had the feeling something weird was in the air!
Some good moments nonetheless... a lunch with some co-workers (friends) on Wednesday, a celebratory break for our young Chinese coworker getting married on the 22nd, another lunch with team-coworkers on Friday.   Paint class started on Tuesday and then wednesday after work class of massage with balls for the feet (felt soooo good!).  Trying to find the massage balls I THINK I bought for Christmas so I can do those massages here too. 

My daughter & her boyfriend came Friday night as well as my son & his girlfriends.  Kids were here all weekend.  Had a birthday supper for dd on Saturday night.  One of my brothers and his girlfriend came too (he is her godfather) and one sil & bil (her godmother).  She seemed pleased with her gifts too ($$, subscription to Good-Eating magazine, scented candle, healthy snacks, capers in salt).  The kids had gone to the dollar store in the afternoon and bought some balloons, trumpets, bubbles, popcorn & popcorn bowls, then they got some wine, cheese and bread too.

Sunday was brunch at other sil's for my nephew's birthday.  Got there around 10:30 and I left around 3:30.  DD had left around 1:00 and DS around 1:30.  Then I enjoyed some time on the patio because we finally had some sun and it was warm!


The weather
Ensoleillé
15°C

Ensoleillé
mar 
24 avr
Ennuagement
15°C

Ennuagement
mer 
25 avr
Possibilité d'averses
C
60%
Possibilité d'averses
jeu 
26 avr
Averses
10°C

Averses

ven 
27 avr
Possibilité d'averses
14°C
70%
Possibilité d'averses
sam 
28 avr
Possibilité d'averses
12°C
60%
Possibilité d'averses
dim 
29 avr
Pluie intermittente
C

Pluie intermittente












































What I'm reading
Ongoing - The myth of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
and La Fabrica by Marilyne Fortin

On my tv ... way too much!
La Voix
Walking dead Season 8
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31
Regular programs are ending so should be able to catch up on recorded shows at some point - haven't caught up yet!

Menu - planning
Monday -  Chicken burgers on the grill
Tuesday - Spaghetti
Wednesday - croques-monsieurs
Thursday - pizza on tortillas
Friday- ?
Will also bake some muffins today and cook some hard-boiled eggs

On my to-do list
Regular housechores.
Laundry 
Menu-planning
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
Call knitting lady and see if I can go this afternoon to finish toes of socks
Blog
Go post dd's income taxes at the post office
Pay bills
Pay income taxes
Put away some winter clothes
Wash some boots
Wash some coats
Figure out where we want to go for summer vacations

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a new pair of knitted socks and a shawl with pockets - ONGOING

Looking forward to
Not seeing snow anymore!  Should be all melted by the end of the week

Simple pleasures
Reading a good book

From the camera

My daughter's 27th bday supper


Kids having fun!

Quote of the week



Monday 16 April 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-04-16

Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

Been a busy week.  
Tuesday had to go vote against union dues going up.. of 800 people, only 55 went and half of these were union reps... so if it passes I don't want to hear any criticizing.. pfff!  That was only our section of the union, we will know the result of the votes beginning of June.  Afterwards I got a cake for dd's upcoming bday at costco and a few things to add to her gift at Winners.

Wednesday was a new yoga class.. yoga with balls.  I would've called it massage with balls, absolutely no yoga in there.  I had bought fitness balls at Christmas and didn't know how to use them so that's why I am following this class.  it's from 4:05 to 4:50 at my workplace.  We did upper back this week.. ouch!! It hurt for a few days.  Next week is the feet.

My daughter was to come and spend the weekend and have her birthday celebration. (She lives 2 hours away from us), but my husband decided to go to my parent's house instead to pick up the gazebo we bought in the small ads since the weekend temperatures were crap anyways (3 hours to and 3 hours back).  We picked up my daughter on the way Saturday and she came with us.  Had lunch at my parent's with my sis and my brother and then to my other brother's for supper.  Great family time.  Dropped off dd on the way back and got home at 00:30.

My daughter's birthday is the 18th so she will be coming next weekend - I put the cake in the freezer.


The weather
Rain, hail and snow for today.  Will go out only if necessary.
The rest of the week is a little warmer so gray and rain all week until Saturday.

What I'm reading
Ongoing - The myth of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
and Les enfants du Cap by Michelle Rowe

On my tv ... way too much!
La Voix
Walking dead Season 7
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31
Regular programs are ending so should be able to catch up on recorded shows at some point.

Menu - planning
Monday -  béchamel sauce for dh and salmon for me
Tuesday - Chinese macaroni and spring rolls
Wednesday - soup & grilled cheese
Thursday - ?
Friday- ?
Will figure it out later today

On my to-do list
Regular housechores.
Laundry 
Menu-planning
Vaccum basement - DONE
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
Work on some crafts
Blog
Phone dentis to cancel next week's appointment
Go pick up 2 parcels at post office
Call for an osteo appointment (my left hand fingers are starting to be numb again sometimes)


What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a new pair of knitted socks and a shawl with pockets

Looking forward to
Painting class was delayed to this week - so looking forward to starting that on Tuesday.

Simple pleasures
Staying inside when it's yucky and slippery outside!

From the camera

Supper at my brother's house


Quote of the week




Monday 9 April 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-04-09

Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

I finished 3 more handcrafted Christmas gifts this week.  My husband got the ceramic tile off the bathroom floor (more dust everywhere and more cleaning up!)

It was my son's 25th birthday on Saturday.  He requested steaks on the grill for his birthday supper (we had it on Friday as he had a party on Saturday).  He was lucky with the grill, between 2 days of snow!  


The weather
Should be better than last week!  We had 8 inches of snow last Wednesday-Thursday and a few more inches Saturday.
This week should be around 0C temps with sun :)  we are missing the sun!

What I'm reading
Ongoing - The myth of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
and Les enfants du Cap by Michelle Rowe

On my tv ... way too much!
La Voix
Walking dead Season 6
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31
Regular programs are ending so should be able to catch up on recorded shows at some point.

Menu - planning
Monday -  Chicken fingers (not done last week)
Tuesday - ?
Wednesday - Egg casserole with beans
Thursday - Spaghetti
Friday- ?
Will figure it out later today

On my to-do list
Regular housechores.
Laundry 
Menu-planning
Vaccum basement
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
Work on some crafts
Blog


What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Felt ornaments are finished!  I need to start a reader's shawl - will figure out if I do it knit or crochet and want to start a new pair of socks.

Looking forward to
2 new classes starting at my work place.  Painting on Tuesdays (at noon for 4 Tuesdays) and Yoga with balls on Wednesdays (9 wednesdays from 4:05 to 4:50).

Simple pleasures
Sitting in my rocking chair on the patio with the sun in my face

From the camera

Happy 25th Birthday Maxime!  He is such a good person :)


Quote of the week




More handmade gifts for Christmas 2018

I've finished 3 gifts for my nieces and my nephew for Christmas 2018.

 Monkey for Anthony

Pusheens for Naomie and Océanne

Monday 2 April 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-04-02

Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

It was a short work week with my usual Monday off and then Good Friday.  Friday was spent at home doing regular housechores and getting ready to spend 2 days at my parents' house for Easter.
We went to see my nephew play hockey - it's his 1st year and he made the winning goal! Then we went to my cousin's house for dinner - 1st time we got to see his house (our fault).
The kids went shopping in the afternoon.  Supper was at my parents'.  The kids went to play bowling in the evening and they had a great time.
Sunday was Easter dinner.  Cold and windy but it was a good time.  Mechoui (pork loins) with homemade fries (30 lbs of potatoes), salads, chocolate fountain and fruits for dessert and tons of other desserts.  Headcount was 52 people.

The weather
Sunny and cold today.  A cold week in the forecast.  Easter weekend was gray, windy and cold.

What I'm reading
Ongoing - The myth of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
and Rapt by Robin Cook.

On my tv ... way too much!
La Voix
Walking dead Season 6
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday -  Chicken fingers
Tuesday - Cabbage rolls
Wednesday - pork chops & potatoes
Thursday - Hamburgers
Friday- ?

On my to-do list
Friday:
Regular housechores .  DH got the old sheetrock off the 2 walls in the bathroom that had ceramic tile on it.
Laundry 
Had to clean the whole bathroom again.

Monday
Menu-planning
Vaccum basement
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
Work on some crafts
Blog
LAUNDRY!  We spent the day outside for Easter and had 2 fires going so everything smells of smoke.
DH is off work too, so now he is gone to do the groceries ☺


What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on socks.  
Have the felt ornaments cut out for my nephew and 2 nieces.  Now I need to sew them.

Looking forward to
DD will probably coming to spend a few days at home this week as she is on vacation.

Simple pleasures
Eating sushi!

From the camera

Me with my little sister and little brothers :)

Let's not forget Easter this year was also April's fool's day!

Egg hunt prep

Funny food

Putting up a big tent to cut out the wind


Quote of the week