Monday 29 October 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-10-29

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

We have been shopping for a bath and a shower this last week, and will continue doing so this week.  
On the work front things are moving along, or rather I will be moving to another desk again this week.  I am adapting to the non-smiling coworkers.
This week we are having an appreciation dinner with my ex-coworkers.  Our lunch will be paid and we each bring in a picture of us as a child and a picture of something we like.  Should be fun.
Both kids had Halloween parties on Saturday.  will post pictures next week as I am forbidden posting pictures of my son (his parties aren't over and he wants to keep his costume a secret).  I will get dressed up for Halloween at work, just because I'm sure no one else will, they are quite stiff (we don't see outside clients so we can do this).
Last year we had 3 parties... none this year.
DD will be coming to spend next weekend and get her snow tires on.  DH put on my son's snow tires last weeknd, just in time too ... saturday we had snow and some freezing rain and LOTS of winds.  still some of the white stuff on the ground this morning.


The weather (in celsius)
Mon.
Showers
7°
1°
Tue.
Cloudy
4°
1°
Wed.
Rain
5°
4°
Thu.
Rain
6°
5°
Fri.
Showers
8°
4°
Sat.
Scattered Showers
7°
2°
Sun.
Mostly Sunny



What I am reading
The Visitors by Catherine Burns

On my tv 
'O
OD
Unité 9
Le jeu
Demain des hommes
L'heure bleue
Les Simone
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday - roastbeef with mashed potatoes
Tuesday - ragoût with potatoes
Wednesday - Halloween, so something quick.  Macaroni with meat sauce.
Thursday - out on errands
Friday - smoked meat (something quick, dh has his guitar lessons)

On my to-do list

- Post here
- run some errands at the dollar store and the grocery store
- Call mom
Wrap more stocking stuffers
- Prep gym clothes and lunch for tomorrow - DONE
- Knit
- Work on wood-slice ornaments - DONE (they just need wrapping now)
- Continue gift closet and wrap more stocking stuffers
- Empty iphone of pictures and video
- Laundry


What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a shawl with pockets - ONGOING
Wood-slice ornaments - DONE - just need to figure out wrapping.
Start a new pair of knitted socks this week

Something interesting I watched
Nothing this week, too many nights coming in late because of after-work errands

Looking forward to
Halloween!

A simple pleasure
Petting the cat


From the camera

1st snow
                            



Quote of the week 




Monday 22 October 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-10-20

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

We finally got some items bought for the bathroom (toilet, faucets for sink, bath & shower, light fixtures).  It means lots of running around after work. At least it is starting.
Not much change on the work front - starting to feel more at ease but the people I work with are not the smiley-type.

Kids went to the haunted prison in 3-Rivers and seems they had fun.

Last Monday a neighbor's garage caught fire ... it was a big one, he lost everything in there.  Motocross bikes, snowmobile, we also lost the power because of it.  Car and patio rails are full of soot.  :(  and of course not worth calling insurance because they will go up, we did contact them but will not use them.


The weather
Mon.
Partly Cloudy
7°
1°
Tue.
Cloudy
8°
2°
Wed.
Cloudy
7°
0°
Thu.
Mostly Cloudy
3°
-2°
Fri.
Mostly Sunny
4°
-3°
Sat.
Scattered Showers
4°
-1°



What I am reading
Have to choose one

On my tv 
'O
OD
Unité 9
Le jeu
Demain des hommes
L'heure bleue
Les Simone
District 31
Started some Christmas movies too :)

Menu - planning
Monday - sausages and mashed potatoes
Tuesday - sheppard's pie
Wednesday - spaghetti
Thursday - Leftovers
Friday?

On my to-do list
Saturday was vaccum main floor, laundry & bill paying
Sunday was vaccum basement, 2 bathrooms, make sheppard's pie, bake muffins, make rice-meatball casserole, and tons of dishes.  Menu-planned.
Today is:
- Post here
- Yoga
- 9:30 massage therapist appointment
- Call mom
Wrap more stocking stuffers
- Prep gym clothes and lunch for tomorrow
- Knit
- Work on wood-slice ornaments
- Go through gift-closet and put gifts in appropriate bags & boxes and recheck master gift list
- Install other set of fairy lights in the kitchen

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a shawl with pockets - ONGOING
Wood-slice ornaments - ongoing.
Start a new pair of knitted socks this week


Something interesting I watched
Nothing this week, too many nights coming in late because of after-work errands

Looking forward to
Having a craft day

A simple pleasure
Watching Christmas movies

From the camera




                             
Quote of the week 

Monday 15 October 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-10-15

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

Now that Thanksgiving is over, I need to concentrate on Halloween and Christmas :)
Fall has arrived since last week, cooler temps and the colors are beautiful, I wish we could keep those colors for at least a few weeks!


The weather
Mon.
Rain
11°
3°
Tue.
Partly Cloudy
8°
6°
Wed.
Partly Cloudy
7°
-2°
Thu.
Partly Cloudy
2°
1°
Fri.
Cloudy
12°
8°
Sat.
Rain
9°
1°
Sun.
Mostly Cloudy
4°
-1°



What I am reading
The Bad Daughter by Joy Fielding

On my tv 
'O
OD
Unité 9
Le jeu
Demain des hommes
L'heure bleue
Les Simone
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday - chicken pot pie
Tuesday - beef roast 
Wednesday - soup and grilled cheese
Thursday - Smoked meat sandwiches

On my to-do list
Did regular chores on Saturday.
Today is:
- Post here
- Wash outside front windows if it doesn't rain this afternoon, too cold for now
- Pay bills - get automatic payment going for electrical bill
- Laundry
- Cook hard-boiled eggs
- Call mom
- Find cold-lunch recipes (can't really eat hot at my desk at my new job - it's open space and the smells would not be nice - so trying to find cold lunch ideas)
- Check out missing stocking stuffers
- Prep birthday gift for niece and my son's girlfriend
- Prep gym clothes & lunch for tomorrow
- Knit

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a shawl with pockets - ONGOING
Wood-slice ornaments - ongoing.
Start a new pair of knitted socks this week

Sunday I finished the 3 Halloween costumes I was working on (snowman, bubblegum machine and ice-cream vendor).  I also made a watercolor card for dniece's birthday.

Something interesting I watched

Geisha school:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHd9ze1e5CQ

The coldest village in the world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylpuGUWGdSs&t=792s

50 things I don't buy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFajqEx9tC4&app=desktop


Looking forward to
Family supper at sister in law's house for dniece's 18th birthday on Saturday

A simple pleasure
Watching the beautiful Fall colors

From the camera

My Father's family


Fall colors - the pics don't do justice to the beauty of it all

                             
Quote of the week 

Monday 8 October 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-10-08

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

Our Thanksgiving weekend is over.  My parents, sis & bil arrived for lunch saturday and left Monday after breakfast.  we had a nice family time but the weather was cold and gray.

On the other had I've had a cold since last wednesday (used up a sick day on Thursday and had a vacation day planned for Friday) and used up tons and tons of kleenex.  A wee bit better this morning - Today everyone is off work for Thanksgiving.


The weather
Mon.
Cloudy
12°
11°
Tue.
Scattered Showers
25°
18°
Wed.
Scattered Thunderstorms
19°
10°
Thu.
Rain
19°
9°
Fri.
Partly Cloudy
9°
4°
Sat.
Partly Cloudy
8°
4°
Sun.
Cloudy
11°
7°



What I am reading
Entre les morts by Jeff Abbott

On my tv 
'O
OD
Unité 9
Le jeu
Demain des hommes
L'heure bleue
Les Simone
District 31

Menu - planning
No menu planning this week

On my to-do list
Did regular chores last Thursday and Friday
Today is:
- Post here
- plant a few bulbs outside
- Decorate a little for Halloween
- Laundry
- Rewash main bathroom

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a shawl with pockets - ONGOING
Wood-slice ornaments - ongoing.
Start a new pair of knitted socks this week

Looking forward to
Feeling better from this cold!

A simple pleasure
Staying inside when it's cold outside

From the camera
Brother in law

 Me and my sister with Hugo Girard


My husband 

Pictures at our local White-Geese festival with Hugo Girard - A strong man from Quebec

                             
Quote of the week 

Monday 1 October 2018

Happy Homemeaker 2018-10-01

Welcome October!
Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

Been another busy work.  Job is going ok, coworkers are not really warming up but spoke with director and he seems ok.  Since I am now eating in a new lunch room I reconnected with some of the people I worked with when I started there (16 years ago!) so that was nice :)

Bought a new central air vaccum on Friday night, finally! (been broken almost a month now).  DH is still working on the fence - now that we put the plastic strips in we notice it is crooked - not going well!

Saturday night 2 of dh's cousins and wives came for an impromptu supper so we ordered pizza and chatted for a while - there was a power outage (1 hour) but we had finished eating so it was fine.

Today is the provincial election (we voted by anticipation).

Next weekend is our Thanksgiving here.  My parents, sister and brother-in-law will be coming.  I think I'll take Friday off work to pick up around the house.


The weather
Mon.
Partly Cloudy
14°
7°
Tue.
Scattered Showers
13°
8°
Wed.
Partly Cloudy
15°
12°
Thu.
Showers
23°
6°
Fri.
Mostly Sunny
12°
7°
Sat.
Showers
14°
12°
Sun.
Partly Cloudy
16°
8°

What I am reading
The Lab by Jennifer Lynn Neely (not such a great read... a spicy Harlequin)

On my tv 
'O
Unité 9
Le jeu
Demain des hommes
L'heure bleue
Les Simone
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday - Tourtière
Tuesday - Spaghetti with meat-veggie sauce
Wednesday - Rice-chicken casserole
Thursday - Hachis (rice, veggies, potatoes in gravy)
Friday - ?

On my to-do list
Did regular chores during the weekend.
Today is:
- Post here
- plant a few bulbs outside (otherwise will do it when it warms up)
- Finish wrapping the stocking stuffers
- Prep card and gifts for 2 upcoming birthdays (didn't get done last week)
- Put ebooks on hard drive
- 10:00 massage therapist appointment
- Pick up Rx
- Pick up the mail
- Prep chicken-rice casserole
- Prep hachis
- Wash kitchen floor and bathroom floors

ouf! I hope I get to do all I need to do.

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on a shawl with pockets - ONGOING
Wood-slice ornaments - ongoing.
I want to start a new pair of knitted socks this week

Looking forward to
Having part of my family over next weekend

A simple pleasure
Getting a therapeutic massage

From the camera




Disney cruise was in town this week so took a walk at 6:00 am Thursday morning to see the boat.

                             
Quote of the week