Happy Homemaker 2019-03-25

Happy Rudolph day!

Hope you get to enjoy some Rudy day fun.

Last Friday I had lunch with a cw who retired last year as well as 5 other co-workers.  We had fun and a great lunch... but it was expensive for a lunch.
My daughter is on a Cruise in the Carribeans this week with Beachbody group.  Hope she has a great vacation.

Saturday we went to visit some friends but there were out so we went to Tim Hortons and I had the new handmade Earl Gray tea (not impressed), dh had some hot chocolate and a chocolate donut and we drove around for awhile.
Sunday night we went to my son's house for supper - we had a pizza night :)  

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

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

-2°

-13°

Tue.

-2°

-12°

Wed.

4°

-6°

Thu.

7°

1°

Fri.

4°

-2°

Sat.

2°

-1°

Warming up, will make the snow melt!


What I am reading
In Ténébris from Maxime Chattam

On my tv 

'O
L'heure bleue
Unité 9
L'échappée
Les invisibles
Un zoo pas comme les autres
Le bon docteur 
New Amsterdam
Les Américains
La Vraie Nature
Une autre histoire
Some regular programs are finished and most of the others will finish this week 

Menu - planning

Monday - Ham and cheese pie
Tuesday - Smothered pork chops with potatoes
Wednesday - Hot chicken sandwiches and fries
Thursday - grilled cheese sandwiches... been a few weeks we had these on Thursdays (my husband has guitar lessons in the evening and we are in a hurry), so he has declared Thursday nights - grilled cheese night... fine with me!  good and quick
Friday?

On my to-do list 
Over the weekend I vaccumed main floor, baked muffins, did overnight oats, baked a cake with fruits in it, made some vanilla pudding, did laundry and general pick up everywhere.  I made Easter cards for my niece and nephew and a card for my nephew birthday (next Sunday).  I also hemmed a pair of jeans for dh.

Monday: 

• Post here - DONE
• Prep gym clothes and work clothes for tomorrow 
• Menu plan - DONE
• Call mom 
• Craft
• Wash main bathroom
• Take out Easter Decor
• Laundry
• Prep pork-chops and potatoes for tomorrow night
• Plan birthday gifts for my daughter and my son (April)
• Check out a Memphis trip with my sis, bil, cousin and his girlfriend for July
• lots of other odds and ends ...

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

knitted socks ... they seem to be stopped, I am at the heel and stuck.  

Crochet cowl
Start crochet Christmas gifts
Need to plan felt crafts for Nieces and nephew and put them in ziploc bags, ready to work on.

Looking forward to

Being able to sit outside in the sun for a few minutes

From the camera

Don't have new pictures on the camera but here is a Bunny I would like to make for my Easter decor.  I found it on FB, free tutorial.

Now... to make it ;)

Quote of the week 

Happy homemaker 2019-03-18

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

We babysat my son's dog Friday night and he slept over part of the night.  
Sunday afternoon we did some errands, Ikea, costco and grocery store.  So for now we've got food!

The snow has started melting, we can see out the window now.  

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

-2°

-15°

Tue.

-2°

-13°

Wed.

3°

-1°

Thu.

4°

-3°

Fri.

3°

-7°

Sat.

1°

-7°

Sun.

3°

-7°

What I am reading
Les portes du Québec T3  by Jean-Pierre Charland.  Historic fiction novel in Quebec City in the late 1800's.

On my tv 

Les pays d'en Haut
'O
L'heure bleue
Unité 9
La pecheresse
L'échappée
Les invisibles
Un zoo pas comme les autres
Les naufragés de l'amour
Le bon docteur 
New Amsterdam
Regular programs are starting to end this street, good now I'll have time to do something else! :)

Menu - planning

I had planned the menu but with all those errands yesterday, it has changed.

Monday - Sauce blanche aux oeufs 
Tuesday - Chicken lo mein (cotsco's)
Wednesday - Stuffed bell pepers (costco's)
Thursday - smoked meat sandwiches
Friday?

On my to-do list 
Over the weekend I vaccumed main floor, baked muffins, did laundry, decluttered some more and paid some bills.

Monday: 

• Post here - DONE
• Prep gym clothes and work clothes for tomorrow - DONE
• Menu plan - DONE
• Call mom - DONE
• Craft
• Wash main bathroom
• Take down St-Patrick's decor
• Wanted to go see knitting lady but the snowbanks are still high and can't see when I back up from her driveway, so will probably wait for another week.
• Overnight oats
• Laundry
• Letter to a friend
• ...

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

knitted socks ... they seem to be stopped, I am at the heel and stuck.  

Crochet cowl
Start crochet Christmas gifts
Need to plan felt crafts for Nieces and nephew and put them in ziploc bags, ready to work on.

Looking forward to

Having lunch with my friends tomorrow

What I have in my bedside drawer
Voltaren cream, vicks, flashlight, orajel, bank book, $$, paper, pen, sudoku puzzles, a coaster, a moxa stick, ear plugs, photo in memorium of my niece, handwritten coupon from my son (when he was young) saying he would set the table :)  

From the camera

More bathroom pictures form a few weeks back. Washer and dryer are now installed as well as closet doors.

Quote of the week 

I know St-Patrick's was yesterday but this is what I had put on my FB page... my friends know I am a Christmas nut, so they will find this appropriate. :)

Happy Homemaker 2019-03-11

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

Monday we had my brother and sister-in-law come over for supper as well as my son and his girlfriend.  My brother slept here (they live 3 hours away) and they went visiting Old Québec on Tuesday (the went ice-skating too).
Tuesday I was to have my 1st-aid training at work but didn't get to go as there was an 'emergency' at work :(  it is pushed back to June.
Toilet got installed Saturday in main bathroom!

We had another foot of snow since yesterday and for now it's still snowing, the winds seem to want to pick up... if it does it'll be a blizzard!
Love to stay in the house and watch it all.  As long as I don't have to drive in it, it's ok.

We babysat my son's dog Friday night and he slept over.

The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

2°

-7°

Tue.

-1°

-10°

Wed.

2°

-2°

Thu.

6°

3°

Fri.

7°

2°

Sat.

3°

-7°

It should start melting with the temperatures this week

What I am reading
Les portes du Québec T3  by Jean-Pierre Charland.  Historic fiction novel in Quebec City in the late 1800's.

On my tv 

Les pays d'en Haut
'O
L'heure bleue
Unité 9
La pecheresse
L'échappée
Les invisibles
Un zoo pas comme les autres
Les naufragés de l'amour
Le bon docteur 
New Amsterdam

Menu - planning

Monday - Tourtière (meat pie)
Tuesday - Macaroni chinois et egg-rolls
Wednesday - Ham and potatoes in the crockpot
Thursday - Spaghetti (did not have it last week)
Friday?

On my to-do list 
Over the weekend I vaccumed basement and main floor and washed both bathrooms.  My muffins and overnight oats were made too.  Did tons of laundry and picked up a bit everywhere.  Also got a cut and color (new hairdresser).

Monday: 

• Post here - DONE
• Prep gym clothes and work clothes for tomorrow - DONE
• Menu plan - DONE
• Pay bills
• Prep macaroni chinois
• Order a few things on Amazon
• Craft
• Continue decluttering

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

knitted socks ... they seem to be stopped, I am at the heel and stuck.

Crochet another cowl - finished the one I was doing last week.

Looking forward to

Seeing a kinesitherapeut at work tomorrow for my plantar fasciitis.

Something interesting
I found a new group on FB called Creating a cozy life - Hygge style, it looks nice and calm!

A simple pleasure
Smell of fresh bread

From the camera

Finished cowl (it was a yarn with all the colors mixed up in it)

Our view from the front window

The front of our house

Quote of the week 

Happy Homemaker 2019-02-04

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

Over the weekend we visited with my parents and my daughter came with us.  We had some good family time.  My sister wasn't there as it was her weekend scheduled with one of my cousins in Mont-Laurier.  I had brought the gifts for my youngest brother's birthday and for my nephew's birthday.  For my sis we will go out for supper for our birthdays sometimes this summer.


The weather (in celsius)

Mon.

0°

-12°

Tue.

-8°

-18°

Wed.

-8°

-21°

Thu.

-9°

-18°

Fri.

-5°

-14°

Sat.

-2°

-14°

What I am reading
Les portes du Québec T2  by Jean-Pierre Charland.  Historic fiction novel in Quebec City in the late 1800's.

On my tv 

Les pays d'en Haut
'O
L'heure bleue
Unité 9
La pecheresse
L'échappée
Les invisibles
Un zoo pas comme les autres
Les naufragés de l'amour
Le bon docteur 

Menu - planning

Monday - Stuffed pepper casserole
Tuesday - Spaghetti and meatballs
Wednesday - need to figure it out
Thursday - grilled cheese sandwiches and veggie soup in the crockpot
Friday?

On my to-do list 
Monday: 

• Post here - DONE
• Prep gym clothes and work clothes for tomorrow - DONE
• Menu plan - DONE
• Vaccum main floor
• Wash basement bathroom
• Decorate for st-pat's
• Pay bills
• Try to find a new hairdresser .. the one I had found before Christmas has left also.
• Get the main floor guest-ready.  My brother just called and they will be here for supper.
• Make muffins
• Prep some cream of millet for this week's breakfasts

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting

knitted socks ... they seem to be stopped, I am at the heel and stuck.

Crochet a cowl 

Looking forward to

Tomorrow at work have a whole day of 1st aid training.

A simple pleasure
Being home

From the camera

Pictures of our weekend with family

More snow pictures

Front of the house

Back of the house

Quote of the week