Happy Homemaker 2022-12-04

Good morning! 

Resumé of last week:

Monday - Babysit grandkids as daycare was closed.  We took them to the grocery store (Anne-E was sick in the car on the way there) and then to the dollarstore where they each chose 1 item.  Bought 2 more stockings (smaller ones) for dd's boyfriend's children.

Tuesday - telework for me and dh spent the day cleaning up the built-in oven we had bought over the weekend.  He opened it up to clean in between the window and he changed the side for the door opening.  He cleaned up the inside too as it was dirty and he passed some air in as there was gypsum dust everywhere when we picked it up (they were redoing the entire inside of the house).  Since it is same as we had we will be keeping our own grills.

Wednesday - Grandkids are sick so ddil called to see if we had potage, we did not, but we made some + muffins + sent leftover sheppards pie too and brought them over to their house.

Thursday - In-town work + supper with cw's - girlfriends - got home around 9:00.  There were 6 of us and I gave them ornaments I had done over the last 3 years as we had not met together because of Pandemia.  DH babysat grandkids as they have a small cold.

Friday - After work babysitting grankids as it is office party for both the parents.  They slept here.

Saturday - ds picked them up and they all left at 4:30.  I did a few housechores while they napped and dh picked up some groceries.   Had not done much in the house since we were gone last weekend too.

Sunday started cooking / baking for the holidays.  Supper at restaurant with bil, sil, bil's sister and his cousin.  Nice outing.

Cough, cough, cough and headache again, sigh...

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

The weather

 Mon

4°

-1°

Tue

3°

3°

Wed

6°

2°

Thu

3°

-6°

Fri

0°

-4°

On my mind 

Gifts!  I need to up my game for Christmas gifts.

Upcoming this week

Xavier's bday next weekend to plan and dd coming with her new boyfriend and his 2 children

On the breakfast plate

Don't know yet

On my reading pile

Magic Lessons (the prequel) by Alice Hoffman - I'm liking it

On my tv

Personnes d'intérêt (saison3)

L'échappée

5e rang

Stats (saison 1)

Indéfendables (saison 1)

Doc

Le bon docteur

Discussion avec mes parents (saison 3)

Alertes 

Qui sait chanter

Une affaire criminelle

Les moments parfaits

Hôtel (saison 1)

Alerte (saison 2)

When calls the heart (season 3)

Interesting youtube vlog I saw this week

On the menu this week

From the freezer

From the camera:

Playing in the snow 

Looking around the house

ok for now, will do a good clean after next weekend (after the 4 kids are gone).

On my to-do list

During last week

• Mailed Christmas cards
• Paid bills
• Made a pan of stuffed bell peppers for freezing (and we ate some too!)
• Had ordered shoes for Black Friday (5X) and returned 3X
• Texted kids to give them 'new' budget rules we will be having this Christmas with dh not working anymore (not officially retired yet but...)
• DH got the oven we picked up on Marketplace cleaned, changed the door-opening side, and got it plugged in.

Over the weekend

• Washed main bathroom
• Dusted office, kitchenette and hallway.
• Did laundry
• Cooked 79 cocktail meatballs
• Cooked a huge casserole of beaf / veggies for freezing
• Baked skors squares
• Baked orange/datte squares
• Baked rice-krispie squares
• Baked fudge
• Vac'd main floor

Monday

• Post here - DONE
• Cut up all the square desserts and freeze them - DONE
• fill up more $$ cards
• laundry - DONE
• work on Christmas gift list

EDITED:  Ended up going to town so dh could bring back his work truck to the company (guess he is now officially retired), so we made a costco run.  When we got back home I folded laundry and cooked the big package of veal sausages for freezing.  

Decluttering

• 1 box of Penguin Holiday decor given to dd
• DH got rid of the old oven

To relax this week or In my crafting basket 

Watch Christmas movies and listening to Christmas music.

Funny of the week