Monday, 18 March 2024

Happy Homemaker 2024-03-18

Good morning 

Health:  Saw my doctor again last Wednesday.  No more infection but I do have inflammation so got drops for that to use when necessary, he says could be allergies.  For now better but left eye is hurting especially when I wake up in the morning.

Grandchildren:  Had supper and sleptover on Monday.. Xavier had fever for the first part of the night, so was not the best night - he slept ok after 1:00 am.  Tuesday grandpa took them to daycare but ds had to pick up Xavier around noon, had a slight fever and threw up.  He also stayed home on Wednesday but was feeling much better.  Thursday dh picked them up at daycare and they sleptover.  They coughed during the night and so did dh... so another fitful night.  

Weekend was quite eventful.  We left Saturday morning to go to dd's (arrived around 10:00) and to see her stepdaughter's gymnastic class (she is 4), was fun - .  Class ended at noon so we went for burgers nearby and then to my uncle's house (got there at 2:00 pm) to go to his sugar shack.  Spent the afternoon there, will post pics below.  We got to see 2 of my uncles and my aunt.The kids got some maple water from the trees, tried the 4-wheeler and did some horseback riding.  Left at 5:30 to go back to dd's.  Excellent supper by dd and dsil.  We slept there.

Sunday we left dd's after breakfast (around10:00) and went to my dad's cousin sugar shack where we stayed for lunch.  His son and stepdaughter were there too and some friends of theirs.  we had a nice time.   was gray and humid out be we were fine in the shack.  Left around 2:15 to get back home.  Got home at 4:15, unpacked and kids and grankids arrived right afterwards.  Ordered pizza for supper.  they left at 6:30.  

Nice weekend with lots of family and laughter.

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




The Weather

Not much sun this week either.. Monday is 4C in the forecast but gray
Mon
Cloudy
4°
-7°
Tue
Cloudy
-2°
-16°
Wed
Cloudy
1°
-4°
Thu
Cloudy
-1°
-14°
Fri
Mostly cloudy
-4°
-17°



Looking around the house
yikes!  nothing got done this week.. lots to do today!  Need to take down St-Pat's and winter decor 
and put up Easter.   Need to wash heavy boots and some coats too... but not all yet


Thinking and pondering
Easter has been settled, we will be having brunch at sil's place for nephew's bday.  So this year
will not be my side of the family.  We will meet at another time.  However I think both my children will be there with grandkids.
DD is on vacation the week before Easter, don't know if they will come for a few days or not.  Her fil is getting operated today and they will go from there to see what they do.  After Easter will be dd's bday (April 18), ds's birday (april 7), Granddaughter Anne-E (april 17)... so lots coming up.

Tv this week
Le bon docteur
Discussions avec mes parents
Le résident
Les bracelets rouges (saison 3)
L'oeil du cyclone
La voix (saison 10)
5e rang (dernière saison)
When calls the heart
Yellowstone  Season seems over for now
Sorcières
MasterChef Québec (1st season)
5 gars pour moi
BB Québec (season 4)
Indéfendable
Alertes
Aréna  Stopped watching that program - not very interesting
Stat
Nous
Léo
Le bonheur (just for dh, not watching this)
La candidate  stopped watching that program, have enough to watch and won't be coming back for another season
L'amour est dans le pré
Temps de chien

.. and a few more


Listening to or interesting blog I saw this week


Hush your house, found it is a different way of decluttering I just might be trying out


Things on the menu this week
From the freezer, chicken, stir fry, etc....

On my reading pile
La vie invisible d'Addie Larue  - VE Scwab - should be an interesting read: 
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

On my to-do list

Over the weekend
  • Absolutely nothing
Monday
  • Post here - DONE
  • Prep for in-town work tomorrow
  • Tons of laundry 
  • Vac main floor
  • Wash main bathroom - DONE
  • Wash some boots (will have to wait for a sunny day so they can air out after the wash)
  • Some paperwork
  • Take down winter decor
  • Take down st-pat's decor
  • Easter decor will go up when grandkids come, will let them do it.
  • Amazon order 
  • lots, and lots to do... wanted to do a painting too... will see about that.

Decluttering 
  • Old computer (dd had given her old one to dh... but it was not working so he took it to a repair place and they said not worth it).
Upcoming this week
Tuesday - in-town work

To relax this week or In my crafting basket 

Would like to paint and relax in the sun (pffff no sun in forecast this week).  Maybe get in a nap or two.


From the camera:












Funny of the week:






3 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos of a pleasant get-together.
    How annoying that your eyes aren't doing well yet...
    Despite that: Have a nice week.

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  2. I absolutely loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, one of my very favorite reads. Such fun pictures of the sugar shack. Hope your eyes start to feel better and you have a wonderful week!

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  3. Hi Lucie! Wow, what adventures you had recently! The sugar shack looks like such a cool place. Wonderful learning for kiddos and then I bet you get benefits of maple syrup and goodies. 😉 Love your funny as always 😁 Blessings to you. xoxo

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