Monday, 23 February 2026

Happy Homemaker 2025-02-22

Good morning

Winter Olympicas are over, congrats to all the athletes who worked hard to get there.

Work: 1 cw is coming back to work Thursday from spending a year in China to take care of her parents, no idea how all went as she is very discreet and did not give news during that time.  A new cw will be joining us beginning of March.

Grandkids did not come by this week but we saw them at Xavier's hockey game Sunday morning.

Wednesday took the afternoon off work to go see Titanic exhibition with neighbors followed by supper at restaurant.  Was a very nice afternoon.  

Saturday was some housechores.  Sunday was Xavier's hockey, Olympic hockey and whole lot of nothing.

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




Weather this week

Mon
Cloudy
-4°
-11°
Tue
Partly sunny
-6°
-18°
Wed
Snow showers
-6°
-16°
Thu
Snow showers
-4°
-18°
Fri
Mostly sunny
-6°
-18°

Warmer days but cold nights

Looking around the house

Mostly picked up, still hesitating about doing the deep spring cleaning in case dh decides to start some renovations.

Thinking and pondering
Lots of things I want to do but will have to wait until I retire... like in my office... 2 large monitors, keyboard, mouse, portable need to be sent back to the office and then I want to get rid of the BIG old desk... hummm now what do I want this room to become after?

TV this week
  • Les petits tannants
  • TLMEP
  • Dumas
  • Indéfendable
  • Antigang
  • Happy Face
  • L'oeil du cyclone
  • Emprises
  • Les armes
  • Stat
  • Alertes
  • Mea Culpa
  • Indomptables
  • L'amour est dans le pré
  • La nuit devant nous
  • Ça finit bien la semaine
  • En direct de l'univers
  • La Voix
  • Restarted Squid games on Netflix

Interesting blog I saw this week

Ambiance while I read quietly


On my reading pile

The testaments - Margaret Atwood

On my to-do list

Over the weekend 
  • Wash main bathroom
  • Dust all main floor
  • Laundry
  • Vac all main floor (dh did that)
Monday
  • Post here - DONE
  • 10:00 Tai-chi Class -
  • Prep for in-town work on Tuesday - 
  • More laundry
  • ...

Decluttering
  • Nothing this week
Simple pleasure
Sitting outside feeling the sun on my face
Tried out a simple watercolor from FB - frogs


    Upcoming this week

    Monday - Tai-Chi.. 5 more left and instructor said he will not give spring classes and not sure he'll be back in Fall either... would have to go to town, nope... will have to find something else. DH has some bloodwork in the afternoon
    Having grandkids for supper
    Tuesday - in-town work / mammography after work



    From the camera

    Titanic expposition at the Museum








    Web picture of the week



    Monday, 16 February 2026

    Happy Homemaker 2026-02-16

    Good morning, already mid-February!

    Last week was a slow telework week, getting rid of some files which belong to another sector (and should've never been transfered to us).

    With going back to work 2 days a week if you work 4 and 3 days a week if you work 5 (35 hours), 2 more of my cws opted for 4day weeks (32hrs), like me.  

    Grandkids came for supper Thursday night.  They went skiing Friday night and Saturday.  We had a quiet Valentine supper of Fondue chinoise and choclate mousse cake (from costco's) and watched some olympics.

    A few housechores were done on Saturday.  Sunday we picked up ds and Xavier for his hockey game in town at 9:00 followed by International Peewee tournament (21 countries) in town.  Got to see 4 games + part of the one when we got there (Philadelphia, Detroit, Thailand, Florida and New York).  2 of these games were girl teams.  We got home at 4:30 and that was it for me, stiff from sitting at the Videotron Center all day.

    Govt. investigation report on our agency comes out today... will not be a good week at work.

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




    Weather this week

    Mon
    Cloudy
    -3°
    -14°
    Tue
    Snow showers
    0°
    -8°
    Wed
    Partly sunny
    -3°
    -14°
    Thu
    Mostly sunny
    -2°
    -13°
    Fri
    Partly sunny
    -6°
    -16°

    Warmer but Tuesday (the day I work in town) is supposed to be freezing rain and snow :(

    Looking around the house

    Bah, not so bad, thinking of things I'd like to do after I retire.  Still looking at kitchens of FB and figuring out what we want.
    Valentine's decor is down and St-Pat's will go up later when Anne-E is here to 'help'.

    Thinking and pondering
    Lots to do :  plan kitchen renovation, buy a new car, paper have to be prepped (might wait until I retire to have time for this).. testament, etc...

    TV this week
    • Les petits tannants
    • TLMEP
    • Dumas
    • Indéfendable
    • Antigang
    • Happy Face
    • L'oeil du cyclone
    • Emprises
    • Les armes
    • Stat
    • Alertes
    • Mea Culpa
    • Indomptables
    • L'amour est dans le pré
    • La nuit devant nous
    • Ça finit bien la semaine
    • En direct de l'univers
    • La Voix
    • Restarted Squid games on Netflix

    Interesting blog I saw this week
    Nothing


    On my reading pile

    The Women by Kristin Hannah - Finished last night... was a very good book, got weepy a few times.
    Un parfum de thé et d'argile - Élise Ader

    On my to-do list

    Over the weekend 
    • Wash main bathroom
    • Dust all main floor
    • Laundry
    Monday
    • Post here - DONE
    • 10:00 Tai-chi Class -
    • Prep for in-town work on Tuesday - 
    • Get Valentine's decor down - DONE
    • ...

    Decluttering
    • Nothing this week
    Simple pleasure
    A nice supper and watching the Winter Olympics
      Upcoming this week

      Monday - Tai-Chi
      Tuesday - in-town work



      From the camera






      My favorite mug








      Monday, 9 February 2026

      Happy Homemaker 2026-02-09

      Good morning

      FINALLY got biopsy reports all is good but if more problems they will just increase hormone intake, have to get a doctor's appointment to up the prescription.

      Xavier has pneumonia and is on antibiotics.  Anne-E was here for supper Wednesday night (while ddil was at doctor's with Xavier),  Children Funny moment:  Anne-E ate a small meat pie and liked it so she pointed to the other 2 on the kitchen counter and told her grandpa she was taking those to her house... hahaha

      Friday dh was volunteer all day at town hall to prep for Friday night skating with a Country Theme. He says there were alot of people who showed up.  They had chili, hot chocolate, donuts for free.

      Saturday we went to the House Show, visited a house that will be drawn (tickets $15 funds sent to Operation Sunshine for children), and lots of other renovation companies.  Lots of people, very hot.  Had smoked meat at restaurant before getting back home at 3:00 pm.

      Sunday was Olympic watching, housechores, Netflix in the evening (dh was watching hockey game) and dh took the dog out at ds' (they were at ddil's sister for the weeknd).  I even got in a little nap sitting in the sun (inside the house near the patio door) in the afternoon.

      Had some errands planned for today but stomach is a little off , they'll be done at some other time.

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




      Weather this week

      Mon
      Sunny
      -6°
      -21°
      Tue
      Cloudy
      -8°
      -21°
      Wed
      Snow showers
      -5°
      -11°
      Thu
      Sunny
      -4°
      -17°
      Fri
      Partly sunny
      -8°
      -17°

      Looking around the house

      Have some stuff to deliver to thrift shop, free library, shared fridge, dniece, son's house, .. so small piles near the door.
      House is warm and toasty, perfect with the cold outside.

      Thinking and pondering
      We need a new car, kitchen renovations need to think about what I like ... do my homework!

      TV this week
      • Les petits tannants
      • TLMEP
      • Dumas
      • Indéfendable
      • Antigang
      • Happy Face
      • L'oeil du cyclone
      • Emprises
      • Les armes
      • Stat
      • Alertes
      • Mea Culpa
      • Indomptables
      • L'amour est dans le pré
      • La nuit devant nous
      • Ça finit bien la semaine
      • En direct de l'univers
      • La Voix
      • Restarted Squid games on Netflix

      Interesting blog I saw this week
      Nothing


      On my reading pile

      The frozen people by Ellie Griffiths finished last night.
      Starting The Women by Kristin Hannah

      On my to-do list

      Over the weekend 
      • Wash main bathroom
      • Vac main floor (dh did that)
      • Dust all main floor
      • Laundry
      • Go through the 2 tubs of stuff brought from parent's house.. what is to keep and what will be sent to thrift shop.  Comes from their basement so smells musty.  will try to air out what I will keep.  Not sure I can send Christmas stuff to thrift shop at this time of the year so might have to keep it a little longer.
      • Cook some hard-boiled eggs for this week
      • Make a batch of rice for this week's lunches
      Monday
      • Post here - DONE
      • 10:00 Tai-chi Class -
      • Prep for in-town work on Tuesday - 
      • Call to get an appointment with new doctor I have never seen (my other 'new' doctor retired, so have another one now)
      • Errands?
      • ...

      Decluttering
      • 1 photo frame
      • 1 local ressources booklet
      • Clue Jr - to dd
      • Monopoly jr - to dd
      • Clue simpsons edition - to ds
      • Monopoly - hockey edition - to ds
      • 4 magazines
      • 1 kit bubble tea (was a 2-pack tried it but didn't like it very much, so will be given the 2nd one to the shared fridge)
      Simple pleasure
      Being back at home, being warm and in my things.
        Upcoming this week

        Monday - Tai-Chi
        Tuesday - in-town work



        From the camera
        Nothing 



        Funny of the week