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Happy Homemaker Monday – November 25, 2013

November 25, 2013 by Debbie Leave a Comment

Hello everyone. How was your weekend?

I had a wonderful birthday. Hubby surprised me with a trip to Banff. I thought we were staying in Canmore and would go cross country skiing, but he surprised me with a stay at the Banff Springs Hotel and a couples spa package. It was wonderfully relaxing.

Country road with a view of the mountains
View on our drive
Hot chocolate and marzipan wrapped cake
Mid-morning snack – hot chocolate and marzipan wrapped cake
Deborah Nyack performing on her harp
Deborah Nyack performing at one of the stores in Banff
Christmas display
Some of the lovely items at The Spirit of Christmas store
View of mountains
View from our room
Table set with eggs benedict breakfast
Birthday breakfast
Bow Falls river
Bow Falls
Bow Falls

Now on to Happy Homemaker Monday

The weather:

Beautiful. Sun and cloud forecast all week with lows of -18C and highs of 7C.

Right now I am:

Typing this in between taking Miss C to school and collecting Miss S from the bus stop.

Thinking:

About putting up the Christmas decorations this week. I have to pull all the boxes out of the basement first and then inventory what we have.

On my reading pile:

The Last Juror by John Grisham

On the menu for this week:

  • Monday: Baked chicken with asparagus and salad
  • Tuesday: Pasta Bake
  • Wednesday: Barbecue pork chops with butter and herb pasta and green beans
  • Thursday: Tacos
  • Friday: Leftovers / buffet night
  • Saturday: Shepherd’s Pie
  • Sunday: Sweet and sour chicken with rice

On my to do list … today:

  • Put away the laundry
  • Clean my kitchen floor
  • Write grocery list
  • Ironing

On my to do list … this week:

  • Grocery shopping
  • Clean up computer hard drive
  • House cleaning
  • Discard expired condiments in refrigerator
  • Paperwork / filing

What I am creating this week:

Christmas cards

My simple pleasure:

Homemade hot chocolate

Looking around the house:

Not too bad as I cleaned up before going away on the weekend.

If you would like to join in, please link up to Sandra from Diary of a Stay at Home Mom here.

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About Debbie

I’m Debbie, the blogger behind Simple Joys of Home. I love tea (oh, how I love my morning cup!), baking, lavender, romantic comedies, reading and homemaking. Join me as I create a life full of the simple joys.

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