Whenever I think of April 2026 I will remember all the rain. The sun shone so rarely this month and our yard was so wet. Other than the rain, we spent most of the month unpacking and settling in after our renovation.
Answering these questions monthly helps me reflect on the past month
and I really appreciate having a record of what we've been up to. The
questions come from Shay at Mix and Match Mama and Sheaffer at Sheaffer Told Me Too.
What we're eating this week... We ate a lot of pizza this month. Dave and I are Jr Youth sponsors and we are having a weekly night with the kids. We order pizza every week and then provide baby carrots and cucumbers. Plus I get pizza weekly at work and then we may have had it at other times too :) So yes, we've eaten a lot of pizza this month. And a lot of baby carrots.
After our renovation, I decided that I needed to use up a bunch of tea, rather than keep storing it, so I've been making iced tea and we've been drinking a lot of it. I make a pitcher every day or two, and in fact, I was making one at 6am yesterday morning as I uploaded photos for this post.
We got this Kool-Aid pitcher in December 2011 from one of Dave's classmates and it's become our iced tea pitcher over the past couple of years.
What I'm reminiscing about... We're in spring performance week for Rachel at dance so I'm reminiscing about past years.
Rachel in previous years' performances. I'll be volunteering at the theatre all this week so be prepared for some more pictures in front of these same walls in the next week or so!
I've also been reminiscing about mornings spent drinking coffee-hot chocolate outside. That hasn't happened this year yet, thanks to all the rain, but I'm really looking forward to when it does!
What I'm loving... Sam and Rachel have been playing a lot of baseball (catch) outside this past week and I am so here for it!!! I love that they spend time outside, off screens, and don't fight! It's really a win-win-win!
Playing "bunny baseball" inside on a rainy day.
My parents sent us this new coffee machine as a gift and I am also loving this! I love that it's easy to use, you can make one cup at a time, and it's so much less work than our regular coffeemaker. Plus, it doesn't use pods so it feels more environmentally friendly.
What we've been up to... We started April with Easter and Passover. At Passover I ate more than my fair share of matzoh balls and for Easter we "flowered the cross" at church which is my new favourite way to celebrate Easter!
Rachel and I went to a flower experience, and a tea time, with Janice and Tessa and had so much fun!
Sam and I put together a chair for a reading nook in my and Dave's bedroom...
...and I volunteered at another one of Rachel's dance performances, where we were accidentally twinning.
They've been doing construction on streets all around us so our street has been much busier as it's one of the few open ones, and I've spent a lot of time walking on my favourite path as it's been easier to get around that way.
We're still working on unpacking and settling in...
...and we're breaking that up with walking to errands and getting Starbucks!
We went to visit Tessa & Andrew and met their goats! We had so much fun with them! And yes, that's a goat jumping onto, and off of, my back :)
What I'm dreading... I don't think I'm dreading much of anything right now. Maybe the late nights I'm going to have this week volunteering with Rachel's dance rehearsals and performances.
What I'm working on... We have to turn this into a guest room in the next month...
There are a lot of boxes to unpack in Dave's office...
... and my office still needs some work.
What I'm excited about... I'm so excited that our deck got built!!! Rachel and I have been spending as much time as possible out here -- when it's not raining and cold, that is!
We were even able to have our first outside meal a couple of days ago!
What I'm watching/reading... I'm watching Rachel's dance rehearsals, when I don't have to do a volunteer shift, and I'm reading the spring performance information to ensure we don't miss anything. It's a lot to stay on top of!
What I'm listening to... I'm listening to all the music in the spring performance. Sorry this post is so dance oriented but that is really the main thing that's up with us this week!
What I'm wearing... I bought myself a new Blue Jays' t-shirt. It says "American League Champions 2025." I've been wearing it a lot! We need to get ourselves to another Jays game soon so I can wear it there.
What I'm doing this weekend... Well it's my birthday this weekend but I'm volunteering for two of Rachel's dance shows and then watching another one so, you know, what birthday?!?!? On Sunday we're going to an engagement party and maybe meeting friends for lunch. I guess my birthday will be celebrated later. Maybe.
What I'm looking forward to next month... I'm looking forward to some warmer weather (I hope), to spending more time in the back yard, and to maybe even getting the laundry line hung up again post-renovation. I miss hanging out laundry. I'm also looking forward to helping host a graduation party, hopefully a baseball game, and there are a few other things on our calendar. May should be a fun month :)
So that was our April. It was a full month but I feel like we made good progress on getting things more in order post-renovation. We still have more to do but I'm hoping in May we'll be able to spend more time outside. After all, this is one of my favourite times of the year and I want to enjoy it!
Hopefully I'll get to read some of the other posts over the next few evenings. Until then, Happy Wednesday!
