Friday Favourite Moments 2025 #25 On A Monday (Again!)

This past week was both Rachel's birthday and her Grade 8 graduation (and she had two sleepovers in a row), Sam was sick (boo) and it was his last week of school, and Dave and I were just trying to hold all the things together! It. Was. A. Week! So here I am on Saturday afternoon, watching a Blue Jays game, waiting for the rain to pass so I can hang a load of laundry, and catching up on some blogging.

Here are my favourite moments from the past week.

1) Getting Rachel grad ready

The night before his Grade 8 grad, Sam asked if we could buy him a suit. Since it was a Sunday night, we said, "No." Rachel wanted to go all out for her grad, and gave us lots of warning! So on Saturday I took her to get her nails done. Thursday afternoon I took the afternoon off work and our hairdresser did Rachel's hair too -- loose braids and curls. Rachel had taken the time to find inspiration photos and she was thrilled with how everything turned out!

2) Art On The Edge walk

Last spring I joined an art walking tour through our downtown. (I wrote a bit about it here.) On Saturday afternoon I joined another one and was super excited that it was all about the murals which had just been installed on patios downtown. Many of the artists actually came and talked to us which was so cool. And it turned out that one of the artists was someone I've worked with at the school board. He was as surprised to see me as I was to see him!!!

3) Getting my annuals planted

On Sunday afternoon after church I planted seven planters full of annuals. I was so happy to have my hands in the dirt and to get a chunk of my plants dealt with. (I planted more this past Saturday so just have 12 left to deal with.)

 

4) Walk with Tim & Janice

Tim & Janice dropped by on Sunday night and we were able to enjoy a nice walk with them. It was great to catch up and get some walking in too!

 

5) Pictures from my parents

My parents are on a trip with their best friends and I have been loving their daily photos. They are in an area where there are tons of lupines blooming right now and those pictures have been some of my favourites. After this past winter of dealing with my mom's health, I'm thrilled that they get to enjoy some travelling now.

6) Rachel turned 14

 

Rachel turned 14 on Tuesday. She wanted to go to the mall, get her Starbucks drink, and visit Sephora. It was fun to hang out with her on her birthday. And her birthday drink ended up being a trenta (we don't know why) and we were laughing at how it was as big as her head!!!

 

 7) Rachel's Grade 8 grad

 

Rachel had her Grade 8 graduation on Thursday night, followed by a sleepover with five of her friends to celebrate her birthday. She had the best evening! My favourite was that her grad shoes were Converse and she and I got matching pairs :) 

So that was our very full week just packed with a lot of favourite moments. Can you see why I didn't have time to blog?!?!?! This week is another busy one with my school's Grade 8 grad and our staff social happening so it might be another quiet blog week. After today, there's only five more days left of work before I'm on summer break. I can't wait!!!