Friday Favourite Moments #9 2026 (On A Monday)

On Thursday, I experienced one of the more stressful days at work that I've had in a long time. In a SnapChat group on Wednesday night, two students (not from our school) issued a significant threat against our school, complete with pictures. Thankfully, it was reported to the police, and the two students were arrested by Thursday morning. However, all day Thursday we were fielding calls from families, wondering if it was safe for their student to be at school, as well as dealing with the reactions of the students who had come to school. It was a very weird day.

In Canada, we don't often experience the fear around school violence that I sense there is in the US. However, after the school shooting in British Columbia last month, we're all a little more aware that we're not immune to this sort of violence.

Thursday night I spent dealing with the aftereffects of my day on Thursday and wasn't in the space to write about my favourite moments from the week. However, I do still want to share them so you get this post today.

1) Rachel cooks supper

Last Friday night, we were trying to figure out what to eat, and Rachel announced, "Let me cook something." So she found a recipe online, she and Dave went to pick up a few items, and she threw together this pasta/spinach/meatball dish. And with that, Rachel became the first person to officially cook a meal in our new kitchen!

 

2) Church and a potluck

Between Rachel's dance and our health, we haven't been to church much lately. However, we were able to attend last Sunday and it was so good. There was an excellent sermon, preached by our friend and his son, and then there was a church potluck. It was so good to be with our church family again.

 3) Coffee at work

The Traumatic Events Administrator for our board came to meet with my principal on Thursday morning. She brought coffee for both of us as an appreciation for dealing with the situation. I didn't feel like I did much, other than fielding calls from families, but I was really touched that she thought to include me.

4) The nice weather

We had some gorgeous weather this past week and I appreciated every minute of the sun shining, the snow melting, and the fact that I could ditch my winter jacket a few days! Yay Spring!!!

 

5) Thursday night errands

 

Dave and I dropped the kids off at their evening activities and then did some "the reno might be done soon" errands. We looked at some furniture, some closet organizers, and more paint samples. As I've mentioned before, I want to paint Rachel's current room which will be my new office, so I want to be prepared to move on that once the reno is finished. Then we picked Rachel up from dance early and had supper out. Rachel and I shared poutine which was a warm treat on a rainy evening.

6) Lights in the kitchen!

 

I will share a thorough renovation update tomorrow but we came home on Thursday night to installed, working, pot lights in our kitchen!!! This was especially exciting for Dave as the day before they had removed the only working light in the kitchen so he was rushing to do dishes before dark!

So those were my favourite moments from this past week. As always, this week held some stress but it helps to remember there were good moments too.