Friday Favorites (September 18, 2026)

 

Happy Friday Friends!  We made it...phew....heading into my final Blackout Week for 2026 and I am keeping my eye on the prize...can't wait to take a nap after...ha!

 

Here are some faves from our week....

 

 

Meals

 Hope you try one or two and lmk what you think!

 

 

(Leftovers from Last Week- I Froze The Extras!)

 

 

Hockey Pics!

 

From a Hockey Mom...love seeing her in action with her girls!

 

 

MC Cheer Publicity Pics

 

 

Love seeing her living her best life! 

 

and the Freshmen

 

Cross Country

 

So proud of Eva...new school this year and wanted to try a new sport...she is running cross country...and she knows how much building endurance will help her with her other sports too!  She ran her first two meets this week!  She also loves having extra time with her bestie :)

 

 

 

 

Blackout Is Off To A Great Start!

 

 

We got the nails in full effect..... 

We gave the School Board and SAU Their Shirts!

 

Speaking Of Shirts....It was a beast but we got all of the shorting and alphabetizing done under the direction of our fearless tee shirt leader "Ann The Ninja" which I have dubbed her :) 

LOVE the shirts this year!

 

 

 and we kick off our big week on Sunday with our opening ceremony...lettt'ssss goooooo....I guess I am even more excited knowing we have already raised more money than last year so we have another record-breaking year on tap...all in the name of awareness and funding for pediatric cancer!

 

 

 Class of 26 Mamas Night Out

 

Oh how we have needed each other....and how helpful they have become....how we keep making plans to keep in touch and get together which warms my heart...we all had similar stories to share...pretty smooth move ins and most have been good fits thus far...but there is homesickness off and on...especially for the BH boys which was expected...love these ladies 

 

We celebrated getting our babies off to college... 

and the Capital Grille certainly helped us celebrate with their extra darling touches...

and the joke of the night was about tattoos...one of the boys said he got a tattoo of "BH" which stands for their friend group "Ben Hollister" but the question was raised...is it real or fake...we started texting our kids...most said it was fake...we had some laughs over it...and one of our mama friends had AI help her create this funny pic...ha!  "BH Moms"...our tattoos ;)

That's a wrap!  Have a wonderful weekend friends! XO

Wednesday Hodgepodge

 

 

 

 

Hi Friends!  I am joining Joyce for her weekly Hodgepodge of fun questions...let's get to it...

 

 

1. How do you define beauty? 

 

A radiance that shines from the inside- a JOY- a glow- someone with faith and good in their heart- when the beauty is in the inside, it shines brightly on the outside

 

 

 

2. Have you ever taken a trip by train? If so where did you go and what did you think of the experience? If not do you have any desire to do so? Where would you like to go? (You might find inspiration here-The Best Train Trips in The World)

 I have only taken trains on short trips like in and out of Boston or around different areas in NH.  I would love to take the train to NYC one of these days.  I have only driven and flown there.  I think the train would be a fun alternative.

 

 

 

3. Shell shocked, bombshell, bandshell, shellacking, in a nutshell, walking on eggshells...choose one and tell us why you chose it, or how it relates to your life in some way currently.

 

Bombshell...the name of one of our favorite musicals...Diana still asks me to play the soundtrack when we are in the car together...a no brainer for us 

 

 

 

4. Tacos, pistachios, oysters, clams, eggs...your favorite food on the list that comes in/with a shell? 

 

Oysters and Tacos...because duh ;) 

 

 

 

5. Are birthdays a big deal in your house? Is your own birthday a big deal in some way? Elaborate. 

 

 Yes!  I learned to celebrate birthdays BIG as I was growing up- my parents always made a big deal of them and my mom made every celebration special with little traditions and extras...I tried to do the same for my girls...and now they are obsessed with their birthdays...ha!  I love celebrating with my friends and family each year...and my birthday always falls around Labor Day Weekend so still my favorite time of year

 

 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 

Speaking of shells, thought I would share one of our favorite taco recipes with you!

 Baked Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

Find My Recipe HERE 

 

 

 

Colossial Cookies!

 Well friends you asked for it!  Here is the recipe for the Colossial Cookies my Mom made growing up.

 

They are such a great treat...you can make them as big as your head...the bigger the better!

 

They have so much goodness in each one!  Oats- Peanut Butter- Chocolate Chips- the works!

 

Let me know if you try then- Enjoy!

 

 

Hello Monday (September 14, 2026)

 

Friday Night

 

Our friends came to pick up Eva...they were taking her "glamping" for the weekend with them and some friends up in Kennebunk Maine!

 

Kat came over and we took off for the pre-game at La Caretta- love this crew

 

 Lea- Proud Mama with her Senior Button :)

Windham lost to Londonderry in their FNL Game- boo.  We still had a blast cheering on our fave Jaguars. 

 

Had to snag a pic of Kit (one of her besties) for Diana

These fat heads with lights on them inspired Lea so we are going to help her make these happen ;)

 

 

Saturday

 

Eva was living her best life up in Maine.

 

At home, Rob and I continued working on her "new" room.  I finished "The Sex Lives of College Girls" -what a great series!

 

Then I made us a nice dinner and crashed early- I have been under the weather.  Hoping to bounce back this week. 

 

 

 

Sunday

 

 Rob and I headed to WHS to do the 2026 Blackout Tee Shirt sorting.  It was hard hard work.  He left at 10 to meet Eva and take her to her hockey game.  Unfortunately I had to miss it to continue working.  We wrapped up the project in five hours- not bad.  I am going to suggest more manpower next year though.  It was tiring!

 

I then headed to the store and down to Merrimack to bring Diana a few things she needed....and got a squeeze in of course :) 

 

After that, I came home. We all ate leftovers.  I did the meal planning and grocery order and wrote this post then....yesssss....crashed early! 

 

What were you all up to?