reflections

ptsa reflections is a program to celebrate the arts for students grades k-12.

i co-chaired this program with a friend this year.

we take all of the students entries and hide their names/personal info.

they are passed along to local experts in each field to be judged.

the categories are:

visual arts

photography

music composition

film

dance/choreography

literature

 ella's photography entry of glen falls is breathtaking!

afton's visual arts entry of hands in the form of the earth is spectacular!

as chairpeople we the prepare a program,

print certificates,

purchase Barnes & Noble gift cards

and prepare a reception. 

 mr. j our wonderful principal

calls the names of the kids and gives out the awards.

 afton and her dear friend, grace.

her mom is my co-chair and is wonderful just like her daughter!

 group picture!

all of the winners! 

great job aft & ella-belle!!!!

da bulls

since purchasing season tickets for ryan 2 Christmas's ago,

we have become quite attached to our little UB bulls basketball team.

we love going to watch them play at this arena,

which is mere minutes away from our home

last year

bobby hurley of duke university fame

was hired as head coach.

the girls LOVE watching him pout and get angry during the games!

our seats happen to be in the players family section, so we get a little extra intensity from

the moms and dads of the players.

mostly the moms!

 we've become SO excited this season

as they have played and won lots of games.

so we decided to pack up and drive to Cleveland

to watch them play in the MAC tournament

 we left afterschool and arrived at quicken loans arena literally with minutes to spare!

it was such a fun game to watch

and they came out on top!
they played the next night as well for the championship, but we had to get home.
we pulled into the driveway near the beginning of the first quarter and watched them win!

that win secured them a trip to March Madness!

we debated whether to head to Columbus Ohio for the game against West Virginia,

but decided against it.

instead we hung out with our fun neighbors

and watched it at their house.

those bulls made a good run and we thought they had it...

but sadly those stinky WV boys came back in the last few minutes to win.

we've had a fun winter attending the games and

can't wait for next season!!