Bridget and Handsome showed in the OFEA Crazy Ribbon horse show at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds this Saturday, where they won most of their classes in the morning en route to the English 14-17 Division High Point. Dad missed that part, but did manage to get some videos of the Western classes in the afternoon:
Tor spent a lot of time on stage at the Monticello Middle School Evening of Excellence, being recognized for the following awards: September Student of the Month, Outstanding Achievement in the Qualities of a Successful Student, Academic Excellence, Math i-Ready Diagnostic Growth, and Reading i-Ready Diagnostic Growth:
We celebrated Jillian’s 18th and Tor’s 13th birthdays at our house with family and friends on a Wednesday night. It was a light dinner fare of sandwiches and snacks, and brownies and ice cream for dessert:
Jillian received lots of kitchen items for her stay at Olympic College:
and Tor received lots of items from his Christmas wish list.
As always, it was a fun and relaxing time to visit with everyone:
After a tough loss against Kalama, the Monticello Mustangs came back strong against Huntington, winning 43-38. They were down 4 in the fourth quarter, then applied a full-court press to come back. There was a big rooting section for Tor, including Uncle Kevin and Aunt Julie:
Here’s a video clip of Tor hitting a clutch 3 at the end of the game:
Jillian made a verbal commitment to go to Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington, where she will play volleyball and run track!
She let the volleyball coach (Coach Martin) and the track coach (Coach Austin) know last week that she would accept their scholarship offers to compete for them. Next, she’ll sign a formal letter of intent … which will take place at a public ceremony at RA Long High School.
Jillian travelled with her Cowlitz 18-1 Black Volleyball Team to Dallas, Texas for the AVCA Qualifier. Mom went with her, flying in on Thursday and staying until Sunday. It was an up-and-down weekend with several sick players, so the team didn’t fare as well as they are used to, but Jillian performed reliably as always.
Not a lot of pics, but here’s a bunch of short video clips:
Bridget got her learner’s permit a couple weeks ago, and with her first drive with an instructor coming up next week, it was time to head to the Monticello Middle School parking lot for some practice. We used the Chevy Impala since the Hyundai Sonata was elsewhere. This drive was just steering and braking … it was “boring” according to Bridget, who wants to get out on the road and go fast.
Bridget is taking an on-line driver’s ed course through Aloha Driving Schools, which has a branch in Kelso - she has a Zoom class 3 days a week for 5 weeks, along with 6 instructional drives.