Basketball is NOT Over

The regular season is over, but the tournaments are never ending. Over February break the Newport Rotary holds a huge tournament at North Country High School.  Below, Glover plays against a combined team of Brownington, Orleans, and St. Paul's. Glover wins.

Jeanne was foot loose and fancy free with Peter away at camp all weekend so she came to take in a couple of Wayne and Cole's games during this tournament.  She took this (above) photo with her  phone. Good thing she did because I got a new (old) camera (dslr) and have yet to learn how to use it. 

The next day, another game, this one against North Country. 

 Wayne gets a break and Cole waits to go in.

Glover lost this game and was eliminated from the tournament. There is another tournament next weekend put on by the St. J  Rotary and there is also the Jr. Hoop tournament at LR for Cole and Heather's younger league. I'm not sure how Cole will manage to play in both tournaments in the same weekend. Furthermore, the Glover 8th grade is responsible for making and selling concessions at the Jr. Hoops tourney, so Wayne will also need to be in 2 places at once. Cloning device anyone?

Meanwhile, a little outside time is always welcome.

Gelli Print Art

When school was closed the other day due to freezing rain, Heather and I got the urge to be creative.  We got out our gelli plate and acrylic paints to make some prints.

 Acrylic paints dry fast so you can print one pattern (as we did above with a paper towel texture) and then print another pattern over it (as we did with our homemade leafy vine stencil). It's a lot of trial and error on our part. Sometimes the patterns turn out magical and sometimes a mess. In any case, it's addicting.

We've used our prints to make covers for homemade journals and we've also used them to make cards. I've seen some artist use the to make Eric Carle-like pictures. We're not that talented yet, but we had fun not going to school that day.

Catching Up

Pancakes for breakfast on a Tuesday because school is CLOSED!

A week or so ago, Heather and I cleared off the pond to find ice as smooth as glass. 

The skating was great, but the skates were a bit too snug this year so...

 ...Heather called up her friend, Kelby, and we went to the rink where she was able to rent more comfortable skates.

 And eat better snacks.

We are really looking forward to vacation next week. although we have a lot of Dr.'s dentist, and orthodontist appointments filling up our days already.

Travelling Back in Time

Every year, Mrs Tester, the third grade teacher, does a big unit on the Little House series. On Thursday, the class will put on a museum exhibit. Students are encouraged to bring in items that might be from the 1800s. They have to be very knowledgeable about their items and may even dress the part. Mrs. Tester can provide a few costume items, but (below) Heather tries on a dress from Mary (or Martha? We've had it for several years just waiting for the right moment) and displays a sad iron borrowed from Joanie.

Heather is a lucky girl to have such helpful and creative aunts!