Game of her life!

Senior Night was February 11, and it became a very special night for Tori. She got to play in her first game. Even though it was the last home game of the season, and they were playing Lakewood, Tori got to play. Wilson beat their team last time they played, and at the last 4 minutes of the game, Byron put Tori in...

Tori told me at the beginning of the season, that she didn't want to play. She said she didn't care. I kept telling her that even if she got to play for 1 minute, to go in and make her debut. So....she ran in, to a cheering crowd. It was wonderful that everyone was cheering for her. She played her defense, and I could tell she was holding back. She was scared, and her knee was sore.

But, She played her best defense that she could, and then as they ran down on offense, she was tossed the ball. She poised, and I cringed....she shot...and it went SWOOSH! She shot a 3 pointer! The crowd went CRAZY! Everyone was cheering! It was awesome!

Now..doesn't that sound like a dream that you wish you could play over and over because the reality was that it was a dream, and the reality was, that you missed the shot?

This was reality...and it was Tori's. I am so proud of her...she came off the court at the end of the game, and afterwards, she told me, that she was so glad she got to play...

HUGS!

2009...Twilight * New Moon

What a fun year...

to get the video and watch it over and over..

and then to see the sequel...

and see it a couple of times..

with scenery like this...

how can you not want to see it?

What a year it has been........

On October 30, 2009, a young girl, Melody Ross was innocently shot while she waited with many people to cross the street.


She was an innocent bystander.



You hear about things like that on the news, but never realize what INNOCENT bystander really means.....When it actually gets this close to you, you feel the pain and the loss. It brings it so close to you that you can't help but feel pain for the family and friends.......This was a tribute to Melody. She wasn't someone we knew, but she was quickly a friend after friday's football game. Yes, it was after the Wilson Homecoming game against Poly. It was a loss of a game, but it became a loss for the school, the district and the city as a whole and then affected more than just our city. Long Beach is one of the largest cities within the Los Angeles county, besides Los Angeles.....


It has it's problems, but it does have it's blessings...



This was taken on November 4, Wednesday. There was a candlelight vigil for Melody...

The football team was all there in uniform...






The kids and adults from Wilson and other schools, Lakewood, Poly, Millikan, Cabrillo, and Jordan, came...to celebrate the life of a young lady who has, touched others beyond what she did in life, she did in death....

It was a celebration that we need to reach out and touch others...

Let the candle burn bright....for a life cut short...

Rest...in Peace...

Community Service

World Card Making day

Making Cards for the Ronald McDonald House!

me, Tori, Tyler, Dena and Shelvena

AP Test

Waiting for Tori at the Greek Church in Long Beach. Really cool church, and has a beautiful blue tile roof...did I take a photo of that? NO, but the courtyard is really nice with flagstone.
As the kids piled out of the test room, Suki was crying because she was trying to get out to play. She loves kids, and playing...

They kept coming out and piling out. Over 260 kids took the AP English test

Finally, Tori comes out, exhausted, and glad to be out.

We went home because she really didn't have to go back to school...