Rugby viewing after another middle-school welcome

JILL and I accompanied 11-year-old ANNIKA to MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE tonight.
I can't believe our "baby" is old enough to leave elementary school and move up to middle school this coming fall.
We all knew our way around JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, since KERSTIN has spent the past three years there.
I was still feeling quite old when we returned home.
We arrived just in time for me to watch the final portion of tonight's ULSTER (pictured) versus OSPREYS rugby union match.
The visiting Ospreys from Swansea defeated Ulster, 38-27, sending the hosts to their fourth successive MAGNERS LEAGUE defeat.
I learned through FACEBOOK today that the first 1,000 adults in attendance at Belfast's Ravenhill Stadium would receive a free pint of Magners, the cider that gives the league its name.
We happened to have some Magners in the fridge, so I poured myself one, watched the final minutes of the match and reflected on another upcoming educational milestone for our family -- the elementary school era is nearing its close.