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Kid News & Wakeboarding

By Leslie Parks - Sunday, July 26, 2009
First of all, some news from the kids. It takes about 8 hours to drive from Spokane to Lewistown, MT where my mother lives. The kids left Spokane on Thursday the same time I did. They didn't get to Lewistown until midnight. I had a perfect day with the kids driving on Wednesday. We stopped once and only for 20 minutes. We arrived...

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Capilano Suspension Bridge - Marriage Enrichment

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, July 25, 2009
The kids are in Montana with my mother and John and I have some time to ourselves. It is our marriage enrichment time. Yesterday we drove to the Capilano suspension Bridge. I had seen signs and have always wanted to go. Perfect day. The lines across the border weren't too bad and by the time we arrived the clouds had burnt off and...

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Lemonade Stand

By Leslie Parks - Sunday, July 19, 2009
We may not be raising entrepreneurial children but we don't discourage them either to make money. This is a good neighborhood to live in. The kids made a couple pitchers of lemonade, set out a card table, grabbed some cups, and posted a sign. Lemonade 25 cents. They made about $8. Of course some people gave them way more money than 25 cents....

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End of lessons and camps

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, July 18, 2009
This summer we've had soccer camps (x3), swim lessons (x3), a baseball camp, Zumba, (x3) and dance camp. It has been a busy summer. With in this time period we had a slumber party for one child's birthday. I still owe another child a camping trip with friends and another one a sleep over with a friend. They leave Wednesday for Montana. I'm...

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Lake Whatcom

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, July 15, 2009
We met up with a family friend at Lake Whatcom after church on Sunday to go out in their new boat. They took the family out the Sunday before and I wasn't' feeling good so didn't go. Then this Sunday Michelle decided not to go. Some how the gals just need to get together. The weather was iffy and I just wasn't up...

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Madison

By Leslie Parks - Monday, July 13, 2009
We got her when she was a puppy. In fact the time line went something like this. Get married, buy a house, fence the back yard, and get a dog. We picked her up from a farmer outside of Billings. We were only going to look at the puppies, not get one. John started picking up puppies left and right. When he picked...

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