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Projects

I am not a knitter

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I have a good friend who makes all these lovely things: Scandinavian mittens, hats for babies, stockings for Christmas, finger-less gloves for friends, booties for newborns, socks for family and much much more.  She has graciously volunteered to teach knitting to Lona and started a club to make it fun.  As the mother, I take her to knitting club and before I knew it, I had a...

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Memory

Quiet morning

By Leslie Parks - Monday, January 28, 2013
John and I had the rare opportunity to have the house to ourselves.  We get that when my Mom takes the kids for a couple of weeks during the summer but this was different.  Isaac had State Chess Tournament in Seattle so he left Friday around 1:30.  Then a gal from Lona's soccer team called up and wanted to invite Lona for a...

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Activity

Friends

By Leslie Parks - Sunday, January 27, 2013
 So every once and a while we decide to invite a whole slew of kids over to hangout, eat dinner, play in the fire and spend the night.  It was time once again for a crazy Parks party.  There was Guitar Hero with drums, s'mores, flash light tag outside in the dark, some sleeping, and ice skating the next day.  It just happened...

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Activity

Skiing

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, January 24, 2013
There are some activities that the idea sounds fun until the work begins and then I question whether it is really fun or not. Skiing is one of those activities. I like the idea of it, I hate the getting ready and putting away of it. The actual activity of skiing is fun. I don't like to drive up there but love being...

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Exploring

Tenant Lake

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, January 19, 2013
Job is overcoming his fear of heights to stand at the railing here. closing his eyes as I tease him about a girl - the Tolov dance is coming up. Trying hard to have an attitude about being outside so early in the day. with my best friend - photo taken by Lona You know how a day can go either totally lazy...

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Learning

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, January 19, 2013
Hi. My name is Norbert. I am a Lego mini figure and I am going to tell you about my owner, Job Parks. He was manufactured in Montana with two other Lego ginormafigures. He was made with one eyebrow higher than the other and is also a smaller-style ginormafigure standing at only 179 studs tall.  Job was programmed to roller blade, ice skate, play soccer and...

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Friends

Game Day and Heart Ache

By Leslie Parks - Monday, January 14, 2013
 As a family we like sports.  We aren't crazy nuts about any team but when we can we do like to watch a football game or a soccer game.  Well at least four of us do.  Lona likes to play soccer but doesn't like to watch any kind of sports.  The Seahawks have done amazingly well this season especially with having a brand...

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