Friends

Dog Pile

By Leslie Parks - Monday, September 16, 2013
The kids frequently, OK almost always, ask to have a friend or two or three over after church on Sundays. With how crazy the rest of the week is Sundays are ideal days.  Sometimes I have to fight the urge to say no.  More often I just want a day to relax but really having kids is no big deal.  This Sunday was...

Continue Reading

  • Share:
Sports

What was supposed to be..

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, September 14, 2013
This season was supposed to be easier.  This was the season that my husband was going to take a break from coaching. This season I was just to get Lona to and from RDL practice.  This season the boys were only going to play a school sport, but this thing came up. "We need more kids to get this off the ground", I...

Continue Reading

  • Share:
Sports

Ferndale Tennis Team

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The first tennis meet of the season.  Home meet against Sedro Wolley.  We won most of our matches except the ones we had to forfeit due to not having enough practices.  Each person on the team is required to have 10 practices in order to compete.  Some didn't so we had to forfeit. I showed up a little after 3:30 to watch Isaac, he's...

Continue Reading

  • Share:
Sports

RDL

By Leslie Parks - Sunday, September 08, 2013
So Lona made RDL, which is the Ranger Developmental League.  This year is all about developing her as a soccer player so that she will make the Ranger's team next year.  These kids show potential for being great soccer players but need a year or two to develop their skills.  It's a year to introduce the parents to the whole competitive soccer.  I'm...

Continue Reading

  • Share:
Family

I am Job

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, September 05, 2013
Job came home with an assignment about himself.  I think that it is quite insightful. He had to finish the I am... poem. I am Job I wonder what it's like to build a robot. I hear that I might be famous someday. I see that I have a great future. I am a small person. I pretend that I can do anything....

Continue Reading

  • Share:
Friends

Back to School Brunch

By Leslie Parks - Tuesday, September 03, 2013
I can't believe that school starts tomorrow.  Tomorrow!  Most of the public schools around here started last week.  Last week I wasn't even near ready.  I'm more ready tomorrow yet still have so much to do.  This morning though it was time for a celebration.  We had mini bacon and cheese quiches and fresh strawberries.  The girls decorated the windows in our 'school"...

Continue Reading

  • Share: