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Family

Lona

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, November 30, 2016
 She's 14 and a typical freshman in high school.  Yet there is so much more to her.  Serious, fun loving, social, adventurous. Concerned about her grades and liking that others think she's smart. She's pretty but doesn't think so. She likes having long hair but isn't obsessed with it to the point of taking hours in the morning to do something with it....

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Exploring

An outing: Stanley Park

By Leslie Parks - Monday, November 28, 2016
Shaking with excitement I pulled into a parking spot. My world was exploding with color from the brightest yellows to the deepest reds.  The grey skies made those colors more vibrant than I could ever imagine. I pulled out my camera.  The one I never thought I would ever own and marveled at how far I've come.  This was my test drive of...

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Thoughts

A Timeout

By Leslie Parks - Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Sometimes it just feels good to curl up on the couch and go to sleep. ...

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Milestone

A Milestone: Driver's license

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, November 17, 2016
 It was almost a year to the day from getting his permit to getting his license.  The first child to get his license was hard. The second much easier to handle. Veteran's day, school was cancelled but he was able to schedule his driving test during the morning. I waited in a classroom during the drive test.  I couldn't really let him drive...

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Activity

A Dance and A Date

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, November 16, 2016
I hardly know what to write about this.  It was chaotic, stressful, and rushed. Never has one of my kids gone to the Homecoming dance.  This year Job, Lona and our exchange student Robin went.  It was drama almost from the second week of school.  First, Lona was going to go with her group.  Then her friend was asked and so the rest...

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Activity

A Timely Visit

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, November 03, 2016
John and I curled up on the couch, under a blanket and turned on Netflix.  It was a rare night with only one child at home. We click through the suggested movies and TV shows, settling on "The Imitation Game".  We try to get the middle one to watch with us but that Xbox has a better draw. I watch transfixed by the...

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