The Latest Happenings

God does indeed provide in unexpected ways. three weeks ago our family went down to LA to help my older brother Daniel, and his wife Kendra, move into their first house. (They had previously been living in an apartment, and then with Kendra's parents for a short time while the house was getting purchased--another story of God's providential providing!) We were moving some of their things out of Kendra's parent's garage, when I noticed a Mazda 626 sitting in the corner, nobly bearing up under the weight of boxes, papers and other inanimate objects that typically dwell in garages! After some inquiry, I found out it was given to them, had developed some transmission problems, and sorely needed a new home. It now belongs to the second Parish son, purchased with a green piece of paper stamped $5.

Simon's latest enterprise has been the fabrication of boats of various size and...attitude! Below are some pictures of his latest creation and his creation in process. (This will be his third and fourth boat he has built.) The craft under construction is a kayak. He ordered the plans and some of the materials (epoxy and fiberglass fabric) from Chesapeak Light Craft (CLC). The green boat has already made its first couple of voyages, criss-crossing our local mountain lake. It rides very light on the water, and turns on a dime! And most importantly, the only water that made its way inside the boat, was the result of over-enthusiastic paddling! We will keep you posted on the construction of the kayak. Keep up the fine craftsmanship Simon!

Sally is keeping busy with (among many other things) her latest litter of puppies. They are not even six weeks old yet, and she has sold two of them already. This has been the smallest litter Copper has birthed. She originally had 8 puppies, but two of them died. Her record is 13 puppies in one litter! Sally is also taking an online drivers education class. She is having a wonderful time learning all of California's wonderful rules and regulations! :-)
I better let this be all for now.

God Bless,

Max, for the Parish family