Day 1431: First Quest parent meeting

Twenty two families were represented at the first Fredonia parent meeting.  That's a really good turnout for the first night. It was all moms until the last minute when a few dads arrived.  I think mailing the parent letters in October made a big difference.  Last year the school wouldn't do it so we had to count on the kids to deliver the letters to their parents.  I'm sure many never did.  We had already decided to pay for the mailing ourselves if the school refused again, but it wasn't necessary.

One dad approached us at the end and said that his eighth grade son is their fifth child to do Quest.  One of his older daughters had been a student leader for two years and now his son who is a junior also wants to be a student leader.  I love that level of family dedication.  There was also a mom who was once was my student and she did Quest with Justin back in the 1991!

Steve took Mary for her first radiation treatment today.  The dry run yesterday took an hour and today's took fifty minutes.  They promised that the set up time will decrease each day.  It's a very difficult position for her to hold for a long time.  While they were gone, I revised the presentation again and did laundry.  I was finally able to get back to writing and worked a couple hours on the equipment chapter.  My Jan. 15 goal still holds.

Taken at the top of One World Observatory.

The shadow of the tower stretches out before us.

The boathouse in Prospect Park

The pond at Prospect Park