What's really important.

Make the time to wish. To dream. 

About the important stuff. 

And make it happen.

Dreaming

I just ran across a quote that I love and thought I would share.
"To accomplish great things we must not only act but also dream,
not only plan but also believe." –Aristotle
Things are good here, hope all is well with you too. Send me a note with your dreams and beliefs. I'll do my best to try and help make it happen.
Peace.

For our community.

We collected diapers for WestSide Baby a local non-profit that helps families in need in South King County. It was a great way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and answer Obama's call to service! I got to talk with my kids and more importantly, show my kids what I believe in. My community is important to me. I get so much. So, I want to give. Peace.
For more info, check out the best local news blog, the WestSeattleBlog.com

I love West Seattle!

We have some of the best parks around. It's part of what I love about Seattle. The boys and I went to Camp Long this morning. It was crisp and green and the sun came out too. We found the last bit of snow! Fresh air and being in nature is so good for the soul.
Pics posted soon...

Staying Positive.

Mark just called. He  officially submitted the final permits to DPD for River City Skate Park! I thought that happened last week, but they were denied at the counter because they needed an appointment. 

We could easily get frustrated with the process. Just when it seems like we have everything together, we get surprised by another permit. They tried to pull that on us again today. Something about a Right of Way use permit. They never mentioned that in the years of getting permits (SEPA, structural, building, drainage).I couldn't imagine going through this process without a professional architect on our side! 

Now, we just warm up the shovels and get ready to dig in 6 weeks. Keep you fingers crossed.

River City Skate Park, Delridge Skate Park, Skate Like a Girl

This has been a big skatepark week. 

 We have been working on building River City Skate Park for about 5 years now. I just brought the stamped plans(thanks, Mark!) to Grindline, to add to another pile of official papers, to then be copied and brought to DPD on Wednesday.

We have the money, the location (cloverdale in South Park, thanks SeaMar!), the design(Grindline), the support(far and wide, high and low- EVERYONE)- now we just need the final blessing permit for grading and drainage to get BUILDING! 

Delridge Skate Park has the support, location, funded design and designer and Parks put the proposed budget on hold. Check out www.seattleskateparks.org for more detailed info. Bummer, but I still feel hopeful that it will be built one day in the nearish future.

Skate Like A Girl is rockin and rolling, as usual! I plan on heading to the Wheels of Fortune jam style contest at Skate Barn this Saturday, December 13th! Hope to see you there!

Peace. 

I just edited my profile and had a hard time choosing what to call my industry. I wanted to choose "Entertainment". That is what I choose for LinkedIn, so...But, it wasn't an option. How weird is that? I wanted to put Mom,not a choice. I thought telecommunications and media sounded nice, but then I saw environment. That wouldn't be accurate, though, really.So, sports and recreation will do for now. 

I seem to be honing in on skatepark advocacy and building community through parks and recreation. I also love to skate and snowboard. It makes me who I am.

So, sports and rec it is.

We also have a company called Usnaps.com. A digital photo booth that people rent for events. Check it out, and I'll fill you in more next time, if that's cool.

http://www.usnaps.com

http://usnaps.blogspot.com