'Pi' Day

Here at La Querencia we like to celebrate the little things in life :) So, March 14th is Pi day (get it, 3.1415926...). We have a potluck, and those who attend are asked to bring a meal in a circular pie dish. We had Chicken pot pie, pizza's, quiches, and of course, apple pie! This is a fun tradition that we have enjoyed here in our community. Maybe it's something you may want to try too! Introduce this fun kind of a dinner to your family and friends. Who knows, it just might become your new tradition too!

A 'Not So Common' Meal

3 Cheers for the Cooks!!
Tonight George and Pat cooked up their famous macaroni and cheese dinner with basil pesto chicken and a fresh green salad! And for dessert: Baked Alaska!! The kids had never seen such a dessert and were in awe of the torch George used to finish it off.

It was a fun dinner, and the kids really got their fill :)

Score For La Q!

The kids in our community have been showing a recent interest in soccer, so George came up with an idea: Soccer Goals! The following in an article submitted by one of our resident 5th grade students about this new addition.

La Q is a wonderful place full of kind people. The kids love to go out on the grass area after school every day and play soccer. But something very important was missing. The goal posts! So our best builder in the community, George B., built 2 very fine goal posts. "It's great, and the kids love it," says Chris S. "I love it! It's awesome!" exclaimed Sean. So the kids now know where the right goal is.
-by Kamryn



Thanks to George for all your hard work in making our community so much more enjoyable for the kids!

Welcome Spring!

You can always tell spring is around the corner in our community because the air smells so much sweeter, friends are emerging from their homes to chat a little longer along the pathway and the geese are honking their "hello's" to us as they pass over on their way to the ponding basin. I love spring time in La Querencia!

This past weekend we followed suit with a Community Spring Deep Cleaning day of the main areas of the neighborhood. Many volunteered to varnish the play structure, sweep the driveway, clean the pool area, and deep clean the kitchen. Even the kids came out to lend a hand. Thanks to all who participated in helping to keep our community clean and inviting.





We love visitors! Come and check out our unique community. We have open tours every Sunday from 1-3pm.

Garden

Last weekend we had a wonderful turnout of helping hands in the garden. It was planting day and neighbors came out to get to work weeding, amending, pruning and yes, planting. Saturday morning turned out to be perfect weather for the work, with a light breeze and not the hard hitting heat.
We planted lettuce, peas, parsnips, beets, radishes, carrots, chard and much more! What a feast we will have available to us come this fall. For those of us who lingered, we were rewarded with a violin and piano serenade coming through a neighbor's window. I wish I had a sound bite on this page just to give you a feel for what we got to experience that morning. It was like none other and I have to say, it was a cohousing HIGH in my book!
Many thanks to the men and women of the community who helped.

Some Memorable Events...

Over this past year, we have had the privilege of participating in some really neat events here at La Querencia. I wanted to post a few pictures of the events related to the kids, since that is what my world is at this stage in my life! :) There are 3 events in particular that stand out to me and my family-the first being the Rocket Launching party!



George had the idea that the kids might enjoy building and then launching their own rockets. Why not, right? Well, the kids LOVED this idea! Each child who participated built and painted their own rocket. The day of the launch each kid got to shoot off their rocket and then go catch the parachuting top.


I love this picture, you can see the smoke from the rocket and the initial reaction from each person as they look to the sky!


Here is the crew of rocketeers! A memorable morning was had by all. Thanks George (and Neil for helping!) for making it happen!

The next memorable event here at La Q was a Kid's Water Day. Several families were returning from different vacations as well as new families joining our neighborhood. We thought it would be a good idea to get all the kids out on the lawn and have them meet and interact in a fun way.

First we had all the kids meet and tell us their names and one thing the LOVED!


Then it was time for the slip-n-slide. We also played a water balloon toss, and water balloon tag. Then it was time for a dip in the pool.

We not only had a great turnout of kids, but many of our other residents came out to enjoy the fun and watch the kids get wet! We finished the night off with popsicles for everyone.

Finally, though I know there will be more memorable moments to come yet this year, was our Movie by the Pool night. George came through again with another great idea: why not have a movie night by the pool? Awesome! We had a great turn out and the kids swam into the night while watching Toy Story 3.




My family just loves living here at La Querencia! My kids have found a home where they are accepted and loved for who they are. We see them interacting with people of all ages and learning life and social skills that will take them far beyond their years here at La Q. As a parent, that is a wonderful thing to watch. Cheers!
-Jen Schultz

Gorgeous new moon tonight, which brought about 10 of us out to sit and watch it rise, contemplate what it would be like to live in a world with 11 moons, like Jupiter, sing moon songs, enjoy the breeze coming off the ponding basin (our own "Lake La Querencia!") and enjoy each other's company--a cohousing moment!