The Copelands

The Copelands are residents of Jefferson Park and have been trying to keep busy with work, school, and family during the shelter in place.

Tim, Litsa, Ana, and Sophia spend their days working and homeschooling. The girls love to get crafty with slime, painting, fashion and hair design. Both girls can fully read so they take time out of their day to read and at night we always do storytime before bed. Current favorite stories are Dogman and Percy Jackson. During our quarantine, Ana is learning to skateboard and both girls are working on their volleyball skills. They play lots of cards and board games and have had lots of baking challenges. When they aren’t having fun or learning, Mommy is making cleaning and organize which isn’t fun for anyone, except for Mommy.

Both love playing SLAPS!!! (A Hood-Whip rite of passage)

Litsa Copeland

I have had the pleasure of knowing Litsa since the second grade when she moved across the street from my family. I kept riding my bike back and forth down the street until she said “hi” because I was too shy to say it first.

As we got to know each other, her best friends and my best friends became great friends. Throughout our high school years, the six of us went on so many adventures throughout the city and suburbs. Summer nights were spent with all of us sitting on our stoop just talking until our parents called us to come home.

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