Smart as a 5th grader #4
11-13-98
I saw Mrs. Newland’s puppy today! She’s eight weeks old. She has a short tail. She’s brown and white. She’s little. She has fur. She has sharp teeth! The puppy is soft. She’s not big, and she’s cute.
11-18-98
I am doing a president report on James Monroe. Right now he’s dead. He once died on a July 4. He’s famous. But he died a long time ago, a long time before I was born.
11-19-98
I am thankful for my own room. I am also thankful for my dogs. And I am thankful for Jon Greene, all the rest of my friends, and the 5th grade teachers.
12-2-98
On my vacation, I took my van trip to San Francisco and then I flew two airplanes. One airplane was from San Francisco to Maui. The other one was from Maui to Hawaii. In Hawaii, I rented a car and stayed in someone’s house named Nita. In Hawaii, I also swam in the Pacific Ocean. I also went to a wedding and I was in it. My Grandma, Grandpa, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins were there.
12-4-98
I am 11 years old! Today’s my birthday! I have 11-year-old behavior. I have 11-year-old reading. And I do 11-year-old work!
Love all of these! I miss those sweet days.
Me, too, Pattie. Me, too.
I wish Adam had kept a journal. He drew pictures instead.
I bet some of those pictures are amazing, Sharon. I have a piece of music that Sam wrote during “College for Kids” one summer at TWU. It’s been sitting here waiting for me to turn it into a blog post for a while. With any luck, I’ll publish it with an audio file. Stay tuned.