Assigned to Mow the Lawn!
Dad assigned me a new job this morning. He thinks I am now old enough to mow the lawn with the power mower. This means more work for me. I don’t like this growing up stuff—I wish I could be Peter Pan. Anyway, Dad showed me how to start the mower and how to go […]
I’m on restriction!
I am on restriction for some dumb thing I did this last weekend. I am usually a good kid but what I did to by sister, Becky, was not a good thing. I really don’t want to talk about what I did. Restriction means I cannot leave my property today—including going to swimming lessons. Bummer. […]
Swimming Lessons
I mentioned earlier that I am not the best swimmer. Last week Dad arranged for Sam, one of the summer lifeguards at the pool, to give me some lessons so I could do better. Dad said if I got really good I could try out for the swim team. Now I get to go swimming […]
Summer Break is NOT a Break!
Since school is out I can sleep till eight o’clock in the morning. Mom then wakes me up and says there are a lot of things that I need to do. My Mom does not understand how exhausted I am from my stressful school year. I thought this summer was to be a real break […]
The Big 4th in the Park
I always look forward to the big city picnic on the 4th of July. We go to the park right after a quick lunch and swim for a couple of hours in the big public pool. It seems like almost every kid in my school is there. I am not the best swimmer but I […]