I am trying out for jazz band!
This week I am trying out for the school jazz band. I sure hope I’m accepted this year. I practiced my trumpet over the summer and am better now than last spring. I think I’m pretty good. The jazz band gets to play at different places around town—like the Harvest Festival, the Children’s Hospital, Kiwanis […]
Jumping into the hay.
What an exciting time I had this last week. The trip to the family farm was so much fun. It was still too cold to swim in the pond, but we played around the pond a great deal. We created a new game in the old barn. We climbed way up high on the walls […]
Going to the family farm.
School is our all week for Spring Vacation. Mom and Dad surprised me this morning by telling my brother, sister and me that we are going on a three-day vacation to see my cousins who live on the old family farm. We are going to travel by car and it will take us four hours […]
Riding to school in the rain.
Another storm came through last week and we had a lot of rain for three days straight! Each day it rained Mom had me bundle up in rain gear so I would not get wet. I looked weird—like someone from outer space– but I stayed dry. My teacher thought my outfit was very interesting. Riding […]
Climbing the old elm tree.
Another nice warm day yesterday with no rain. I was able to pay outside in shirt sleeves all afternoon. Andy and Dickter came out from underground and we had quite and adventure climbing up in the old elm tree. Let me tell you, ants can really climb. They climbed up much higher than I felt […]