...from my 4th grade journal...
"3-13-96. The most beautiful thing I have ever seen is my mom. She has dark brown hair. She also has dark brown eyes. She is very pretty. She spends lots of time with us. I love her a lot."
"4-22-96. I went to Shenendoah this weekend. On the first day I bought a ring that I'm wearing now. I will draw a picture of it on the bottom of the page. We stopped at an ATM machine and a man left a card in it. We chased him and he was the mayor of Purcellville. He gave us 5 dollars. We slept over night. Then we climbed Stony Mountain. We left in the morning. It was a good weekend."
I still have that ring!
...from my 5th grade journal...
Prompt: "Would you like to be president?"
Response: "Maybe because there has been no woman president ever yet. I at least hope a woman will become president soon. I think it is unfair that only boys are presidents."
Prompt: "There is no national holiday honoring a woman. What woman would you nominate?"
Response: "I would nominate Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. She was a nice person and into politics. I would also nominate my mom. She raised me and I love her."
And two decades later, it still hasn't happened!
Prompt: "List five things you want to do when you grow up."
Response: "1. I will be a teacher. 2. I will live in California. 3. I will go to the same college as Taylor. 4. I will go to college for 6-8 years. 5. I will have a cat."
0 for 5 on this one!!
Prompt: Free topic
Response: "Today I am going to my new orthodontist. I am going to meet her and see her office. Her name is Dr. Guleria."
Prompt: Free topic
Response: I am getting braces at 5:00 pm. It will be on Tuesday afternoon. I will get a full set. I will get the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink. I will get that in a pattern around my mouth."
And so began my braces saga that lasted from April of 1997 (5th grade) through September of 2000 (9th grade).
...and finally, some poetry from a middle school sampler. I was in 6th grade...
First, what I think was a couple attempts at haikus, but instead of the 5-7-5, I did 5-6-6...not sure why someone didn't correct me! Or what I was thinking..!
A poem about a test that makes no sense. First I'm inside, then I'm laying on a lawn, then snow is falling, then I'm back inside...
One about walls talking (Simpson was the name of my school)
A couple sad ones...
And some free form...
I am already looking forward to seeing what Eleanor comes up with when she starts school soon!
3 comments:
I love the first one!:) The Walls and the Test too! Maybe a new one on being a mom of four will show up!!! Very fun to read these. A very talented young girl!
A) The one about mom is so sweet. B) I got a similar ring with you in Shenendoah, I remember those! C) Eleanor Roosevelt never became president, but maybe Eleanor Stratton will. D) Dying over the 5 things you want to do when you grow up! But hey, you did substitute teach, you did end up going back to school after W&M, and your sister lives in California so... 1.5 out of 5? E) Lastly, you were awesome at poetry! I would love some current ones :)
Sm I the only one who is in awe of your penminship? Calligraphy and printing that looks so professional! In 6th grade? Oh, just wow, Katie! But really nice work there!
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