Oh, I am so excited!  Where do I start?  I got a place–I have a new baby cousin!  Her name is Zoe!  She was born at 3:06 in the afternoon.  She was born sometime in July, I forget what day.  I love Zoe so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, one million more so’s much!  I don’t want Zoe to grow up, but I can’t wait until I can play with her.  Zoe is so sweet!  I love Zoe!

Trot-along is my best friend.  We have been friends since kindergarten.  We go to the same school and the same church.  When I met my other friends, I met them in preschool.  Although I’ve known my other friends longer, I feel like I’ve known Trot-along my whole life!  Now we are in third grade.  We have been friends for a long time, about four or five years.  I hope we can be friends as long as we live.  I think we will be.  You would love to be Trot-along’s friend.  She is so loving.  She will always be there for me.  I love Trot-along.  Thank you for being my friend, Trot-along!

In the future, I want to be in the army.  I’m curious about animals, but mostly dogs and horses.  I am athletic.  The happiest day ever would be when I come home from the army.  The other happiest day would be when my aunt has her baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cracker turned a routine phonics practice of soft c and soft g words into a creative story with a surprise ending.  Yum.

A mouse was playing a game when the ball hit his friend Timmy’s board and bounced off the cat sitting, who was not even knowing the mice were there.  Then it bounced off the cymbals and the yummy ice cream they were about to eat.

The other mice said, “Look how much damage you did!”

Then the gigantic cat turned around and gently pieced up the mice and brought them to the city.

The cat brought them ice cream.  After they ate, they were nice and fat, and the cat gobbled them up!

“Yummmmm, creamy mice.  My favorite.  All I need is some chocolate topping.”