Mom and Dad had only left us on the beach alone for a short time. How could they have ever guessed what adventures we would find to get into? My family went on a camping trip to Florida in the summer of 1960. One afternoon Mom and Dad left us on the beach alone for a short time while they walked farther ahead looking for seashells. We were to stay on the beach or only wade in the shallow water,
I don’t get it about boys. Especially Russell and Tom and Otto. Miss VanDuyne always has to call them down and make them stop talking in class. How can they just blurt out stuff like that all the time? I would be too scared to say anything without raising my hand first. Sure, I get checks on my report card for “Whispers too much,” but to talk out loud like that is strange. That’s what I was thinking when I thought
There is always something about a new year in school. It’s like getting a fresh start – a new teacher and a chance to make new friends. When we moved I was the new girl in my class. My first new friend was Shirley because our desks were side by side and touching each other. I pulled one of my hairs from out of my head and tickled her hand with it. Shirley would just grin. She was a good
I used to be a snotty-nose kid, but that was before we moved. Now I just pick my nose when nobody is looking. My nose used to run so bad that one day my mom gave me a whole box of Kleenexes to take to school and keep in my desk. When I used them all up, I kept the empty box to put used tissues in until I could throw them away. Besides, I might have to use them again
