Sunday, January 18, 2009

Writings by Ashleigh

Ashleigh has done a great job with writings in school. She's won awards from the American Legion and from the DARE program for essays she's completed. I really liked the one page "Living In America" essay she wrote in fourth grade, so I thought I'd share.

Living In America

I'm proud to be an American because we have freedom, we have good schools, and we have great people that live here. Also, we have nice homes everywhere, and we get to choose what we want to be when we grow up.

Some other countries have no freedom at all. In other places in the world they have school in one classroom for about three grades! Some even have school outside! Everybody is special in their own way. Everybody is nice. The homes here are nice they have: stucco, stone, brick, siding, and wood. When we get a job we get to choose what job you want. When I grow up I want to be a nurse.

America is a great place to live. These things I have listed are only five reasons why I am proud to be an American. There are so many more reasons.



This year Ashleigh wrote a cute recipe for a Fantastic Holiday Season:

Recipe for a Fantastic Holiday Season

Boil Together:
2 cups of my mom's Gingerbread Trifle,
3 Tbs of watching "It's A Wonderful Life" on Christmas Eve,
3/4 tsp of my Grandma's Funeral Potatoes.

Whip Together:
6 1/2 cups of White Elephant Gifts,
1/2 Tbs Gingerbread Houses,
1 tsp of KOSY 106.5's Christmas Music.

Combine:
5 Lbs of Getting Pajamas and a Nutcracker on Christmas Eve,
2 tsp of Egg Nog on Christmas Morning,
4 Cans of Amy Wells' Pineapple Christmas Slush.

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