Sadie's Hendriten

So as not to slack off in her studies over the summer, Sadie decided to write a short story one day. Here it is:

In case you can’t decipher the handwriting or the spelling, it reads: “Butterflies lay eggs and they die.” As a writer, I admire that she didn’t choose the traditional “happily every after" ending. It’s a bit unexpected. I like it. And she included some nice illustrations. Although I question what that axe-looking thing is on the left. I digress . . .

Upon discovering this lovely short story earlier this week, both my mother and husband commended Sadie on her storytelling abilities but told her that her handwriting had room for improvement. Reportedly, one of them even called her handwriting “terrible.” She promptly stormed off to her room in a huff. She appeared moments later with this written declaration, which she handed to them in silence.

Again, if you have trouble deciphering it, it reads: “Call my handwriting terrible.” I can only assume she meant to include a giant, sassy question mark at the end.

When I asked her later about the illustration below, she explained that it was a drawing of her turning her back on Ne-Ne and Papa for making fun of her handwriting. She also informed me that from now on she will only be writing in “fancy” (ie cursive) which means putting curly things on every letter. She added that since summer is almost over and I have not taught her “fancy writing”, that I owe her one dollar. Seems fair.

I can hardly wait for 2^nd grade.