Deep Thoughts, courtesy of Eamon
Yesterday, Eamon gave me the journal he's been working on in school, and since I shared some of Vika's writing, I thought I'd share some highlights of Eamon's as well. For ease of reading, I won't type it verbatim because reading words that are spelled phonetically (by a first grader) can be tedious.
- Oct. 12, 2009: "I can do a back flip. I can jump. I can't jump in outer space. I can't stay alive forever." (this one made me a bit sad - the boy thinks about dying way too much for one so young).
- Nov. 19, 2009: "We saw a REAL rattlesnake in the science lab today. Of course, it was dead and in a jar..."
- Dec. 17, 2009: "What would happen if my toy Russia Mishka became real? I would hug him and pretend he is a big monster and pretend he is a USA army person and call him Captain John William. He is the best stuffed animal..." (I wonder how he came up with "Captain John William"?)
- Feb. 4, 2010: "I love the way Mama cooks. I love the recipe for hot dogs my Mama makes for me. My Mama makes a lot of food for me." (for the record, I almost NEVER cook, and I don't believe I've ever made the kids hot dogs. That's Jeff's department. I wonder if Eamon wishes I cooked more?)
- Feb. 5, 2010: "I would love to go on a long journey to a far away place. I would go to Hawaii and race my sister on a camel. I really, really want to go to Hawaii." (I think he might be disappointed by the lack of camels on the islands.)
Guilt relief: I don't think Eamon is commenting on your not cooking. I think the teacher gave the assignment to write about your favorite thing that Mom cooks--without thinking that maybe Mom doesn't. ;>
I love reading kids' writing. Thanks for sharing!
such creative minds...is so funny to see what goes in those little heads...
So cute.
Eamon is definitely a character. And, as you said, he writes the way he talks. Let's hope he never loses his sense of adventure and the future.
Interesting, Anton really wants to go to Hawaii too. How do they get these ideas?!
Talk about guilt - Alina came home one time with a letter she had wrote as part of a persuasive writing exercise in class in which she said that she really wanted me to watch a movie with her! We did. :)