Another Essay

The boys have been focusing on writing in school this year. #1 is definitely not happy. He loves to write, but all of the corrections and rules of Grammar just annoy him to no end. Here is his county fair essay that received Honorable Mention. It was the first night of the 90th fair, and all the animals were going to celebrate. Everyone had gone home, and the people were cleaning up. Step 1 was to get rid of the workers. A goat slipped out of its pen, and the workers ran after him and out the front gate with all of them after him. The party began! The pigs were lining up for the hot dogs. The cows were eating cheeseburgers. The goats were racing. The sheep were dancing. Then, the workers came back yelling, " Get back in your pens!" Don't worry, we'll do it again tomorrow. ------ This was in my scripture reading this morning. I think it sums up the entire Bible nicely. "The Lord God has told us what is right and what he demands: "See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God." Micah 6:8