this evening's poem

 I don't know how she churns this stuff out with seemingly little effort. She's definitely in a Halloween mood this evening.

A Midnight Stroll

The shadows crawl and suck up light

because it's night

because it's night

The dogs start yelling and they ain't gonna stop til morning 

Cuz they ain't gonna stop til morning.

Cuz shadows crawl and suck up the sun

cuz the earth moves like a ball

while the wind blows

and it ain't gonna stop til morning. 

First Day of School

Anya started back to school on September 1st. I got to sneak in and take a picture while the kids were getting settled. Anya was pretty nervous about starting third grade and didn't want to have her picture taken before school. I think some of the older kids scared her, telling all sorts of stories about what a tough year it will be. Fortunately, she quickly got over her first day jitters and already adores her teacher. I think it'll be a great year, with lots more responsibility and accountability - and hopefully maturing - on the kids' parts.

Creative Writing

It seems Anya has a love of and talent for creative writing. Here are a few pieces she's written and typed out (somewhat edited for spelling and punctuation at her request). 

This one is a song/poem she wrote for Grangie earlier this Spring:

And here is a short story (or book, as Anya calls it) she wrote last week. She is quite proud of this one (as she should be). 

I look forward to seeing how her writing evolves over the years. I hope she continues to love it as much as she currently does.