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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Shadows in the Night Chapter 3: The Characters

Chapter 3: The Characters

Now, this is the writer speaking, before we go any further I think you should get to know the characters. We'll start with Father and Mother.

Father's eyes are grey, his birthday is August 2, 1967. He is 45. He started farming at the age of six. He was raised Amish, sirname: Richardson. His hair is black wavy and has silver streaks.

Mother. Her eyes are blue, her hair is blonde with brown streaks. Her birthday is March 18, 1969. She is 43. She started first grade at the age of four, she was extremely smart. She got a Master's degree in college. She was raised modern.

Jeff. His eyes are green, his hair is a sorta dark chocolate brown. His birthday is February 13, 1997. He was average in school, he is working on Algebra. It's a small burden on his young but strong shoulders. He is fourteen.

Tim. His eyes are grey. His birthday is October 11, 1999. He is pretty much average in school but he has an extraordinary talent for putting things together without instructions. His hair is blonde with brown streaks. He is 11.

Tara. Her eyes are clear blue, her hair is midnight black and very curly. Her birthday is June 19, 2003. She is in third grade. She is a very lady-like little girl, she is eight years old.

Sarah. Her eyes are clear blue, her hair is midnight black and very curly. Her birthday is June 19, 2003. She is in third grade. She's more of a kinda sorta tomboy. She is eight years old and loves horses. She and Tara and pretty much identical except Sarah has a freckle at the very tip of her nose.

Sally. Sally's eyes are brown with yellow flecks in them. She has blonde, mid-back, wavy hair. She is in preschool and advancing fast. Sally's birthday is April 23, 2007. She loves to tell everyone her ABCs.

New baby. Well, I can't tell you much about it, let me think. It looks like the baby is going to have some kind of disability. It is premature. It's due date is June 13, 2011. I just can't stand calling the baby "it" all the time.

Belief: They homeschool. And they are Mennonite.

"Shadows in the Night" Chapter 2: On the Road

Chapter 2: On the Road

"Anybody want a snack?" Jeff asked. "I do," said Sarah. "What do you want?" Jeff asked. "Two oreos," said Sarah. "Do you want your water too?" Jeff asked.
"Yes, Jeff," Sarah replied. "Is Sally okay?" Mother asked. "She's sound asleep," Tim replied.

"Here's your oreos, Sarah" Jeff said. "You forgot my water Jeff." "Oh, sorry," Jeff said. "It's okay," Sarah replied. "Wow, look at that huge American flag!" Tim said. "That flag is as big as a bus," Tara said. "Yes it is," Mother agreed. "Betsy Ross designed the first American flag," Mother told them. "That was back in the 1700s." They were silent for a few moments.

Sarah sighed as she opened her notebook to draw. "What are you drawing?" Tim asked. "I am drawing a picture of a horse with me on it." "That's pretty good so far," Mother commented. "Thanks Mother," Sarah replied as she continued to draw. Sarah's dream was to have a horse. They had a place for a horse and everything but they hadn't found the right one yet. Sarah sighed again as she longed for a horse.

"Sarah," Mother said as she shook her shoulder gently. "Wake up, it's time to go the therpists building." "Yes ma'am," Sarah answered groggily. Sarah got out of the van and then stared in awe at the huge building before them. "Which one are we going in, Mother?" Sally asked with her eyes fixed on the buildings. "The one on the far left," answered Mother. "Which one?" Sally asked. "The one over there," Mother pointed. "Let's get going," Father said as they headed toward the building.

"Shadows in the Night", Chapter 1: Surprise

(This is the edited version.)

CHAPTER 1: Surprise

"Sarah," mother called.
"Yes Mother," Sarah replied.
"Would you please go get Tim and Tara for me and tell them to get Jeff and Sally while they are up there?"
"Okay Mother," Sarah answered.

There were five siblings: Jeff 14, Tim 11, Sarah and Tara 8, and Sally 3. Mother was pregnant. They all went downstairs. "Now," Mother said, "Now that everyone is here I want everyone to know that we are going to have an ultrasound tomorrow."

"Woohoo!" yelled Tim. "Hooray!" said Sally, as she clapped her hands. "That's terrific!" Jeff said. "Yippee!" yelled the twins.

"Now, now, quiet down," Mother said. "Now be sure to pack your water bottles and a few little snacks because it's a long drive to Little Rock. Okay, now," Mother said, "I just washed your red polo shirts so you can wear that. We will leave right after breakfast."

"Me too?" Sally asked. "Yes, Sally, you too," Mother answered. "Can we bring our notebooks?" Sarah asked. "Yes, you may" Mother answered. "Oh and we need to go to bed early so we can get up early tomorrow, "Mother declared.

"What should I do about my rabbit while we are gone?" Tim asked. "He will be alright," Mother said.

"Jeff," Mother said, "Would you please pack the water bottles in the little cooler?" "Yes ma'am," Jeff said. "Tim, go look in the storage building and find the small cooler for Jeff," said Mother. "Yes ma'am," said Tim as he went out the door.

"Sarah, please pack Sally some toys." "Yes ma'am," Sarah said. She went upstairs. "Tara," Mother said. "Go to the pantry and see if we need to buy more snacks." "Yes ma'am," Tara said. She went to the pantry.

"What can I do Mother?" Sally asked. "You may find my flip flops for me." "Okay Mother," Sally said as she went upstairs. Mother went to the sewing room to make a denim skirt for Sally.

They had baked potatoes and broccoli for supper that night. After supper they had family devotions and songs. At nine o'clock the family went to bed.

Father woke up first and woke everyone else up and they got dressed and headed to Little Rock.

Friday, July 2, 2010

My new blog...

We set me up with my own user account with blogger, so I have a new blog... kinda... we exported (I think that's the word...) this blog to a different user account. So I could have it set up the way I wanted... like right now certain settings are the same for all of our blogs.

So, I have the same blog, just a different address.... which is http://molly-livingforjesus.blogspot.com/

We probably won't delete this blog, but keep it for my siblings to post on. I just won't be posting on it anymore... ;-)