#15. Halloween Night

Halloween is fun. My Mom buys chocolate bars. My Mom buys potato chips. My mom buys candy. It is for the trick or treaters. My Mom buys me a costume. It is a ghost costume. I am going to be scary. My sister is going to dress up as a princess. She will have a crown. She will have a wand. She will look beautiful. My Dad buys a pumpkin. It is going to be a Jack O'Lantern. We draw a face on the pumpkin. We carve the face with a knife. Our Jack O'Lantern looks funny. We go trick or treating. We knock on the neighbour's door. We say, "trick or treat". Our neighbours give us candy. We say thanks. We go to many houses. We go home. Our parents check our candy. It's safe. We eat lots of candy. We don't feel very good. We go to bed.

#16. Christmas Eve

Jack and Jane are getting ready for Christmas. Jack and Jane's house has lots of lights on the roof. The lights are many colours. Inside they listen to Christmas music. Jack and Jane drink eggnog. Eggnog tastes good. Jack and Jane hang stockings on the fireplace. They string popcorn. Jack and Jane put the popcorn string on the Christmas tree. They put Christmas lights on the tree. They put tinsel on the tree. Jack and Jane put ornaments on the tree. They put a star on top of the tree. They get ready for Santa Claus. They leave milk and cookies for Santa. Jack opens one present. Jane opens one present. They go to sleep. Jack and Jane wake up early. They run down stairs. There are a lot of presents under our tree. They wake up their Mom and Dad. Jack and Jane open their presents. They love our presents. Everyone cleans up the wrapping paper. It is time for breakfast.

#17. Thanksgiving

We are having Thanksgiving at our house. My whole family is coming. My parents bought a turkey. It weighs 20 pounds. It takes a long time to cook. My Mom wakes up early to cook the turkey. I clean the house with my sister. The house smells good. We help Mom in the kitchen. I peel potatoes and carrots. My Mom cooks squash. My Dad makes pumpkin pies. I help my Mom make stuffing. I mix the bread and spices. We make good stuffing. It goes inside the turkey. We put on nice clothes. I set the table. My Mom makes the gravy. My Dad carves the turkey. Our relatives arrive. We say: "thank you" for all we have. We eat and talk together. We have a good Thanksgiving.

#18. Learning How to Drive

Emily is 17 years old. She lives in a small town. Emily is learning how to drive. Emily's dad is giving her lessons. Emily's dad's name is Howard. Emily has had three lessons. Emily and her dad argue during the lessons. Emily's mom is giving her driving lessons. Emily's mom's name is Luna. Luna has given Emily a lesson. Luna has decided to stop giving Emily lessons. Luna and Emily argue during the lessons too. Emily's parents call a driving school. Emily is going to get lessons from a professional. The classes cost 300 dollars for 10 lessons. The lessons are very good. Emily learns how to drive. Emily gets her licence.

#19. Housework

There is always housework to do when you live in a house. The floors and the carpets need to be vacuumed. The floors also need to be washed, and some of them need to be waxed. The furniture has to be polished. You have to wash the windows so that you can see outside. The bathroom has to be kept clean. After you have a bath, you need to clean out the bathtub. Laundry needs to be done regularly, or you will run out of clothes to wear. The clothes go into the washing machine. And then they have to be dried in the dryer. Sometimes, we hang the clothes out on the line to be dried. Some of the clothes need to be ironed. You have to buy groceries and put them away. Meals need to be made. The stove needs to be cleaned. And sometimes, the refrigerator and the cupboards need to be cleaned out. You can't let the dishes pile up in the kitchen. The dishes have to be washed. And the counters need to be wiped. You can make the beds. The beds have to be changed too. They need to have clean sheets put on them. You can dust the furniture and sweep up the dirt. There are just so many things to do. Household chores take up a lot of time.

#20. Working Outside

Today I was working outside. It was a sunny day, and I was very hot. I wore a hat on my head. I weeded the flower beds. I cut back all of the plants that were growing too big. I gave some of the plants plant food. I watered all the plants. I cut the lawn. I raked the lawn. I swept the sidewalks and the paths. I took out the garbage. I filled up the bird baths with water. I washed the car. I filled the car up with gas. I hung out the clothes on the clothesline. I washed down the lawn furniture. I washed all of the windows on the house from the outside. I was so tired. So I had a glass of lemonade. I talked to my neighbour, and I helped her trim a tree. I was exhausted, and then I went into the house. I need to rest.