Every Thanksgiving By: Sarah

Every Thanksgiving my family gathers together. Most of my family lives close to me. But, Donna, Brady, and Tayler come from Florida so they can see us for Thanksgiving. We go to Bigpap's house for Thanksgiving to eat. We all are busy. The mothers and grandmothers cook, the girls set the table, and the boys, dads, and paps watch television until it's time to eat. We eat potatoes, ham, turkey, corn, salad, and sauerkraut. The sauerkraut is my favorite. The kids eat at a separate table. Since we have more parents than kids, the parents get the big table. That's what we do for Thankgiving. I love gathering around at Thankgiving with my family.

The Day of Thanks By: Matthew H.

There are many things I'm thankful for at Thanksgiving. My family members get together to eat at Thanksgiving. They don't have to travel far because they live near the airport in Fairmont. What I like about Thanksgiving is helping my grandma make Thanksgiving dinner. My grandma told me that I'm the only one that likes to help her cook. I also like to watch the dog show and the Macy's Thankgiving Day parade with my mom, dad, sister, nephew, grandma, Uncle George, and Aunt Clydeen. My favorite food is the turkey and pumpkin pie. The day after Thanksgiving, my mom, dad, grandma, and I go bowling at the Fairmont Bowling Alley. I always win, but this year, I'm going to let my grandma win. She won a bowling trophy when she was on a bowling team. Being with my family makes me happy because I don't get to see them a lot. For that, I am truly thankful!

My Horse Dancer By: Owen

One day, I was outside with my brother. Then I saw a horse in the barn. I went over to Mom and Dad wondering why we had a horse instead of cows. Mom and Dad said we gave the cows away. We all went over to the horse. I looked at it, and it looked nice. Two weeks later, we rode the horse. After we rode the horse, I asked Mom, "What's its name?" Mom said, "It's name is Dancer." I petted the horse. Later, we went inside and went to bed. The next day, I woke up to feed and water the horse. I couldn't find Dancer anywhere! Something ran right behind me. I turned around and Dancer was in front of my face. I tried to put her back, but she ran in the field away on the side of the road. I went inside and got Mom, Dad, and my brothers. We got in the car and chased the horse. Our first stop was the Fairview Diner. We asked them if they had seen the horse. They said it went towards the Dairy Mart. We went to the Dairy Mart. They said it went to the school, so we went to the school. The horse was on the playground. Mom got the horse and jumped on it. Mom said, "Good, we got the horse!" Mom rode the horse back, but me, Dad, and my brothers drove in the car. Finally, we put the horse back, turned on the electric fence, and shut the gate. Dancer never got away again.

Boots the Guinea Pig By: Tessa

When I was six years old, my mema bought me a guinea pig. His name was Boots. My guinea pig was light brown and white. He ate guinea pig pet food, carrots, and dry corn. He slept and then ate. He did that a lot! Boots had a plastic ball with a door that guinea pigs are supposed to walk or run in. He would not move in it, but he actually slept in it! When it was just me and we were outside playing, he did make it move. I think he wanted to get my attention. Boots was a good boy, but some dogs ate him. I saw him die, and it was sad. I buried him in the woods. I was sad for three days. I was sad until my daddy got home, and he found a little stray cat. I was so glad.