I’m proud that I got to share my Thanksgiving piece at the Thanksgiving assembly. I’m proud because it was a really good piece and only some of the best pieces were shared. I learned that to do your best work you have to give yourself breaks to let your mind think about it. I can continue to do my best work by doing that.

My piece:

Every Thanksgiving I go to my grandparent’s farm in Millbrook, NY.  When I went there last year it was snowing. My cousin (Daniel) and I were watching Thanksgiving football along with my dad and two of my uncles. We were sitting by the fireplace with the smell of the wood burning and the sound of the crackle of the embers were like music to my ears. I could also smell the turkey, mashed potatoes, the stuffing and all the satisfying food we would usually have. I turned around and saw that my brother and my cousin Lexi were sledding in the backyard. It looked like fun! I turned and tapped Daniel. I pointed to the sleds and I said, “Want to go sledding?” I knew his response.

We both bolted through the door and flew up the stairs. We threw on our snow pants, jacket, and snow boots, and then we shot down the stairs to get our hats and gloves. We raced towards the track and my brother and cousin left. We had it all to ourselves, I had never had anything to myself before (at least not since my brother was born.) It gave me this pleasant feeling, thinking of when my brother wasn’t around. He has always been annoying, he always started hitting me randomly for no reason. It was nice to have some peace and quiet for once. Daniel started standing on the sled so he could get on but I pushed the sled forwards. He went flying face first into the snow. I started laughing hysterically and ran over to roll him down towards the frozen lake. I threw a snowball at him and he jumped up and threw snow at me. Eventually my grandma put her head out the back door and yelled, “Dinner time!” We both looked at each other while we dropped our snowballs on the ground. We both bolted through the door and flew up the stairs again so we wouldn’t be late for dinner. We wanted the good stuff! We arrived there right on time for our food and devoured it all while sitting at the table next to each other. It was the best Thanksgiving ever!