2023 Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge Week 7!!!

Darlings!

The Finish Line is in sight!

It is officially the last week of the 2023 Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge!

All of you have been hard at work over the last 6 weeks writing AMAZING stories, and many of you have managed to post a story for each prompt! Well done!

I apologize for getting behind with last week’s link list. A little bit of life interference, I’m afraid. I will try to catch up and do better this week, but it is likely there will be some lag. Please forgive me.

Meanwhile, you can all have fun writing your Week 7 stories, catching up on any you might have missed if you want to be in the running for a prize, and reading each other’s stories!

All 7 entries must be posted by Sunday June 25th at 11:59PM Eastern to qualify. I will do my best to post prize winners by July 5th.

So now, vroom vroom! Start your engines!!!

Mix ‘n’ Match Mini is a writing challenge for anyone who needs a little boost or a little encouragement to get writing….or maybe just a little fun!

You get to write your own story, enjoy and be entertained by everyone else’s stories, and get yourself in the running for some awesome prizes (please see the end of the blog post for a list of all the prize goodies…which keeps getting added to!)

For a full description of the challenge or to enter your Week #1 entry (or read other people’s entries 😊), please go HERE.
To enter your Week #2 entry (or read other people’s entries), please go HERE.
To enter your Week #3 entry (or read other people’s entries), please go HERE.
To enter your Week #4 entry (or read other people’s entries), please go HERE.
To enter your Week #5 entry (or read other people’s entries), please go HERE.
To enter your Week #6 entry (or read other people’s entries) please go HERE.

Remember, if you’re just stumbling onto this challenge, you can submit your stories for previous weeks any time until Sunday June 25th at 11:59 PM Eastern, so you can still qualify for a prize!

Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Prompt #7 for Week 7

So far we’ve worked with a Character plus an Action, an Origin Story, an Image with a Situation, a List Story, Cause and Effect, and on writing stories that can sometimes tackle for sensitive topics!

This week, we’re just going to have fun 😊 (because, as Dr. Seuss said via the Cat in the Hat, “it is good to have fun” 😊)

So, in a sideways nod to Madlibs, choose a Topic from Column A, an Adjective from Column B, a Verb from Column C, and an Adverb from Column D and write a 100-word story for kids about your topic using your 3 parts of speech words! (e.g. about a family vacation, using goofy, circle, and heartily)

Column A – TopicColumn B – Adj.Column C – VerbColumn D – Adverb
summerorangeplungeheartily
family vacationexplodingflaggenerously
the ice cream shoppedazzlingcirclecarefully
4th of Julygoofyraindramatically
Lake Wanganungacrookedbearsuccessfully
* Verbs in Column C are intended for use as verbs, even though they are all also nouns

  • Stories can rhyme or not – totally up to you!
  • You can go under or over 100 words if you want to – also totally up to you! – 100 is just a guideline.
  • If you’re deeply inspired by a topic, adjective, verb or adverb that doesn’t appear above, go for it! – the purpose here is inspiration and to get you writing! Just tell us what you’re using!
  • For simplicity’s sake (and to aid skimming readers who might be interested in a particular thing) please say which Topic, Adjective, Verb, and Adverb you’re using at the top of your entry along with your name, title, and word count.
    For example:
    Car Farts
    by Marcia Writer
    107 words
    Family vacation, goofy, circle, heartily

So come join the fun! Get some writing done! Encourage your kids (or students) to give it a try! Or just have a good time together reading what other folks have written!

Post your Week #7 story in the comment section below, or, if you have trouble for any reason and can’t post yourself you may email it to me using the Contact Form and I will post it for you.

Ready, set, WRITE! 😊

(And remember, for full details on the 7 week challenge you can check HERE.)

Check out the Week #7 stories!

Broken Summer – Julie Hauswirth

To Dive or Not to Dive: A Lake Wanganunga Question – Sally Yorke-Viney

Ice Cream Shoppe Art Class – Lauren N. Simmons

We All Scream for Ice Cream – Elyse Trevers

Summer Lesson – Tomi Rues

Dahlia Porcupine Paints Pictures – Isabel C. Rodriquez

The Legend of Catfish Charlie – Kelly Clasen

Ice Cream Fireworks – Ryann Jones

Celebrate Anyway – Sara Kruger

Summer Means Ice Cream – Lyn Jekowsky

The Orange Bear – Stephanie Maksymiw

Stories from the Blue – Katie McEnaney

Water Fun – Elizabeth Thoms Charles

Corn E. Cones Ice Cream Shoppe – Susan E. Schipper

Family Vacation Woes – Julie Kurtz

Family Vacation – Krithika Santhanam

Summer Polar Bear Swim – Kelly Kates

An Explosive Sneeze – Tiffany Hanson

The Best Part of Summer – Sarah Meade

Ice Cream Drama – Patricia Nozell

Goodbye School Year, Hello Summer! – Jill Lambert

Lake Wanganunga – Michelle S. Kennedy

Bear Surprise – Angel Gantnier

Opa! – Colleen Murphy

The List – Penny Taub

Bears Don’t Have Pockets – Bev Schellenberg

Lick It – B. Holland Paley

Family Reunion – Debbie J. Arnn

First – Linda Schueler

Bad Vacations – Lauri Meyers

It’s Time for Ice Cream! – Dianne Borowski

Sweet Summer – Ashley Sierra

Ice Cream Nightmare – Elizabeth Meyer zu Heringdorf

Lake Wanganunga Goes Wild – Deb Buschman

The Summer The Loch Ness Monster Ran Away – Royal Baysinger

Sweet 4th of July – Sara Petersohn

Lily’s First Fourth – Haley Hendrickson

The Big Plunge – Dawn Renee Young

When it comes time for prizes, names of all those who completed the challenge will be drawn randomly and matched with prizes drawn randomly until we run out! 😊

Please join me in thanking these very generous authors and other writing professionals for contributing their books and writing expertise as prizes by visiting their websites and blogs, considering their books and services for birthday, holiday or other gift purchases, rating and/or reviewing their books on GoodReads, Amazon, B&N, or anywhere else if you like them, recommending them for school and library visits, recommending their books for school and library purchases, and supporting them in any other way you can dream up! 😊

⭐️ Picture Book Manuscript Critique from Penny Parker Klostermann, talented author of THERE WAS AN OLD DRAGON WHO SWALLOWED A KNIGHT (Random House 2015) and A COOKED-UP FAIRY TALE (Random House 2017) as well as the forthcoming SPIDER LADY: Nan Songer and Her Arachnid WWII Army (Astra/Calkins Creek 2025) and another as yet unannounced 😊

⭐️ Mary Munson and Kate Talbot are offering a “Love Bundle”. They are the author and illustrator of LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND. Mary will sign the book and send swag (US only), and Kate will offer a critique (picture book manuscript OR art, winner’s choice!)

⭐️ Picture Book Manuscript Critique OR Ask-Me-Anything Chat OR a signed copy of SCIENCE, MATTER AND THE BASEBALL PARK (winner’s choice!) from author Catherine Ciocchi. Catherine is a multi-published author and a teacher with a knack for STEM-themed rhyming texts. Her books include SCIENCE, MATTER AND THE BASEBALL PARK (Gnome Road Publishing, March 28, 2023) and THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (Arbordale Publishing, May 2015)

⭐️ a 20 minute Zoom or phone Ask Me Anything with Jilanne Hoffman, author of 2 board books, THE HONEY BEAR HIVE (Mudpuppy January 2023), HAPPY CAMPER (Mudpuppy January 2022), and the forthcoming picture book A RIVER OF DUST

⭐️ Copy Editing/Proofreading Of Up To 5 Picture Book Texts (All Types and Lengths) from Elizabeth Meyer zu Heringdorf, professional technical writer and copy editor.

Elizabeth Meyer zu Heringdorf

⭐️ a first read-through recording package from children’s author and poet Sarah Meade, contributor to HOP TO IT: POEMS TO GET YOU MOVING (Pomelo Books, 2020!) where she will read aloud and record up to five PB manuscripts for one author (1,000 words or less each, fiction or nonfiction, rhyming or non-rhyming) so you can hear how your stories sound to someone who is unfamiliar with them on a first read-through! Very helpful and emlightening!

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Kathy Halsey currently serves on the State Library of Ohio’s “Choose to Read Ohio” program and writes curricular toolkits for SLO’s award-winning children’s books. She is a former K-12 school librarian, seventh grade English teacher, and bookseller for a children’s independent bookstore. Her first work for hire board book releases fall, 2023. 

2019 PBChat Mentorship
SCBWI Ohio Central-South Co-Assistant Regional Advisor
Former Community Manager, Storyteller Academy
Ohio Educational Library Media Association Past President

⭐️ a signed copy of ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES: POEMS ABOUT EARTH’S COLORFUL CREATURES (Gnome Road Publishing, March 28, 2023)from author Susan Johnston Taylor! This book is great for classrooms and recommended by SLJ!

⭐️ a copy of Becky Scharnhorst‘s brand new picture book – just coming out tomorrow! – HOW TO GET YOUR OCTOPUS TO SCHOOL (Flamingo Books, May 16, 2023)

⭐️ A signed copy of Susanna Leonard Hill’s ALPHABEDTIME (Nancy Paulsen Books/PRH, October 25, 2022), generously sponsored by a very kind anonymous donor! Thank you so much for your donation, You Know Who You Are 😊

⭐️ A copy of Mary Kole’s Writing Irresistible Kidlit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Writers

⭐️ A copy of Making A Living Writing Books For Kids by Laura Purdie Salas

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234 thoughts on “2023 Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge Week 7!!!”

  1. Julie Hauswirth says:
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    Broken Summer
    By Julie Hauswirth
    147 Words
    Summer/Orange/Plunge/Carefully

    When it’s the first day of summer and your leg is broken, your mom will let you have an extra orange popsicle. It will be a secret just for the two of you.

    When it’s the ninth day of summer and your leg is broken, your sister will dump a bucket of briny sea water over your head. You’ll still feel left out when you watch her plunge into the waves, but you’ll smile.

    When it’s the twenty-fifth day of summer and your leg is broken, your dad will carry you very carefully down the trail to the spot where the blueberries are. He’ll let you taste them and they’ll turn your fingertips purple.

    When it’s the last day of summer and your leg is healed, you’ll celebrate with s’mores. Your cheeks will be sticky with marshmallow, and it will feel like you didn’t miss a thing.

  2. syorkeviney says:
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    To Dive or Not to Dive: A Lake Wanganunga Question
    By Sally Yorke-Viney
    WC 133
    Wanganunga Lake will go down in my true life history.
    The water’s cold, deep, dark and green and constantly a mystery!

    The surface glitters, sparkling, my mother says it’s dazzling!
    Below the surface, what lurks there? To me, the lake’s too frazzling!

    When ten years old, my big bro asked, “You want to feel alive?”
    “Swim to the floating pier, climb on, and do a headfirst dive!”

    Now I can swim that’s not a prob, as long as I’m on top.
    Wanganunga weirds me out, what if I belly flop?

    My brother started teasing me. “Why don’t you take the plunge?
    I worried that I’d end up face to face with muskellunge!

    Alright I sighed, I’ll do it, but I stated it emphatically!
    I will not dive, my cannonball will scare that fish dramatically!

  3. lnsimmons23 says:
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    Ice Cream Shoppe Art Class
    by Lauren N. Simmons
    188 words
    Ice cream shoppe/orange/flag/carefully

    My mom signed me up for this summer class at the ice cream shoppe to make my own ice cream creations! I cannot wait to start. Let me see… what can I make?

    First, I’ll make an orange sherbet with lots of sprinkles. I dream of a tiny unicorn running on this rainbow road, and I top it with some white clouds.

    Next, I’ll make a flag for the 4th of July. I’ll use plain vanilla ice cream and drizzle some strawberry syrup on the sides. For the stars, I’ll do something a little different and use blueberries. I like the circles instead of star shapes, just for a change.

    For the last one, I make a smores milkshake. I put as many toppings in the shake as I possibly can to get that chocolatey, marshmallowy, graham-crackery goodness… Oh no! The toppings have toppled over! The teacher says it is no problem. I can always start again, and I carefully rebuild the milkshake

    They announce that it is time to eat our creations. Now, it’s not easy to eat this artwork, but I can’t wait a minute longer!

  4. Susanna Leonard Hill says:
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    POSTED FOR ELYSE

    #7- We All Scream for Ice Cream
    By Elyse Trevers
    (ice cream shoppe, goofy, plunge, dramatically)

    Selma’s Ice Cream Shoppe had been a tradition in the town ever since Great Grandma started many years before. But now granddaughter Jessie might have to close.

    When Marco’s frozen yogurt store opened down the block, ice cream sales plunged dramatically. “Ice cream is too fattening,” said some. “Yogurt is better.”

    I have a goofy idea,” announced Jessie. ”We’ll have a taste contest.” People lined up for blocks to vote. Jessie stood with Marco, counting the ballots and gazing at one another lovesick as they tasted the frozen treats.

    By the end, a new sign went up. “Selma’s Ice Cream and Yogurt Shoppe: We have something for everyone.“

  8. Tomi Rockey Rues says:
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    Summer Lesson
    by Tomi Rues
    WC: 189
    summer, orange, plunge, successfully

    Summer had finally arrived! Emmy had been waiting for this day her whole life.
    “Alright, Emmy, let’s get your sunscreen on,” said Mom.

    “I love my new orange swimsuit, and I can’t believe I get to ride my bike to the pool all by myself. And, I am going to plunge right into the deep end!”
    “It’s pretty exciting,” said mom.

    “Let’s go through your checklist.”
    “Goggles, towel, water bottle, snack, extra sunscreen,” said Emmy.
    “And?” said Mom.

    “Stop on Main Street, look both ways and then call when I get there.”

    Thirty minutes went by and when Emmy’s mom didn’t receive a call, she
    called the pool.

    “Mom, I’m sorry! I forgot to call.”
    “I’d like you to come home now, please,” said Mom.

    Emmy gathered her things, said goodbye to her friends, and biked home.
    Her mom was waiting for her when she got to the door.

    “Let’s try this again, okay?” said her mom.

    Emmy took off for the pool, but this time and the rest of the summer,
    she successfully remembered to call her mom to say she had made it safely to the pool.

  9. Susanna Leonard Hill says:
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    POSTED FOR ISABEL

    DAHLIA PORCUPINE PAINTS PICTURES
    Author/Illustrator: Isabel C Rodriguez
    112 words – Lake Wanganunga, plunge, successfully, orange,

    Dahlia Porcupine of Lake Wanganunga
    Wants to plunge into a rich art career
    Even though they think she’s just a young’un
    To successfully paint a red deer

    The texture of trees, the skies and the moss
    The dazzling colors of early morns
    The dew on the leaves with all of its gloss
    The deep blue waters, buffalos with horns.

    Dahlia continues boasting her talent
    “I’m on a roll and will show them my grit”
    While mixing colors eager and ardent.
    She truly believes that her quills won’t quit.

    She successfully painted each picture
    Dipping needles in colors galore.
    But she had to stop rhyming her story
    ‘Cause nothing really rhymes with orange.

  10. kellyclasenwriter says:
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    The Legend of Catfish Charlie
    By Kelly Clasen (165 words)
    Lake Wanganunga, orange, plunge, carefully

    Every camper at Lake Wangamunga knows the legend of Catfish Charlie. He weighs over 300 pounds, and he’s patrolled its emerald waters since my parents were kids, back in the 1900s.

    In the olden days, Catfish Charlie would swallow campers’ bobbers whole, just for fun. He’d upset canoes with a swish of his tail, sending kids dog-paddling to shore. One year, he devoured the entire perch population, and the campers had to quit fishing and learn lawn checkers instead.

    These days, he doesn’t mess with campers much. He’s too old and too smart to bite on week-old hot dogs or rubbery orange lures. Catfish Charlie eats only the biggest and freshest dragonflies on the lake. Every so often, when the water is perfectly still, he plunges to the surface to dine, startling campers with a giant SPLASH!

    We listen carefully for Catfish Charlie to surface every day, and at night, we share wild schemes for reeling him in as we roast marshmallows under the stars.

  11. Ryann Jones says:
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    Ice Cream Fireworks
    By Ryann Jones
    Ice cream shoppe/4th of July, orange, rain, dramatically/successfully
    139 Words

    When it is hot Hot HOT outside
    I want nothing more than to
    Kick back,
    In silence,
    And eat creamy, dreamy
    Ice cream.

    There is only one problem.
    We are out of ice cream.
    How can this be?
    Now I must go to an ice cream shoppe,
    On the 4th of July!
    It is going to be soooooo busy!

    Yep.
    At this rate I will miss the fireworks.

    Two hours later . . .

    Finally, I can order my orange creamsicle.

    But as I turn to leave the store I hear the
    BOOM BOOM BOOM of fireworks.
    And I wobble, bobble, soar.
    My delicious treat rains down on me dramatically.
    Oh, what a show!

    To this day, anytime anyone asks if I like fireworks
    I tell them the same thing.

    I love to watch them–
    I just don’t want to wear them.

  12. savoringeverymoment says:
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    Celebrate Anyway
    By Sara Kruger
    Word count: 100
    4th of July//exploding//rain//successfully

    The forecast called for rain on the fourth of July, But Betsy was determined to celebrate anyway. She pulled on her shirt, smoothing the sequin flag and sequin fireworks exploding behind it. She shimmied into bright red shorts. As she clipped her curls with red, white and blue glittered barrettes, the storm started.

    Rumble
    Crash

    Rain lashed her windows as she dug around in her art supplies.

    That evening, as her family watched the fireworks on TV and ate frosted star cookies, Betsy passed out pipe cleaner fireworks. Everyone oohed and ahhed. And Betsy beamed. She’d successfully celebrated Independence Day.

  13. lynjekowsky says:
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    SUMMER MEANS ICE CREAM
    By Lyn Jekowsky
    wc 60
    summer, dazzling, plunge, dramatically

    Summer means ice cream
    every Saturday night.
    It’s not just a dream,
    this yummy treat’s within sight.

    The ice cream shoppe sign
    dazzling from the next block
    draws us into its line,
    with impatience, we squawk.

    Finally, my treat’s in my hands
    with rainbow sprinkles and whipped cream.
    I plunge right in, it’s so grand!
    I’m dramatically living my dream.

  14. stephaniemstories says:
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    The Orange Bear
    by Stephanie Maksymiw
    90 words
    Lake Wanganunga, orange, plunge, carefully

    Once there was a bear.
    A very hungry bear.
    But he only ate…

    Carrots.
    Pumpkins.
    Sweet Potatoes.
    Tangerines.

    And Cheetos for dessert.

    His diet had the oddest effect.
    His brown fur turned ORANGE.

    What a fright he had when he saw his reflection.
    In the clear waters of Lake Wanganunga.

    He carefully dipped his orange toe in.
    The temperature was just right.
    He plunged into the water,
    leaving behind an orange trail.

    Where was he going?
    In search of new foods.

    Tomatoes.
    Bananas.
    Lettuce.
    Blueberries.
    Eggplants.

    And brownies for dessert.

  15. Katie McEnaney says:
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    Stories from the Blue

    By: Katie McEnaney
    145 words
    Lake Wanganunga, crooked, plunge, carefully

    Wind whipped wee white caps on the surface of Lake Wanganunga. Marine archaeologist Cam Skibo sighed. The dive would have to wait. Again. Another day in another small town on the banks of yet another lake with a fake “Indian” name. If only others realized how far back the true history of these places went.

    Finally, conditions were favorable. Cam donned her scuba gear and plunged into the shallow water. An amateur diver had reported a crooked piece of wood on the lake bed that warranted further investigation.

    She swam towards the location. Murky, murky, school of fish, then… there! The wind had been busy down below too. The crooked piece of wood was now fully exposed—rounded point, hollowed out form.

    Cam carefully brushed sediment from the prow. The ancient dugout canoe shone in the murky light. She smiled. What stories this canoe could tell!

  16. Susanna Leonard Hill says:
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    POSTED FOR ELIZABETH

    Water Fun
    by Elizabeth Thoms Charles
    52 words
    Summer, dazzling, plunge, successfully

    Summer arrives.
    Dazzling long warm days await.
    The children plunge into the water.
    Splashing, frolicking the fun begins.
    One by one they swim out to the wooden raft
    supported with large oak pillars.
    “Swim. Swim. You can do it.”
    Feet kicking and arms stroking
    the last child successfully pulls onto the raft.

  17. seschipper says:
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    Corn E. Cones Ice Cream Shoppe
    By Susan E. Schipper
    WC 137
    The ice cream shoppe, yummy, bear, carefully

    There was only one ice cream treat that delighted Betty every summer. In fact, it would be her favorite treat all year long.

    “That’s the problem,” Betty pouted. “Mommy can only find this yummy creation in the summer. We carefully searched everywhere… while on family vacation at Lake Wanganunga in the Fall, the Christmas Ice Cream Shoppe in Winter, Crooked Lane Creamery in Spring. My special treat wasn’t available until 4th of July at Corn E. Cones!”

    Betty couldn’t bear to wait each year for this special treat!
    “Why must I wait?”

    Mom had a plan.
    This summer they would cut corn kernels from the cobs and freeze them. Then they would follow the recipe Mr. Corn E. Cones shared with them.
    Betty was thrilled! Now, she could scoop the most delicious ice cream flavor ever, all year long…Sweet Corn Ice Cream!

    (The recipe for Sweet Corn Ice Cream is attached😊)

    Sweet Corn Ice Cream

    Sweet corn is a favorite ice cream flavor in Mexico, where the kernels are usually stirred in whole. We’ve grated them to extract their sweet, milky liquid and used the kernels and liquid as part of the custard base.

    Prep: 40 mins
    Total: 40 mins
    Yield: Makes 8 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

    Ingredients
    • 2 ears corn
    • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
    • 1 ½ cups milk
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 4 egg yolks
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    Directions

    • Step 1
    Set a box grater in a large bowl. Using the large holes, grate corn kernels (and their “milk”) off the cobs. Discard cobs.
    • Step 2
    In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine cream, milk, and corn. Bring to a simmer. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk sugar and egg yolks until pale and thick. When cream mixture reaches a simmer, slowly ladle 1/2 cup of it into egg mixture, whisking constantly. Repeat with another 1/2-cup ladleful. Reduce heat to low, whisk warmed egg mixture into saucepan, and cook, whisking, until mixture thickens a bit, about 5 minutes.
    • Step 3
    Pour mixture into a medium bowl, stir in vanilla, cover with plastic wrap (letting the wrap sit directly on the mixture’s surface), and chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
    • Step 4
    Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions. Serve immediately or transfer to an airtight plastic container and freeze up to overnight.
    Nutrition Facts
    Per Serving:
    242 calories; calories from fat 60%; protein 4.7g; fat 16g; saturated fat 8.7g; carbohydrates 23g; fiber 1g; sodium 43mg; cholesterol 153mg.
    © Copyright 2023 MyRecipes. All rights reserved. Printed from
    https://www.myrecipes.com 06/20/2023

  18. kurtzmom548513 says:
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    Family Vacation Woes
    By Julie Kurtz
    176 words
    Family vacation, plunge, goofy,successfully

    Family Vacation Woes
    Are we there yet?
    This is the worst family vacation ever!
    I have been crammed in the middle of this backseat going who knows where. My one brother’s squirt gun is plunged into my side. I try to ignore the pain and cover my ears as my other brother has been telling goofy knock knock jokes for the last hundred miles at least.
    My mother is playing golden oldies on the radio and motioning to the Heavenly Hideaway campground sign that is barely visible in the dark.
    My dad swerves into the dirt road driveway and we hit every pot hole on the way to the
    Office.
    We search for site number 66 as we pass 65 well organized camping families successfully enjoying s’mores around the campfire in front of their neatly arranged tents or campers.
    We burst out of the back seat and my dad empties the tent bag and a mess of stakes and pole parts.
    Will we ever get to bed?
    Day 1, not even close to done!
    Only 20 more to go!
    AAAAAAARGH!

  19. Krithika Santhanam says:
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    Family Vacation
    By Krithika S.
    Word Count: 275
    family vacation, exploding, plunge, successfully

    It started with raindrops on the bed, then puddles on the floor.
    Dad called the plumber. Mom put out some pots. And Grandpa suggested we head to Lake Wahanooey for the weekend.
    Mom packed my favorite snacks for the car ride. Toby slobbered all over my goldfish. (I snuck him some when Mom wasn’t looking.)
    Aria screamed almost the whole way there and didn’t even get into trouble. Babies have it made.
    Grandpa slept the entire ride. He sounded like a bear.
    It was dark when we got to the lake house, and all of a sudden we heard something exploding!
    Toby covered his eyes and tucked his tail. I closed my eyes too.
    But Mom said it was just fireworks. I peeked and saw the sky shimmering in all different colors. It was AWESOME!
    The next day we woke up early to go swimming. I raced down the bridge and plunged into the water. SPLASH! Dad did a giant belly flop. SPLASH!
    Grandpa and Mom gave Aria her first swimming lesson. And Toby chased squirrels all over the lake.
    At night we sat around a campfire eating hot dogs and listening to Grandpa’s stories about his summer vacations at Lake Wahanooey.
    When it was time for bed, Mom and Dad tucked me in and said we could head back home in the morning because our leaky roof had been successfully fixed.
    I gave them my best pouty face and asked if we could pleaseeeeeeeee stay just one more day??
    The next morning Dad and I raced each other to the lake. And I was so happy we were staying, that I let him win.

  20. Susanna Leonard Hill says:
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    POSTED FOR KELLY

    Summer Polar Bear Swim
    summer/exploded/plunge/heartily
    by Kelly Kates

    WC: 105

    Lily dipped her toe into the water. It was summer but the mountain stream was still icy cold. Her younger siblings happily splashed, diving from rock to rock, but she just couldn’ make herself take the plunge. “Come on in, it’s toasty!” her dad called heartily. She wanted to be brave too. 1-2-3 . . . her scream exploded through the air as she hit the water. Frantically, she paddled toward the river’s edge until, finally, her feet reached the stony bottom. She scrambled out onto a large rock and gratefully lay on its warm surface, drinking up the sun. And slowly her skin lost its purple hue.

  21. Tiffany Hanson says:
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    An Explosive Sneeze
    By Tiffany Hanson
    136 Words
    The ice cream shoppe, exploding, rain, generously

    For my brother’s birthday we went to the ice cream shoppe. He wanted to see fireworks, but those were rained out. We grabbed our ice cream and sat down. My brother got an extra container of sprinkles to use.
    I reached across the table to grab the sprinkles and accidentally knocked over the pepper shaker. The lid came off and pepper sprayed across the table, getting into my eyes and nose.
    Oh no.
    I felt it coming.
    An epic sneeze.
    AH-CHOOO!
    The sneeze exploded across the table like a firework, upending everything in its path.
    My mom was covered in cookies ‘n cream.
    My dad was battered in butter pecan.
    Sprinkles generously rained down on us like confetti.
    I groaned.
    My brother grinned.
    My parents glared.
    I guess we got to see some fireworks after all.

  22. Sarah Meade says:
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    The Best Part of Summer
    By Sarah Meade
    120 words
    summer, family vacation, the ice cream shoppe, 4th of July, Lake Wanganunga, orange, exploding, dazzling, goofy, crooked, plunge, successfully

    What was the best part of summer for you, sweetie?
    Guess, Grandma!
    Okay, was it . . . our family vacation to Orange Beach?
    No.
    Our pontoon ride on Lake Wanganunga?
    Nope.
    Trying your first banana split at Ida’s Ice Cream Shoppe?
    Nope-aroo!
    Watching fireworks on the Fourth of July?
    They were dazzling, but that’s not it.
    Successfully completing the thousand-piece puzzle the week it rained?
    Negative.
    Watching goofy movies with Grandpa?
    Nope.
    Playing Exploding Kittens with Dad?
    No.
    Plunging into the deep end at the pool?
    Nuh-uh.
    Mastering the monkey bars at Crooked Creek Park?
    Nope again!
    Hmmm… I’m stumped, sweetie. What WAS the best part of summer?
    Going school shopping with you and Mom. I can’t wait to go to kindergarten!

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    ICE CREAM DRAMA
    by Patricia Nozell
    100 words
    (ice cream shoppe, orange, circle, dramatically, plus more!)

    On the last day of the family vacation, Terry begged to visit the Lake Wanganunga Lickety-Split Ice Cream Shoppe. Hoisting her cone aloft like a flag, she dramatically circled. She twirled the orange-swirled ice cream drenched in dazzling sprinkles. Then tripped.

    SPLAT!

    Sprinkles rained down like exploding fireworks on the 4th of July. A torrent of tears splashed into the melting mess.

    Goofy Uncle Tom’s silly faces didn’t cheer Terry up. Cousin Jim’s crooked cane tricks didn’t conjure a smile.

    But Gran had a plan. She generously shared her s’more sundae.

    Terry’s spirits soared as high as the summer sun.

  26. Jill Lambert says:
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    Goodbye School Year, Hello Summer!
    By Jill Lambert
    WC: 147
    ice cream shoppe/exploding/circle/dramatically

    Ms. Sanford waved goodbye as her students got onto the bus.
    She sighed.
    It had been a good year, but she was ready for summer vacation.
    She skipped across the parking lot, unlocked her car,
    and drove to her favorite spot for a well-deserved treat –
    an ice cream shoppe called Udder Delights.

    Ms. Sandford ordered a jumbo chocolate-vanilla twist cone
    with sprinkles exploding down the sides.
    She thanked the cashier and headed outside to sit at a picnic table.
    “Ahh! This is the life!” she said with her eyes closed.

    Giggles erupted. Her eyes flew open.
    A circle of students surrounded her.
    “You eat ice cream?”
    “What kind is that?”
    “Can I have a lick?”
    Ms. Sanford grinned and dramatically snarfed the remains of her cone.
    “Mmm, that was yummy! See you later, alligators!”
    She got in her car and waved goodbye.
    Next stop? The city pool!

  27. Michelle S Kennedy says:
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    LAKE WANGANUNGA (WC 170)
    By Michelle S. Kennedy
    (Lake Waganunga, rain, dramatically, exploding)

    At Lake Wanganunga, the rain whipped and whistled.
    Dramatically, it poured, plopping and plunking until…
    It filled the lake to overflowing!
    It was as if the exploding clouds were showing off
    their power that couldn’t be contained.
    Each day we watched in disappointing awe as our visions of summer camp fun
    drowned into our now very wet and watery week.
    As the water level rose, waves rippled and rushed
    across the entire expanse of the lake.
    We quietly stood, staring out the windows, waiting…
    Hoping and praying for the downpour to finally stop.
    Then, as if God Himself heard our silent pleas,
    the rain subsided, leaving a sense of wonderment behind.
    We eagerly lined up by the door, ready to be set free into the outside world.
    After nearly a week of being couped up inside,
    we were more than excited to enjoy what time we had left
    on Lake Wanganunga.
    So much for swimming… The water was too high.
    We made the best of it—
    A mud run.
    SQUISH-SPLAT!

  28. Angel Gantnier says:
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    Bear Surprise
    by Angel Gantnier
    164 words
    summer, goofy, bear, carefully

    “It’s summer!” announced Todd.
    He put on his boots and grabbed his backpack.
    “Time to go hiking!”

    Todd followed the trail.

    “A bunny!”
    He opened his backpack carefully.
    Todd found his camera.
    Snap!
    The bunny ran away.

    Todd continued to follow the path.
    “A fox!”
    Snap!
    The fox ran away.

    Todd continued hiking.
    “A deer!”
    Snap!
    The deer ran away.

    Todd followed the trail.
    “A bear!”
    Snap!
    The bear did not run away.

    Uh, oh!
    The bear looked at Todd.
    The bear lumbered towards Todd.
    Todd stood still.

    All of a sudden, the bear stood on his hind legs and made a goofy face.
    Todd carefully raised his camera.
    Snap!
    The bear did a goofy dance.
    Record!
    The bear played peek-a-boo behind his paws.
    Record!

    The bear stood in front of Todd.
    The bear reached out and carefully took the camera out of Todd’s hands.
    The bear raised the camera.
    Snap!
    The bear placed the camera carefully on the ground.
    The bear ran away.

  29. Colleen Owen Murphy says:
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    Opa!
    by Colleen Murphy

    WC: 90!!!
    vacation, exploding, plunge, overboard

    I’m on probation for our vacation.
    It started on the boat.
    I tossed a suitcase overboard
    to see if it would float.

    And then at lunch I had a hunch
    about exploding Sprite.
    My mom and pop were horrified.
    (It turned out I was right.)

    Then just before we went ashore,
    I plunged into the ocean.
    Who knew an after-dinner dip
    could stir-up such commotion?

    I served some time for every crime,
    which meant my folks did too.
    But got released because in Greece
    there’s way too much to do.

  30. Penny Taub Writes says:
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    THE LIST
    By Penny Taub

    Family vacation – carefully –crooked — plunge — dramatically

    Three days before our family vacation to the Lake, Mom appeared in the playroom with a clipboard and a pencil. Marley and Sam looked at each other.

    “We need to make a LIST. Don’t want to forget something important,” she chanted and heartily scribbled on the paper.

    The following day at breakfast, Marley noticed the List on the fridge. The List had begun neatly. Mom carefully recorded everything we might need. Clothes. Toys. And beach stuff.

    By day three, the List dramatically twisted like a crooked path winding toward the big day.

    When the BIG DAY arrived, everyone piled into the car with Mom holding the List.

    VROOM! The car zigged and zagged.

    “Ice cream Shoppe,” Marley shouted. “Ice cream!”

    Mom made a goofy smile and parked the car.
    “Summer traditions are important,” Mom said.

    Everyone zoomed out of the car.

    Marley shook his head while orange ice cream dribbled down his chin.

    Everyone piled back into the car for the last part of the drive.

    “Next, stop the Lake!” Marley declared.
    Marley raced down the hill and plunged into the dazzling water.
    Mom checked her List. “Perfect.”

  32. Susanna Leonard Hill says:
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    POSTED FOR BEV

    Bears Don’t Have Pockets
    By Bev Schellenberg
    Summer, orange, plunge, heartily
    225 words

    The summer the bear came into the ice cream shop, it was boiling hot. You could have toasted cheese sandwiches on the sidewalk. But the bear wanted ice cream, not cheese sandwiches. He tapped his foot and scowled in the long, grumpy queue.
    When the line finally snaked into the shop, he stared heartily at the orange and black ice cream. “May I help you, Mister Bear?” I asked.
    “I want bear ice cream,” he growled.
    “Do you want tiger tail?”
    “Nope. I want bear ice cream.”
    “Chunky monkey?”
    “Nope. I want bear ice cream.”
    I got an idea. “You want Berry Bear Delight,” I said. “Right?”
    The ends of his jaw turned up.
    Now what do bears like? I wondered. I got a scoop of strawberry, a scoop of vanilla for the middle, and a scoop of raspberry.
    The bear was so engrossed I thought he might plunge into the tubs of ice cream. But he stayed on his side of the glass.
    “There, Mister Bear.”
    “Chopped nuts,” he said.
    “And a cherry on top,” he said. “Please.”
    He didn’t pay but that was okay. Bears don’t have pockets.

    The summers are still hot. When it’s boiling, Mister Bear keeps everyone in line, in exchange for Berry Bear Delight, of course.

  33. Susanna Leonard Hill says:
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    POSTED FOR HOLLAND

    LICK IT
    by B. Holland Paley
    Ice cream shoppe, goofy, circle, generously
    185 Word count

    LICK-IT

    It was the last day of school! Sammi and Jack knew what that meant. Time to go to LICK IT, everyone’s favorite ice cream shoppe! LICK-IT is a bright, periwinkle-blue and sunny-yellow hut on a round driveway where cars can circle through the drive- thru or you can sit outside on the colorful, wooden benches. Kids can run around on the grass and be goofy for hours.
    Sammi and Jack went to LICK-IT on the first day of school, the last day of school and many days in-between.
    The friendly owner, Sandy, stood at the window to take orders. The thing that is so special about LICK-IT is that Sandy makes Mickey ears with nonpareils on all the kids’ ice cream cones.
    Sammi and Jack’s daddy kneeled at the window pretending he was a kid so he could get two mickey ears, instead of one, on his generously topped, mint-chocolate chip ice cream cone. Sandy laughed! Dad could not fool her. His mustache and deep voice gave him away!
    Summertime has begun and LICK-IT is the perfect way to kick-it into gear!
    HAPPY SUMMER!

  34. Debbie Merlo Arnn says:
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    I’m embarrassed to say that I started out this challenge just trying to rush through the prompts, so I might be in the running for a prize. Then, I realized that the prize is actually the writing that I’m doing. This challenge has given me more WIPs and opened up my creativity on other projects, too.
    So I need to say, “THANK YOU, SUSANNA!”
    Here’s my writing for this week’s prompt.

    Family Reunion
    By Debbie J. Arnn
    WC: 153

    TOPIC: 4th of July
    ADJ: goofy
    VERB: rain
    ADVERB: generously

    Family gathers on 4th of July
    At Peg and Charlie’s place.
    Carson, Aunt Shirl, Jimmie Lynn,
    It’s good to see your face!

    Food and drink are generously served
    For most of the afternoon.
    Music starts and people choose
    Their favorite karaoke tune.

    Those who want team up to play
    A fun game of baseball.
    Bases loaded Jackson’s up—
    He hits it over the wall!

    We gather on the front porch steps
    To photograph the fam.
    Both smiling pics and goofy ones—
    Don’t forget Toby and Sam.

    We end the night with fireworks.
    The rain was a “no-show!”
    We add the patriotic songs
    And sing the ones we know.

    This annual family gathering
    Brings gratefulness each year.
    We think of those who’ve come before—
    The ones who are not here.

    God, bless this family of ours.
    We couldn’t be more grateful!
    Now bless each one as they go home
    With leftovers by the plateful.

  35. Linda Schueler says:
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    Thanks for another great challenge, Susanna!

    First
    by Linda Schueler
    118 words
    Lake Wanganunga, dazzling, plunge, carefully

    Emma ran to Lake Wanganunga.
    She was about to plunge in the dazzling lake when her sister, Katie, yelled, “Stop! Wait up!”
    Emma stopped, sighing.
    Katie caught up. “You know you’re supposed to go into the water carefully.”
    Emma frowned. “Why?”
    “Well, what if there are monsters?”
    Emma rolled her eyes. “There’s no such thing as monsters.”
    “Maybe there are piranhas.”
    “Not this far north!”
    “Krakens, then.”
    “Kat-ie. Stop imagining things.” Emma crossed her arms.
    Katie looked at the water. “Do you want to know the truth?”
    Emma nodded.
    Splash! Katie plunged into the water. When she surfaced, she laughed. “I wanted to be first in!”
    Emma frowned, but then laughed and plunged in after her sister.

  36. Lauri Meyers says:
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    Bad Vacations
    By Lauri Meyers
    149 words
    Lake Wanganunga, exploding (verb!), bear (noun!), generously

    Every year Mom and Dad take us to Lake Wanganunga. And every year is a disaster.
    Once Mom left a watermelon in the sun and when we sat down for lunch… it exploded! I was covered in sticky lava, but too hungry to let it go to waste.

    Another year we packed the car for a picnic and a bear joined us. We spent the whole day watching it nap in the back seat. Just when I thought I couldn’t take it anymore, the bear climbed out and scratched its back on the door for five minutes. Unfortunately, it took our lunch with it.

    Last year Dad generously applied sunscreen and still burnt red like a tomato. Turns out he used mayo! He smelled like a warm BLT all week.

    I don’t know why we keep going. Maybe this year will be fine. Wait, did I forget my trunks?

  37. seahorsecoffeeelektra79018 says:
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    It’s Time for Ice Cream! by Diane Borowski
    Uncle Mike promised to take me and my three friends to the Ice Cream Shoppe the next time he came to visit us. Today is the big day! Uncle Mike said we could buy anything we wanted. We were going to walk to the Ice Cram Shoppe but it began to rain really hard so Uncle Mike had to flag a taxi.
    We were all pretty wet when we arrived. We sat in a big booth which was on the the second floor. We could watch all the little kids who were having birthday parties downstairs. It was fun remembering when we were little and came here for birthday parties.
    I ordered a cone with three scoops of a new flavor called wild orange. Joey ordered a chocolate milkshake, Sam ordered a hot fudge sundae and Rich ordered a banana split. Uncle Mike said we should eat carefully so we don’t get ice cream on our clothes. Guess what? We all started acting goofy and ended up with ice cream all over our faces, hands and clothes! That’s OK because we all had a great time, even Uncle Mike.

  38. Ashley Sierra (@AshleySierra06) says:
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    Thanks for another productive Mix ‘n’ Match Challenge.

    Sweet Summer 
    by Ashley Sierra
    135 words
    summer, exploding, circle, successfully 

    Dear Journal,

    It’s the last week of summer. Or what I like to call it . . .

    Sweet Summer!

    So many treats!

    Sweet Summer started with a bang: exploding mini chocolate lava cakes for Mom’s birthday!

    Then Boston cream doughnuts for Father’s Day.

    Ice-cream cake for my little brother’s birthday. And . . . cream cheese carrot cupcakes for Grandma’s birthday. On the same day! They share a birthday. 

    This was just in June!

    In July . . .

    It was the fourth of July chocolate
    peanut butter cream pie. 

    Tia’s ice-cream birthday bar. I circled back to the marshmallow table a few times!

    Just one week later was Abuela’s bundt cake. 

    I successfully completed a sweet, sweet summer. I was sad it would be over. But then I remembered . . .

    Back-To-School Night! 

    I can’t wait to see what sweet treats there are to eat!

  39. Elizabeth Meyer Zu Heringdorf says:
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    Ice Cream Nightmare
    by Elizabeth Meyer zu Heringdorf
    90 words
    ice cream shoppe, orange, plunge, generously

    When Maeve came in
    The ice cream shoppe
    The list of flavors
    Made her stop.
    “Chicken Cream”
    and “Green Bean Swirl”?
    “Alpo Crunch”?
    I want to hurl.
    But then she saw
    a big surprise:
    “Eat a Bowl
    And Win a Prize!”
    Maeve took the plunge,
    And ordered quick.
    A scoop of orange
    “Cheddar Stick.”
    She held her breath
    And ate it whole.
    And generously
    Cleaned the bowl.
    Then she awoke.
    A dream deferred!
    Where was the prize?
    And then she heard:
    “Morning, darling!
    Come downstairs!
    We’re having scrambled
    Earwax hairs!”

  40. Deborah Buschman says:
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    Deb Buschman
    Week #7
    98 Words
    Lake Wanganunga/Exploding/Plunge/Carefully

    LAKE WANGANUNGA GOES WILD
    By Deb Buschman

    Willy plunged into Lake Wanganunga. He carefully searched the bottom then exploded through the surface. “Look, I found a treasure!”
    “Treasure? Impossible,” said his brother.
    “You’re wrong,” said Willy.
    Up and down he went. Piece by piece Willy’s pile grew and grew and grew.
    No one paid any attention.
    “Look!” Willy shouted. “A plug. I wonder what it’s for,”
    “Did you say plug? Oh no!” everyone yelled.
    As they went wild running around. Lake Wanganunga drained inch by inch.
    Willy plunged back in and carefully replaced the plug.
    When he exploded through the surface, they all cheered wildly.

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    THE SUMMER THE LOCH NESS MONSTER RAN AWAY
    By Royal Baysinger
    206 words
    Lake Wanganunga / Dazzling / Plunge / Carefully

    Summer had come to the Scottish Highlands, and Nessie was busy planning her escape.

    She was tired of avoiding the crowds of tourists who flocked to Loch Ness, year after year, trying to get a glimpse of her.

    She needed a break!

    She pulled out her ancient world map, careful not to smudge the ink as she traced her wet tail to the furthest destination she could find:

    Lake Wanganunga, a dazzling mountaintop lake in the hidden kingdom of Kookoomunga!

    She packed her things in a fashionable valise and was on her way. But to her dismay, she soon discovered that paranormal investigators are everywhere! It took some fancy flipperwork to avoid them all!

    She tiptoed behind tourists tailing werewolves in Hungary.
    She hurtled from hunters stalking vampires in Romania.
    She slipped by scientists chasing UFOs in Albania.
    She edged around enthusiasts pursuing ghosts in Iran.
    She crept past climbers tracking yetis in Nepal.

    But after weeks of close calls, she finally made it! Lake Wanganunga! She plunged into the safety of the brilliant waters.

    And as she floated, enjoying the silence, she knew she would never leave. Pesky humans were everywhere, but not in Kookoomunga. And so, she was never seen in Scotland ever again.

  42. sarapetersohn says:
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    Susanna, thank you so much for inviting us all to this challenge! It’s been helpful and inspiring:)

    Sweet 4th of July
    by Sara Petersohn
    89 words
    4th of July, exploding, rain, heartily

    This was the best ever
    4th of July,
    when ice cream bars
    fell from the sky.

    For all of us kids
    it was chocolate bliss.
    How did it happen?
    It happened like this:

    A chopper en route
    to the Coast Guard base
    was carrying ice cream
    treats by the case.

    Fireworks went up
    from our little Maine town,
    exploding near the cargo,
    making ice cream treats rain down.

    The pilot looked surprised,
    then heartily he laughed.
    He waved to all us kids
    and flew off in his aircraft.

  43. Haley Hendrickson says:
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    Lily’s First Fourth
    By Haley Hendrickson
    Word Count: 235
    4th of July/ dazzling / bear / successfully

    All her life (all 5 ½ years of it that is!) Lily had dreamt of the time when she would be old enough to stay up for the fireworks on the 4th of July. She couldn’t bear it if she missed it again this year!

    The day started off with the Patriotic Parade. Lily watched the floats and musicians march down Main Street waving her own little red, white & blue. She loved everything about America’s Independence Day.

    After the parade, her family invited neighbors and friends over for a big potluck lunch. The kids would all race around the backyard, with watermelon juice dripping off their chins, until the moms and dads would declare it was time for a little rest. Everyone who wanted to stay up late for the fireworks had to take a nap. That was the rule!

    Lily thought there was no way she’d be able to snooze even a smidge but next thing she knew- her dad was gently nudging her awake. It was time to go to the lake for the fireworks show!

    Laying on their old picnic quilt, Lily gazes up at the darkening sky. Any minute now the dazzling display would begin….BOOM! BOOM! Crackle..whizz! Cheers erupt all around and the National Anthem begins to play. Lily smiles, knowing she has successfully made it to her first 4th of July fireworks. It’s one she will never forget!

  45. Susanna Leonard Hill says:
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    POSTED FOR DAWN

    Dawn Renee Young
    Mix-n-Match
    THE BIG PLUNGE
    WC-99
    the ice cream shoppe / crooked / plunge / generously

    Ginger Giraffe had a new job at the ice cream shoppe.
    She was excited to wait on her first customer.
    In walked Lilly Lion.
    “May I help you?” asked Ginger.
    “I’d like a scoop of Moose Tracks,” said Lilly.
    Ginger generously scooped a big clump into a cone.
    She handed the crooked cone to Lilly.
    Lilly stuck out her tongue to taste her yummy treat.
    All at once the ice cream took a plunge to the floor.
    “Oh no,” cried Ginger. “I guess I need more practice.”
    “Try again,” said Lilly. “But I’ll take a bowl and spoon instead.

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