WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from the big blue sky and the pretty purple lilacs,

from cuddly Boxer puppies and riding glistening unicycles

and red M&M’s

I am from the sappy maple trees in my backyard

and pretty blue vast oceans, the good smelling lilacs that grow in the pasture and grazing horses

I am from Aquabogon, from Erik, Jamseie, Matthew, Georgia, and James,

I am from trips to other states with my family and

camping in Lincoln

From “Say please and thank you” And “Say excuse me”

I am from Parkview in Maine, Shepard’s Pie and Spaghetti

I am from a scrapbook in the attic that no one actually looks at

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from the warm jam painted toast I eat in the morning,

and the water bottle sitting on my desk at school that keeps me hydrated

From Subzero and theTimex watch I wear every single school day

I am from the white apartment that’s filled with candles

I am from birch trees in the woods by my dads house,

the chipmunks that scurry around outside that my cat watches

I am from Christmas at my uncles and aunts house

and my funny family, from Toby, Heather, from McGrath, and Jordan

I am from Aquabogan and Funtown SplashTown

From “Say excuse me” and “Use please and thank you”

I am from Maine, eating big red lobsters, and my mom eating salads

I am from the books and the toys on the shelf in my room

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from flat screen TV’s and exciting PS3

From Lays potato chips and Sony

I am from laying in the sun, playing with my cat,

staring at the moon, and climbing trees

From the brown fence that borders the lawn, and the ash trees surrounding my house

I am from eating turkey on Thanksgiving and a great sense of humor

From Rachel and Nate, and Gavin

I am from connect sports and going for long walks down our road

From “Clean your room” and “Feed the dogs and cats”

I am from Park-View, and Maine, from boiled shrimp, and chopped steak

From the family pictures packed in boxes in the attic

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from twirling Batons and pedaling unicycles

I am from rainbow Skittles, Target, and Gap

I am from the white snow that blows

the red roses growing in the garden store

From the venus fly trap I watered, and the sunflowers near my cousin’s house

I am from the yellow dandelions in the field, the green trees I climb

I am from the rollercoaster at Funtown and salty fries at the Topsham fair

From Tina and Matt and Taylor

I am from bike rides down the tar road,

and walking on the path.

From “use nice words” and “keep your hands to yourself”

I am from Maine, and pepperoni pizza,

from the grilled cheese that nana makes

I am from picture books filled with memories

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from Diary Of A Wimpy Kid and the running shoes I get from Target

I am from shopping at Goodwill and eating chocolate skittles

I am from watching the moon while my dad BBQ’s

I am from the grass that I walk in with bare feet

And the wild flowers I pick for my mom

I am from painted easter eggs, and caring for my baby sister

I am from Meagan and Todd

And Abigail and Haley

I am from rollerskating with my family

And going to the fair with my friends

I am from “Chew with your mouth closed” and “Don’t slam your door”

I am from Maine and the shepherds pie my mom makes

And pork chops with teriaki sauce

I am from the living room wall where my baby pictures hang

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from skiing in Lost Valley, and riding unicycles at WOW camp

From vanilla ice-cream at Cold Stone, City and Viking Playmobile men

I am from the two story, tan house, looking at the bright stars with my cousins

From gazing for Rudolf on Christmas Eve with my family, and being cared about by mom and dad

From Mark and Karen and Ella, Bergeron and Smith

I am from watching movies with my mom and dad curled up on the couch, and cruising down Fox Hole

From “No monsters” and “Santa is real”

I’m from Maine, juicy turkey , and creamy whoopee pies that make a mess

I am from the photo album where all my family pictures are kept safe

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from Woodside One Wheelers

circus balls and unicycles

From summer bike rides with my dad

Mongoose and Honey Nut Cheerios

I am from the scent of vanilla

and the white-tailed deer hopping the trails

looking for perfect pine trees

I am from celebrating Christmas Eve with my family,

Talented bowlers, catchers, and pitchers

From Jane and Matt, and Ben

I am from Funtown/Splashtown in the summer,

and Hershey Park

From “Say please and thank you” and “Be kind”

I am from Parkview, meaty spaghetti, and cooked chicken

from the hutch where we keep our special gifts

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from fishing poles and skiis

From Moosehead Lake and Trackxs

I am from the farm next door and the country fields

I am from the bass in the lake, the red squirrels that get in my Grampy’s shed

I am from cabin camping at Moosehead

and snowshoeing and ice fishing

I am from Shane, Cory, Ethan, and Cole

From Minchim, and Pottle

I am from tag games on the lawn and video games in my big brothers room

From “Don’t chew with your mouth open” and

“Say please and thank you”

I am from Maine, and hot tacos and Bison hamburgers from the grill

I am from Cub Scouts, and Martial Arts,

And the trophies standing on the shelf over my bed.

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from colorful Skittles and unicycles

From Nascar , Dunkin Donuts, and the Boot and Buckle

I am from the colorful girl who wears bright orange on dreary days

From birch trees in my backyard

and morning birds perching on their branches

I am from Christmas and opening stockings first

From long car rides with my parents

I am from Nicole and Phil

And Cloutier

I am from northern shining lakes

From cuddling with my mommy and daddy and watching movies

I am from “I love you” and “Tell the truth”

From Mid coast and Maine

From chicken mistake that tasted good,

and the homemade pizza we make in the kitchen

I am from my cork board where all my pictures and horse ribbons

hang from the wall

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from expensive iPhones and NCAA Basketballs,

from cookie dough Gelato’s and hot sauce and Dick’s

I am from the big brown three-level house,

from the sly fox and round stumps,

and the gooey frog pond

I am from travel and fun, kindness, and sports

I am from Anna and Pat and Jill

I am from running races and shooting hoops

From “never smoke”, and “don’t be a bad sport”

I’m from Mid Coast, and crispy meatloaf, and crunchy chicken nuggets

From the wooden shelf in my room filled with basketball trophies and school pictures

WhERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from dirt bikes and jump ropes,

from Borders and Gamestop

I am from the happy home on River Rd

I am from bright and hot,

and the green pine trees

I am from playing on the hammock

and being respectful and funny

From Michelle, Erick, Bonnie, and Damon

I am from the blue metal snowshoes and sledding with grammy

I am from “Clean up your room”

And “Eat with your mouth closed”

I am from Maine, and macaroni and cheese

and grilled hamburgers with ketchup

I am from the pictures of my family hanging on the bedroom wall

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from green circus balls and flat screen TV’s

From Peanut Butter Cups, and the Boot and Buckle

I am from the peaceful neighbor where I hear chickadees and finches

from black snakes and grey sharks

and the birch tree in my backyard

I am from always going to my aunts for Christmas and Thanksgiving

from watching scary movies with my family on Saturday night

I am from funny and nice

I am from Therryn and Cheri, Cate and Smith

From eating out at Wendy’s and watching Survivor

I am from “don’t smoke” and “be nice to people”

from the state of Maine, plain tacos with cheese that my mom makes, and marble cake

I am from the cupboard in my bedroom that holds

my soccer, basketball, and baseball trophies

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from playing my Ps3 and listening to my iPod

From buying games from GameSpot

I am from playing video games and working on Gizmos

I am from digging in the dirt and collecting rocks

I am from traveling on holidays

And listening to family comedy

From Lisa, and Tom, and Tommy

I am from entertaining Si -Fi movies

And driving to South Portland

to visit the comic book store

From “Don’t do drugs” and

“Don’t play with guns or knives”

I’m from the hospital in Portland, from hot dogs and Fanta orange

and hawaiian pizza

I am from the wall in the living-room where pictures

of family trips are hanging

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from sparkly high heels and colorful headbands

From shopping at Justice and J.C. Penny

I am from my bright sunny yard filled with white daisies and pink tulips

From family gathered at Christmas

And my mom and her silly faces

I am from Dolores, and Tim

From Burns and Soule

I am from swimming and splashing and kayaking the calm river

From “Never give up” And “Always do your best”

I’m from Park-View and Velveta noodles, and pepperoni pizza at Little Caesars

I am from the special scrapbooks my mom makes

and the bureau filled with my pictures and cards

WHERE I'M FROM

Where I’m From

I am from Diary Of A Wimpy Kid and the running shoes I get from Target

from shopping at Goodwill and eating chocolate skittles

I am from watching the moon while my dad BBQ’s

I am from the grass that I walk in with bare feet

And the wild flowers I pick for my mom

I am from painted easter eggs, and caring for my baby sister

I am from Meagan and Todd

And Abigail and Haley

I am from rollerskating with my family

And going to the fair with my friends

I am from “Chew with your mouth closed” and “Don’t slam your door”

I am from Maine and the shepherds pie my mom makes

And pork chops with teriaki sauce

I am from the living room wall where my baby pictures hang

Sledding with Grammy

Sledding with Grammy

Me and my grammy thought we should go sledding. When we got to the hill we had to fight to get in the parking lot because it was covered with snow. Then we went up the hill. It was so big we we couldn’t get up the hill. When we got to the top we were looking for a path to go down the hill. Then we found a spot, so, we went down the hill but my grammy jumped off the hill. Then I fell off the sled and went right off in to the snow, then we went back up the hill and we got to the top again before I told my grammy to go on her belly and we went down the hill again but my grammy’s face went into the snow. And when my grammy’s face when into the snow she said “we have to go home” and I said “I do not wan’t to go home right now.” But I went anyway so I got right back to the car when she got the car started, but we could not get away but we did.

I was eating ice cream and sitting at a picnic table at Lake Shore-Lunch. We came in our boat from our camp. When we were heading back to camp, Ella, my sister, was sitting in the front of the bout and making my dad hit waves. So did I. Whenever my dad hit a wave, my sister yelled “weee, this is fun!” When we got back to our camp, my cousins, Austin, Carter, Collin, Justin, Taylor, Ella, and me decided to go swimming. We swam out to our launch pad, a floating trampoline. What we do on the launch pas is push each other off. I came up behind Taylor when he was gong to do a dive and I pushed him off. Hat night we had a campfire. “Can I have two s’mores?” I asked. My dad answered “After I had two s’mores.” I went over to put my crayfish trap in the water. “Make sure to tie it tightly.” Justin Said. “Fourteen!” I said to my cousin Carter. I just caught 14 crayfish in my trap, it was early in the morning and only me and Carter were outside.

My Fractured Foot

My story starts on my 2nd day at wow camp. When I got to wow camp we did 45 minutes juggling. I juggled 3 scarfs. The colors of my scarfs were blue, green, and red. Then I went over to the balls and worked on getting up by myself. The steps to getting on the ball by yourself are: first put one knee on the ball and leave the other foot on the ground. Second: put the other knee on the ball, hint, leave the other knee on the ball. Third: put one foot on the ball then the other, hint, do it fast or you will fall off. Now, back to my story. After I practiced it was time for lunch I had a subway sandwich with a bag of popcorn on the side. After lunch I went to do ball again. When I got up on the ball I fell off and hit my foot! It hurt so bad it felt like someone dropped a huge boulder on my foot!

Snowboarding

The Lamar’s, our neighbors, have a grandson named Alex. Whenever he visits we play. Once, we went to Foreside Hill to snowboard down the hill. When we went there, me, Alex, and Mrs. Lamar talked in the car. When we got there, we had to trudge through the snow to get to the hill. Then we finally got to the hill, Alex sat down on a tree stump. He than said “I’m...so...tired.” With every pause he took a deep breath in and out. I said “Come on! You ready?!” He said “Not...yet.” When we started going down, I was so excited. “Wooooo!” I said as I went down the hill. “Yeah!” Then I wiped out. It was awesome! Alex’s snowboard went slower and farther than mine, so he didn’t wipe out as much. “You done?” I said. “No.” Said Alex. Then we continued. I went down on my back, stomach, and side. Sometimes, I even lost the board! It was so fun! Until we left. On the way back, we talked. We could hear the snowboards banging together in the back. When we got back, we unloaded the snowboards and I told mom about my day.

I went to Irving and I got a milkshake. It tasted like cookies and cream. I went home after that. My daddy and my uncle Ken were spreading sand on the driveway. Lexi was there too, she had her snow pants on. I went home and got my snow pants on too. We went sledding for awhile and then we went up to see my daddy. My daddy asked me and Lexi if we wanted a ride on the ATV. We said yes. We got on and we went fast up and down the driveway. Lexi was yelling “go faster, go faster, go faster”! I had my shake in my mouth, I thought I was going to choke myself to death so I said “Daddy stop the ATV!” So I could set it down on the ground. Then we had to go home. When I got home, mom said “How was AVTing?’ I said “It was fun.” But I have to go to bed, it was tiring and very cold too. I like AVTing.