Prairie Evers (2012)
“I told myself that was the silver lining in the cloud. Grammy always told me to look for the good even in bad situations. It’s a challenge, but pretty often you can find something if you look hard.
Not always, though. I’d looked and looked for the good in Grammy moving back to Vine’s Cove, but I couldn’t see it. I could’ve put “meeting Ivy” in the good column, only I didn’t see why Grammy would’ve had to leave for me to do that. It seemed like Mama and Daddy were going to send me to school anyw...ay. I could’ve put “getting mail in the mailbox,” which I did love, but I’d have loved Grammy being here in person even better. I could’ve put “chickens” down on the silver-lining list, but I might have thought of that anyway.
Then again, I might not.
So I guess that’s it, the silver lining in my cloud of Grammy’s moving: my hens and Fiddle. Even on the worst day you ever had—a day when your favorite shirt’s in the wash and you almost miss the bus because you spent so much time looking for it, a day when your best friend misses school because she’s got the flu—it’s hard not to get a kick out of a chicken.MoreLess
Not always, though. I’d looked and looked for the good in Grammy moving back to Vine’s Cove, but I couldn’t see it. I could’ve put “meeting Ivy” in the good column, only I didn’t see why Grammy would’ve had to leave for me to do that. It seemed like Mama and Daddy were going to send me to school anyw...ay. I could’ve put “getting mail in the mailbox,” which I did love, but I’d have loved Grammy being here in person even better. I could’ve put “chickens” down on the silver-lining list, but I might have thought of that anyway.
Then again, I might not.
So I guess that’s it, the silver lining in my cloud of Grammy’s moving: my hens and Fiddle. Even on the worst day you ever had—a day when your favorite shirt’s in the wash and you almost miss the bus because you spent so much time looking for it, a day when your best friend misses school because she’s got the flu—it’s hard not to get a kick out of a chicken.MoreLess
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