Week 17-Month without TV?

If I had to give up TV for a month I think I could do it. This year I have been so busy I just haven't had the time to watch TV. During Cross Country I would come home and do my homework after practice. On the weekends I'd hang out with my friends when I didn't have a meet. Same thing for basketball now, I have no time. Of course I have my show that I just have to watch but I normally miss it because of games. Instead of watching TV I would go do something with my friends or if they can't hang out I play basketball with Danielle. Christine, Danielle and I play poker all the time. We play 13, Texas Hold 'Em, 21 and a bunch of other card games. I absolutley love to read so I do that instead of watching TV. If Danielle and Christine are somewhere or none of my friends can hang out there is always the phone. I talk on the phone a lot, I will talk to James on the phone instead of TV. One year at the beginning of Decemeber my dad made a bet with the three of us. We could not watch TV until New Year's Eve. Danielle and I did it, and made 20 bucks off of it. There are many things that people can do besides watching TV, they just have to be creative about it.

Week 16- My Sisters

Out of four kids, I'm in the middle. I have three sisters, one older and two younger. Growing up with three sisters has it advantages and definately its disadvantages. I never got lonely around the house, if I wanted to do something with someone I had Abby, Danielle and Christine. Though when I was 9 she was 13 and too cool for me. But Abby and I still hang out a lot, even though she is in college. Danielle and Christine are only 2 years younger than me so they never were too cool for me. I didn't get a lot of time to myself. It is still a rare occasion that I get the house to myself. Some weekends I wouldn't be able to hang out with my friends because I had to baby-sit the twins. They do get on my nerves sometimes but I love my sisters to death. They're like my best friends that I can't get rid of.

Week 15-My Inspiration

Dear Wilma Rudolph,
I admire at what you did with your life. Whenever I am doing something I think I can't or I say that it is too hard I remember what you accomplished. Even with polio as a child you never gave up. You wanted to run so you worked as hard as you could to overcome it, and you did. You beat polio. I did a book report about you a few years ago and I was amazed at what you went through. Running was your dream, you did everything you could to achieve it. I love running a lot too, it is my favorite thing to do. I know that I probably won't be an Olympic runner but I'm going to try to get in the Olympics. I know it is isn't impossible, my aunt went in long distance. I just want to be the best I can be in sprinting. You've definately shown me that when you want something really bad you can get it if you work hard.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Wigginton