Dani's Maybe Daily Blog

(Left to Right: Luke, Kayleigh, Sam, Me, Leah, Katelyn) This is a picture of a whole bunch of fake people, except me.  This past summer, I went on a volunteer trip thing in Charleston West Virginia. Charleston is located in Kanawha county; the pronunciation is still up in the air. Anyhow, we were volunteering to help build stuff for people. Some painted homes, some built decks, some did siding, and I tore down a room then started to rebuild it. Helping these different families in need was fulfilling but boy was it hard work. We arrived at our family’s houses at 7 every morning and left around 5, or later. On the last day, I was there until 8:30. We labored away in the blistering July sun all day. Working on the roof in my stylish overalls didn’t help the situation. Nevertheless, we persevered through the week of calorie-burning work. When it was finally time to return back to the shelter, it didn’t seem to get much better. Us and three other groups had set up camp in a hug...

I had just started 3 rd grade after a long summer break. I was starting to get comfortable with waking up at 7 every morning and sitting in a boring classroom until 3 then being free on the weekends. That is until my mother picked me up from school on the second Friday of the school year. “Surprise!” she said, “We’re going to Disney!” We packed our bags and drove down Saturday. I was excited. It was mom, sister, me, and a cousin that lives near us. We started the gruesome drive on Saturday morning and finally reached our destination on Sunday afternoon. There, we met up with Granny and another cousin that lives in Florida near her. Us 6 girls in two hotels room provided for a crazy Sunday afternoon. One moment we would be screeching at each other, the next we would be laughing together. It was fun, but it had to end at a relatively early time because we had a huge week ahead of us. The next morning everyone was up bright and early. We quickly got ready and by the time we reach...