Last weekend, Evie was talking to K (our new foster brother) about his “birthday party” on Halloween night. (his birthday isn’t REALLY on Halloween; he just likes to imagine it so.) They got busy making posters and hanging them up around the house. (see images, below). I started to make one as well, but then I thought, ‘i wish this was more widely spread, K seems so excited about it, and Evelyn is being so nice about it.’ Suddenly, I had an idea: to make a newspaper!
I decided to call my newspaper The Weekly Reporter. I had this idea before, but had never had really gotten to it. This time, I wrote down news. I realized this doesn’t seem like front-page news since it’s really imaginary. So, I decided to ask Dad, ‘what is something BIG happening in our lives?’ that’s when he told me about our back porch being built. I said ‘thanks dad’… and headed upstairs to write my first article. About 1/2 hour later, I was ready to publish it. I asked Dad if I could use his printer. He said yes. But first, I needed to edit it. I took a small bottle of white-out, and dabbed out all the scribbled out spots and mistakes. Now, it was ready to be published.
I made two copies: one for us, and one for the Bakkes (our friends and neighbors). The next morning, I delivered it (Dad helped me take it to the Bakkes). The Weekly Reporter was a BIG SUCCESS. My friends loved it, and Mom & Dad loved it too. I’m planning to build out another one, too.
What’s next for The Weekly Reporter? I don’t know… but don’t be surprised if I ask you for an interview!
