I had to get up at 6:30 on Thursday. While I dressed in my best outfit, author Cheryl let her daughter's two dogs out in the backyard. They are also staying here. Author Cheryl has a pretty full house! Next we got in the car and drove to Alameda High School where author Cheryl is teaching English. Boy, are those high schoolers ever big! I had to be careful not to get stepped on in the halls.
Author Cheryl's first class came and sat down. They were 11th graders. Some of them were even close to my size. In order to sit at one of the desks, I had to sit on 2 dictionaries! Author Cheryl and the kids are reading the book Forbidden City by William Bell. She is having them write a journal about the book. Wow! That sounds like a lot of work.
When that class finished, author Cheryl and I went out and got in the car again. What a short day at school!
We didn't go back home like I thought we would. Instead we went to downtown Denver and a gigantic place called the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Outside on the lawn were these two huge stick figures as large as the buildings! They were dancing. I found a picture of them after we got home.
We met her Humanities students down there and went to see a play! It was called American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose. The kids laughed a lot during the play, and sometimes I did also. Author Cheryl said that I might be a little young for this play, but that the experience would be good for me. It was different from any other adventure I have had.
We got to go back home once the play was over. Author Cheryl and I played in the backyard with the 2 dogs and her 3-year-old grandson Cameron. Author Cheryl would throw the frisbee and Cameron, the dogs, and I would run after it. Many times we would fall down in the grass and leaves and laugh as the dogs tried to lick our faces! Ugh!
Author Cheryl then took Cameron and me to the football game. Her husband's team was playing her school's team! We had to cheer for both sides. I just followed Cameron and clapped when he clapped. Cameron and I also danced when the band played. We had to go home before the game was over, but not before author Cheryl bought us each a hotdog for supper.
After a good night's sleep, author Cheryl says it's time for me to go and meet her sister Sheila in Texas. I've never been to Texas, but author Cheryl says that it is warmer there than in Colorado during the fall. I can't wait to get there and see what adventures Sheila will take me on.
Did I mention that author Cheryl wrote Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend? She gave my Girl Scout troop a writing workshop and that is how we met her. Thank you, Author Cheryl for letting me visit with you and for taking me to all those wonderful places.
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