Fall, 1999
Dear Mrs. Huffman,My name is Ashley. My hair is blondish brown and I am turning 12 in about a month, November 9. I love my birthday, well usually. My birthday a couple of years ago was a little weird, but I think it made me handle difficult things easier. Here's what happened.
About five years ago my dad died right before my 7th birthday. I thought my birthday would be hard enough without my dad around but little did I know things would get much worse! Everybody knew that but me.
Boy was I in for a surprise! My mom's reservations were canceled because the pizza place caught on fire, and that wasn't all I found out. I was pretty close to not getting a cake or presents because my mom didn't have time with the funeral and all.
I eventually did get my presents and my cake, and I have moved through it. Every once and a while we bring up memories of course, but mostly it's in the past. And now when I have hard times I think I handle them much better!
by Ashley
