ᚴᛟ, ᛁ ᚹᛟᚳᛏ ᛚᚴ ᚠᚱᛁᛞᛖ. ᛏ ᚹ ᚾᛇᚴ ᛏ ᚷᛏ ᚳᛚᛟᛇ ᛟᚾ ᛏ ᛚᛟᛝ, ᚫᚱᛄᚢᚴ ᛄᚾᛇ. ᛗ ᚴᛏᛚ ᚹᛖᛏᛝ ᚹᚾ ᚠᛚ ᚷᚱᛖᛞ ᚠᚱ ᚴ ᚴᛗᚴᛏ, ᚻᚹ ᚳᛞ ᛈᛏᚾᛚᛇ ᚳᛇᛈ ᛗᛇ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛗᛁ ᛞᛈᛚᛟᛗᚫ, ᛒᛏ ᛗ ᚫᛈᛏᛗᚴᛏᚳ.
ᛁ ᚳᛚᛇ ᚹᛟᚳ ᛚᚴ ᚠᚱᛁᛞᛖ ᚴᛏᚾ ᛏ ᛁ ᚹᛞᚾᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛖᛒᛚ ᛏ ᚹᚫᚳ. ᚴᛇ, ᚻᚹᚾ ᛁ ᛏᛟᚳᛏ ᛏ ᛗᛁ ᛞᛁ ᛗᚾᚦᚴ ᛒᛇᚠᛟᚱ, ᚻᛇ ᚻᛞ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᛗᛇ ᛏ "ᚱᛇᚦᛝ ᚷᛞ ᛏ go", ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᚴᛏ ᚱᛇᚦᛝ graduation-related ᚴᛁᛞ ᚾᛞ ᚹᚾᛏ ᛒᛏ ᛗᛁ ᛒᚾᚴ. ᛁ ᚴᛏᚫᚱᛏᛞ ᚷᛏᛝ ᛖ ᛚᛏᛚ ᚾᚴ ᛚᚴ ᚹᛇᚳ ᚾᛞ ᛇᛗᛖᛚᛞ ᛇ ᚴᚳᚱᛏᚱᛇ ᛇ CS ᛞᛈᚫᚱᛏᛗᚾᛏ ᛏ ᚴᛇ ᚠ ᚱᛇᚦᛝ ᚹ ᚾ ᛟᚱᛞ.
ᛁ ᛞᚾᛏ ᚻᛇᚱ ᚾᛇᚦᛝ ᛒᚳ. ᛏ ᚳᚾᚴᚾᛞ ᛗᛇ, ᚴᛟ ᛁ ᛇᛗᛖᛚᛞ ᛗᛁ ᛞᛁ ᛏ ᚴᚳ ᛗ. ᚻᛇ ᚱᛇᛈᛚᛁᛞ ᛟᚾ ᚠᚱᛁᛞᛖ ᛗᛟᚱᚾᛝ ᚴᛖᛝ ᚴᛗᚦᛝ ᛚᛁᚳ "ᚣᚢᛚ ᛒᛇ ᚠᚾ ... ᛄᚴᛏ ᚳ ᚣᚱ ᚱᚠᚳᛖᚾ ᛇᛗᛖᛚ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛇ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ department." ᛇ ᛏᚱᛒᛚ ᚹ, ᛁ ᚻᛞ ᚾᛟ ᛇᛗᛖᛚ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛇ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ ᛞᛈᚫᚱᛏᛗᚾᛏ. ᛁ ᚻᛞ ᚾ ᚻᛞ ᚾᛇ ᚾᚳᚾ ᚹ ᛗ, ᚻᚹᛏᚴᛟ. ᛖ ᚳᚹᚳ ᚳ ᛇ ᚴᚳᚢᛚ ᚹᛒᚴᛁᛏ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᛗᛇ ᛏ ᛁ ᚹ ᚴᛈᛟᛞ ᛏ ᚻ ᚴᚾᛏ ᚾ ᛖ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ ᛈᛚᚳᛖᚾ ᚠᛟᚱᛗ ᚾᛞ $30 ᛏ ᛗ ᛒᛁ ᛇ 3rd ᚫᚳᛏᛟᛒ.
ᛁ ᚹ ᚴᛏᚾ ᛏ ᛁ ᚹ ᚴᚳᚱᚢᛞ. ᛁ ᛏᚱᛁᛞ ᚳᛟᛚᛝ ᛇ ᚴᚳᚢᛚ, ᛒᛏ ᛟᛚ ᛇ ᛈᛇᛈᛚ ᚻᚢ ᚹᛞ ᚾᛟ ᚾᛇ ᚾᚴ ᚹ ᛏ ᛖ ᚱᛇᚻᚴᛚ (ᚻᚹᛏ ᛁ ᚴᚢᛗᛞ ᚹ ᛖ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ ᚱᛇᚻᚴᛚ ᚾᚫᛚᛝ ᛟᛚ ᛇ ᚷᚱᛄᚢᛖᛏᚴ ᚻᚹ, ᛏ ᛏᚾ ᛏ, ᚹ ᚾᚫᛏ ᛇ case). ᚳᛗᚾᚴᛗᚾᛏ ᚹ ᛏ 2, ᚴᛟ ᚹᛇ ᛞᚴᛁᛞᛞ ᛏ ᛞᚱᛁ ᛈ ᛏ ᚹᛒ ᚾᛇᚹᛖ ᚾᛞ ᚴᛇ ᚻᚹᛏ ᚹᛇ ᚳᛞ ᚠᚷᚣ ᛏ. ᚹᛇ ᛚᚠᛏ ᚾ 9:30 ᚾᛞ ᚷᚫᛏ ᚱ ᛒᛏ 11.
ᛁ ᚹᚾᛏ ᚾᛏ ᛇ ᚴᛏᚢᛞᚾᛏ ᚴᚴ ᛒᛚᛞᛝ ᛏ ᛇ ᚱᛄᚴᛏᚱᚫᚱ ᚹᚾᛞᛟ ᚾᛞ ᚴᛏ ᚻᚹᛏ, ᚠ ᚾᛇᚦᛝ, ᛁ ᚳᛞ ᛞᚢ. ᛇ ᚳᛏ ᚻ ᚳᛗᛈᚣᚢᛏ ᚾᛞ ᚱᚠᛁᛞ ᛏ ᚣᚴ, ᛁ ᚹ ᚾᚫᛏ ᚴᛁᚾᛞ ᛈ ᚠᚱ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ. ᛏᛟᛏᛚ ᛒᛗ. ᚾ ᛇ ᚴᛞ ᛇᛞ ᚷᚱᛒ ᚴᛗᚹᚾ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛇ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ ᛞᛈᚫᚱᛏᛗᚾᛏ (ᚾ ᚱᛇᛏᚾᛞ ᚠᚱᛗ rehearsal).
ᛇ ᚠᚴᛏ ᚦᛝ ᛇ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ ᛚᛖᛞᛇ ᚴᛞ ᚹ "Don't ᚹᛇ, ᚣᚢ ᚳᚾ walk!" ᛏᚴ ᛚᛁᚳ ᛇ ᚱᛇᛞ ᛗᛁ ᛗᛁᚾᛞ. ᛏ ᛏ ᛗᛟᛗᚾᛏ ᛟᛚ ᛗᛁ ᛝᛁᛏᛇ ᛗᛚᛏᛞ ᚹᛖ. ᛇ ᚻᚾᛞᛞ ᛗᛇ ᛖ ᚠᛟᚱᛗ (ᛇ ᚹᚾ ᛁ ᛞ ᚻ ᚻᚾᛞᛞ ᚾ ᛗᚾᚦᚴ ᛚᛇ) ᚾᛞ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᛗᛇ ᛏ ᚷᛟ ᛈ ᚾᛞ ᛈᛖ ᛇ $30 ᛏ ᛇ ᚳᚱ, ᚻᚢ ᚹᛞ ᚾ ᚴᛏᛗᛈ ᛇ ᚠᛟᚱᛗ, ᚾᛞ ᛒᚱᛝ ᛏ ᛒᚳ. ᛁ ᛞᛞ ᛇ ᚴᛏ.
ᚻᚹᚾ ᛁ ᚳᛖᛗ ᛒᚳ, ᛇ ᚷᚱᛄᚹᛖᚾ ᛚᛖᛞᛇ ᚹ ᚷᛟᚾ, ᛒᛏ ᛇ ᚱᛄᚴᛏᚱᚫᚱ ᚹ ᚴᛏᛚ ᚱ ᚾᛞ ᚴᛏᚫᚱᛏᛞ ᛈᛏᛝ ᛗᛁ ᚾᚠᛟᚱᛗᛖᚾ ᚾᛏ ᛇ ᚳᛗᛈᚣᚢᛏ. ᛇ ᚹ ᛗᛖᚳᛝ ᚴᛗᛟᛚᛏᛟᚳ ᚾᛞ ᚴᛞ "Marston? ᛞᚢ ᚣᚢ ᚾᛟ ᛖ ᚾᛟᚱᛗᚾ Marston?" ᛁ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᚻ ᛏ ᚣᚴ, ᛁ ᛞᛞ, ᛒᛏ ᛁ ᛞᚾᛏ ᚾᛟ ᚠ ᚻᛇ ᚹ ᛇ ᚹᚾ ᛇ ᚹ ᚦᛝᚳᛝ . ᛇ ᚳᛞᚾ ᚱᛇᛗᛗᛒ ᚻ ᚹᛁᚠᚴ ᚾᛖᛗ (ᚻᚹ ᚹᛞ ᛒᛇ ᛗᛁ ᛟᚾᛏ ᚳᛟᚾᛇ) ᛒᛏ ᚴᛞᛚᛇ ᛇ ᚻᛞ ᚻᛞ ᛏ ᚻᛇ ᚻᛞ ᛈᚴᛏ ᚹᛖ. ᛁ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᚻ ᛏ ᚻᛇ ᛗᛁ ᛝᚳᛚ, ᚾᛞ ᛇ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᛗᛇ ᚻ "ᚹᛇ" ᛚᛞ ᛗ ᚾᛞ ᛗᚴᛏ ᛗ (I ᚴᚢᛗ ᛇ "ᚹᛇ" ᚹ ᚻ ᚾᛞ ᚱᛇᚴ acquaintances). ᛏ ᚹ ᚾᛇᚴ ᛏ ᚻᛇᚱ ᚴᛟ ᛗᚾᛇ ᚾᛇᚴ ᚦᛝ ᛒᛏ ᛗ.
ᛇ ᚠᚾᛏ ᚾᛞ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᛗᛇ ᛏ ᛗᛇᛏ ᛇ ᚳᛗᛈᚣᚢᛏ ᚴᛁᚾᚴ ᛞᛈᚫᚱᛏᛗᚾᛏ ᛏ ᛈᛟᚱᛏᛚ 19. ᛇ ᛗᚾᚾᛞ ᚾ ᛈᚴᛝ ᛏ ᛁ ᚹᛞᚾᛏ ᛒᛇ ᚾ ᛇ ᛈᚱᛟᚷᚱᛗ. ᛏ ᚹ ᚻᚹᛏ ᛇ ᚫᚳᛏᛟᛒ ᛞᛞᛚᛁᚾ ᚹ ᚠᚱ, ᛒᛏ ᛏ ᛗᛁ ᚾᛖᛗ ᚹᛞ ᛒᛇ ᚾ ᛇ ᚴᛈᛝ 2009 ᚳᛗᚾᚴᛗᚾᛏ ᛈᚱᛟᚷᚱᛗ, ᚠ ᛁ ᚹᛟᚾᛏᛞ ᛏ ᚷᛏ ᛖ ᚳᚫᛈᛇ.
ᚠᛏ ᛏ ᛇ ᚷᛚ ᚾᛞ ᛁ ᚻᛞᛞ ᛞᚾ ᛏ ᛇ <a href="http://www.treehousemuseum.org/home.html">Children's Treehouse Museum</a> ᚾᛞ ᚻᛝ ᛏ ᚾᛏᛚ ᛏ ᚹ ᛏᛁᛗ ᛏ ᛗᛇᛏ ᛏ ᛇ ᛞᛇ ᛇᚾᛏ ᚴᚾ.
ᛏ ᚹ ᛟᛚ ᛈᚱᛏᛇ ᚾᛇᚾᛏᚠᛚ ᚠᛏ ᛏ. ᛁ ᛗᛏ ᛈ ᚹ 3 ᚷᛁ ᚻᚢ ᚻᛞ ᛏᛖᚳᚾ ᛇ CS ᚳᚴᛏᚾᚾ ᚳᛟᚱᚴ ᛏ ᛇ SLCC ᚳᛗᛈᚴ ᚹ ᛗᛇ. ᚹᚾ ᛗ ᚻᛞ ᚾ ᚴᛏ ᚠᛏ ᛟᚾ ᛇ ᚳᛗᛈᚴ ᚾᛏᛚ ᛏ ᛞᛖ ᚾᛞ ᚹ ᛗᛈᚱᚴᛏ ᛏ ᛇ ᚴᛁ ᛇ ᚣᚢᚾᚴᛏᛇ.
ᚠᛏ ᛏ ᚹ ᛟᛚ ᛟ ᛇ ᚷᛚ ᚾᛞ ᛁ (ᛚᛟᛝ ᚹ Jena's ᛗᚫᛗ) ᚹᚾᛏ ᛏ ᛇ ᚦᛇᚾᛇᚾ ᛟᚾ ᚻᚴᛏᛟᚱᚳ 25th ᚴᛏᚱᛇᛏ. ᛗᚾ, ᛁ ᛚ ᛏ ᛈᛚᛖᚴ. Jena's ᛗᚫᛗ ᛈᛖᛞ ᚠᚱ ᛞᚾ (ᚦᛝᚳᚴ, Leslie!) ᚾᛞ ᚾ ᚹᛇ ᚻᛞᛞ ᛒᚳ ᛏ ᛇ Treehouse ᚠᚱ ᚾ ᚱ ᚴᛟ.
All-in-all ᛏ ᚹ ᛖ ᚱᛇ ᚾᛄᛒᛚ ᛞᛖ. ᛏ ᚴᛏᚫᚱᛏᛞ ᛏ ᚴᛏᚱᚴᚠᛚ, ᛒᛏ ᚳᛞᚾ ᚻ ᚾᛞᛞ ᛒᛏ.