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She looked longingly at her Monkey Bars.

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Sarah wanted nothing more than to go outside and play.
It was finally warm and not cold and muddy.


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"Hi mom, I'm home." Sarah announced skipping in the front door.

Sarah was pleased that her 8 yrs old nose smelled fresh baked cookies in the air.

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Sarah gave her mom a big hug.

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"I love you mom!"

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"I love you too sweetheart!"



Sarah then tossed her backpack containing the hideous homework into her bedroom.

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Sarah pulled the bedroom door closed with a soft "click" sealing
the nasty homework in prison.

Sarah ran down the hallway and into the kitchen with it's large windows.
The sunlight, streaming through them as she burst into the room.
Her mom was taking a fresh batch of delicious looking, chocolate chip
cookies out of the oven. Then replaced it with another pan of raw
cookies to bake.
Her mom scooped the baked cookies off of the cookie sheet with a
spatula and on to a plate to cool.

Sarah hopped up onto her favorite bar stool and leaned over
the fresh baked cookies, taking in a big sniff of the
best aroma in the world.

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Her mother sat a cold glass of milk down in front of her and gave
her a napkin."Go ahead," her mom said. “Get ‘em while they’re hot.”

"Mmmmm, thanks mom," Sarah said. She grabbed a
warm, gooey, chocolate chip cookie and took a bite that
did not disappoint. Her mom was a great cook.
"Are they good?" her mom asked.
"Mmmmm, the best! Your the best cook in the whole world," Sarah said.
Then grabbing the cold glass of milk to wash down the warm, sweet,
gooey, cookie, freeing up her taste bud's for more cookies.

"Do you have homework today?" her mother asked her.
Like she did everyday after school.

Sarah slumped a little on her bar stool with her face still in the glass of milk,
emm mmmm, and shook her head yes, splashing
some of the milk up her nose on accident.

"We will get your homework done right after you have your snack.
"It is always best to get it done right away and then?"
her mother paused; waiting for Sarah to finish the words that
she knew by heart, having heard them since she first started school
three whole years ago. "then it's out of the way," Sarah said with a sigh.

Sarah felt deflated; she did not want to do her stupid
homework right now. She wanted to go out and play. It was
finally nice and sunny out after the long winter.

Please mom, can I just do it a little later?" She gave her mom
her best puppy dog face with pouty lower lip.

"No, no sweety. Get it done right away and then it is out of the way."
her mom repeated.

Sarah flopped her head onto the counter, feeling it's coolness
against her cheek. Just as she was about to protest again,
the doorbell rang.

Sarah perked up a tiny bit at the sound. Perhaps this
would provide her a temporary reprieve from the
detestable homework.

"I will get it," her mother said. " You finish your snack,
then we will hit the books, Get it done right away and then",
her mother paused waiting for Sarah to finish the well known saying
with her, "Get it out of the way." Sarah said with a sigh,
and flobbed her head back down on the counter
as if she had dramatically fainted.



The caller was now knocking loudly on the front door.

"Coming," her mother called down the hall, she took off
her apron and set it on the counter.
"Tell me when the timer goes off, or the cookies will get burned."
Sarah's mom looked at her for confirmation. Sarah shook her head yes
with her head still laying on the cool counter. Then said "O.K mom".
Her mom rushed out of the kitchen to answer the door.

Sarah heard her mother open the front door. And cry out,

"Susan! Oh, my goodness! It is so great to see you! Is that little Carla?"

Sarah's head shot up in the direction of the door. 'Carla, and Susan.
Could it be?' Sarah rushed out of the kitchen and raced down the hall

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too be met right in the middle by her best friend ever from their old apartment.

Sarah gave her best friend a huge hug.

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Together, they fell down on the floor giggling in each others arms.

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Once the girls recovered from the great excitement of seeing
each other again, they decided to go to Sarah's room

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to play with her new Barbie Dream House
that Sarah had received for Christmas.

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