In the morning I was eating  pizza and on the way to the stairs I fell down the stairs and I hurt my elbow. The pizza flew out of my hand and landed in the dirty clothes. Now they have a big, big, big, big stain. I could tell it was going to be terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think I will move to New Mexico.
  At school, at recess I played with my friend Murphy. My other friend Lauren came over and said, ìCan I play with you?î Murphy said, ìNo.î I felt embarrassed in the soccer field. When I was walking into school I fell and hurt my knee. I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. I think Iíll move to New Mexico.
   In the afternoon I went to P.E. and when I was running I fell down. When I fell down I got a cut on my chin. I got mad and fell down again! I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to New Mexico.
   When I got ready to brush my teeth, I lost my toothbrush so I could not brush my teeth. When I went to bed I said ìI  knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. I think Iíll move to New Mexico.

Abby                            September 27, 1999
 
 

             In the morning I had breakfast and I spilled milk on my new pants. When I went upstairs to change my pants my cat kept biting my foot. I knew it was going to be a terrible horrible, no good, very bad day.
              I went outside and got on my bike. I rode my bike up my street and fell off my bike. I hurt my knee. I had to walk down the street and my Mom had to wipe it off. When my Mom was finished I tripped over my cat. I knew it was going to be a terrible,horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to California.
                When I had supper, I had beans and I hate beans and there was kissing on T.V. and I hate kissing!  My cat jumped on the table and got cat hair in my milk.I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to California.
                When I went to bed my brother stole my cat from me and then he took my stuffed  animal. I went to sleep and fell out of my bed. It was a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. I think Iíll move to California.

      Alisha                                     September 23, 1999

 Brian                                                     9/23/ 99
I got up and I tripped on my skateboard and I hurt my knee. At breakfast I spilled milk on the table.I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day..I think Iíll move to Pluto.

I was getting off the bus and I fell.I hurt my knee again! At recess my team lost by one point. It was close! I knew it was going to by a terrible,horrible,no good,very bad day.I think Iíll move to Pluto.

After school I fall off a tree branch and hurt my knee for the third time! Then I lost my Pokeímon cards. It was a terrible,horrible,no good,very bad day.

For dinner we had chicken and I hate chicken and I had a nightmare at bedtime.I felt frightened. It was a terrible,horrible,no good ,very bad day. I think Iíll move to Pluto.
 

In the morning I went in the shower and when I got out there was nothing to wear except for a pair of pants and a shirt.  They were not my favorite ones.  Then I went downstairs for breakfast.  I wanted to have cereal but there was none left.  I could tell I was having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

When I went to school my teacher was teaching already so in other words I was late.  When I wanted to play with my friend at recess she said she had other things to do.  I could tell it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to New York.

Then after school I got picked up by my dad. We went to dinner and I ordered pizza and the guy put too much cheese on it so it slipped out of my hands and fell on my clothes.  I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I said I would move to New York.

When I got home it was late but I still stayed up.  My brothers wanted to play football so I did.  When my brother threw the ball to me it hit my nose.  I went to the doctor and he said it was BROKEN! I didnít talk to my brother for a long time.  I had a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to New York.
Then I wanted to go to bed.  I talked to my mom and I told her about my horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day.  She said she had a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day, too and she said she wanted to move to China.  I was surprised but I was happy. Then I said my prayers and fell fast asleep and I knew I had better days ahead.

Brianna     September 23, 1999
 
 

 Brittany                             9-14-99

     This morning I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible,no good, very bad day. My sister  called me names and pulled my hair. My brother pushed me down the stairs  and I hurt my head on the last stair.
      When I was on the bus my friend said that I was her last best friend and I said, îGo eat a leaf.î When I got off the bus my friend pushed me in the mud and we started a fight. When I got to my classroom my teacher liked Rishaís boat and she did not like my butterfly.
        At lunch  a piece of bologna hit my face and my sister thought it was extremely funny. At recess Dan thought it was exciting to push me off the monkey bars. I think I will move to New York.
         At dinner, my Momma kissed me and my brother giggled. We ate cheese pizza.. My brother put his pizza in my face and my Dad blamed it on me. My brother Dan pulled me down the stairs but I was going up.
          When  I went to bed  my Mom said you even have bad days in New York. When I went to go get  a drink I tripped on a doll and I fell down and hurt my nose. Then my my Mom heard me snoring. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think I will move to New York.
 

I got out of bed and I tripped on my water bottle! I was eating my cereal and my milk spilled on my bed upstairs and when I went down the stairs I fell down the stairs and I hurt my head.    I    dropped my cereal bowl. I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

In school, I got sent to the round table and I get sent to Mrs. Sullivan and I got sent to Dr. DeFrances because I got sent to Mrs. Sullivanís too many times.  I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to Orlando.

I got in trouble at the Y program for playing cards when I was not supposed to and I did not get snack.  Alex said I was his 8th best friend and Gaje was his first. I could tell is was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. I think Iíll move to Orlando.

At night my mom made soup for dinner and I hate soup! I had to go to bed early. I hate going to bed early. I think  Iíll move to Orlando!
 

Dan
 

In the morning I tripped over my dog and then I slammed my head on the ground and by mistake I dropped my shirt and my brother took it away from me and then my brother got all the cereal so I had to eat toast and I donít like toast.  I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to Czechoslovakia.

On the bus my friend said I was his last best friend so I sat down all by myself.  I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

At school the teacher gave me a B+ on my math paper.  I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to Czechoslovakia.

After school my mom picked me up and she brought me to my dadís car wash and he told me to not touch the control buttons but I forgot.  So the guy was waiting to get sprayed so he got out of the car.  I pressed the button and I squirted him with the hose.  I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to Czechoslovakia.

When we got back home I was scared that my brother was going to tease me!  At dinner time we had baked beans and I hate baked beans.

I thought it was going to be a delightful day but it wasnít! My mom said everybody has a bad day even in Czechoslovakia.

Evan                                   September 23, 1999
 

In the morning when I woke up I tripped on my skates.When I went to go have breakfast my brother got a toy in his cereal and when I looked in my cereal all I saw was cereal. I could tell it   was going to be a  terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to Florida.

When I got on the bus I had to sit up front   because I got in trouble and the people in fourth grade laughed at me. I   could tell it   was going to be a  terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. I think Iíll move to Florida .

At school it was spelling day.I wrote a story instead .I got an f that means I flunked. I could tell it was going to be a  terrible,  horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to Florida .

At lunch I got PB&J and I hate PB&J. I think Iíll move to Florida.

After school I went to gymnastics  and when I did the bars I fell and I got caught by my feet.I could tell it was going to be a terrible,horrible,no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to Florida.

When I went to go  get  in  bed  I  slipped  on  the  stairs  and  fell.I  could  tell  it  was  going  to  be  a  terrible,  horrible,  no  good,  very  bad  day.  I  think  Iíll  move to  Florida.

Kaci                       9-29-99

Madelyn                              9-15-99
I woke up, tripped on my chair and fell down the stairs. I had waffles for breakfast  and they were too hot and I  spilled orange juice on my clothes.I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good,very bad day.

I went to my Dadís office and I fell out of the car.I shredded my left hand on the shredder machine.I knew it was going to be a terrible, horible, no goodvery bad day. I think Iíll move to  Canada.

My Dad and I had lunch and   I had PB&J.  I hate PB&J.          Then we went home and I  played football with my freinds. I got a big, big, big, big, big grass stain on my jeans.  I made a fort in a tree, fell out of the tree and broke my  leg.
 For dinner I had  peas and  chicken, I donít like peas but  I had to eat my peas and I did .

Then I took the garbage outside and Kristen, my grandmaís dog, ran out of the door  and I chased her for five minutes.Then I took my shower and got soap and shampoo in my eys.Then I went to bed. It  was a terrible, horrible, no good,very bad day. I think Iíll move to Canada.
 

When I woke up in the morning I tripped on my hockey bag and I woke up my mom and dad and they yelled at me.  I think I will move to Japan.

Then I went to hockey.  We lost the game and then we went to my brotherís game.  They were short of players so they made me play.  I got checked and lost my tooth. I was lucky I found it on the ice.  I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think I will move to Japan.

In the afternoon I asked my mom if I could have sald and she said OK and she gave me a banana instead.  She yelled at me for eating the banana because that was for my cat.  She didnít give me anything for lunch and I could tell it was going to be a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to Japan.

At night I went to bed and I couldnít go to sleep because my brother had his radio on.  This was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think I will move to Japan.

Matthew                             September 24, 1999

Mikeís Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very  Bad Day

   5:00 a.m.- My daddy woke me up to go fishing and when I went to my closet I could only find jeans and I hate jeans. I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. When we got to the pond there was not a single fish! I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to Antarctica.
    7;00 a.m.- We got back home and I went to call my friends and no one was home so I went to watch T.V.  but there was nothing good on. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to Antarctica.
    I went to get lunch but there was no food for lunch. It was a horrible, no good, very bad day.
    I went to buy Pokemon cards but there were none. When I got home it was supper time and we had chicken pot pie but mine was way too hot to eat so I put it in the freezer and when I took it out  it was too cold so I went to bed hungry. That was the end of my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

    Mike                         9-20-99
 

        In the morning I woke and I had to eat breakfast but there was nothing to eat and there was nothing to wear so I had to clothes that were to small and I missed the bus. I could tell it was going to be a terrible,horrible,no good, very bad day.
 When I got to school my journal was missing and I mean personal and then my best friend said she was not my best friend anymore. I knew it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move Haiti.
 After school  my two brothers and I had to go to the doctorís office and I had pneumonia but my two brothers had nothing. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
   When we got home I had to go straight to bed and I had to eat soup and I hate soup. It was a terrible, horrible, no good,very bad day. I think Iíll move to Haiti. Then my Mom came in and said Iím sorry you have to stay in bed. Some days are like that, even in Haiti. Oh man!

       Risha                            9-20-99

I got up and I could not find my tooth  brush so I had to use my finger and my  brother ate all of the cereal.I knew it was going to be a terrible,horrible,no good very bad day.

At school I was behind on my work.At lunch mom did not pack me a snack so I only ate a sandwich.The sandwich was peanut butter and jelly and I hate peanut butter and jelly.

At bed time I had a Starburst in my mouth and I choked.  When I was sleeping I had a nightmare and woke up screaming. My parents woke up and they got mad at me  It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to Africa.

Sean                             September 28, 1999

This morning I was woken up by my brotherís alarm clock and very early.I felt very sleepy.When I was getting out of bed I tripped on my brotherís deck of Pokemon cards and fell smack on the floor  and woke up the guests. I knew that it was going to be a terrible,horrible no good very bad day.

Today on the bus I was going to sit next to Marcus but both seats were taken.  Then I tripped and fell onto the floor looking for another seat.  I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to Antarctica.

After school we went to my soccer practice but I promised my friend I would play with him after school and when my soccer practice was over I went to his house to play and he yelled at me.  I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

At dinner we had spinach and I hate spinach. I spilled some food on my brand new shirt so my mom tried to clean it up but it just got messier. I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

That night I was on my way upstairs and tripped and fell all the way back down.  I banged my head and it really hurt.  My mom put ice on it and made it worse. I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

When I got in bed the cat wanted to sleep in my sisterís bed and my stomach ached.  I fell out of bed because my brother scared me.  It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Steven                         September 29, 1999
 

   Steven                              9-15-99

       In the morning  when I woke up tripped  on my Nintendo and hurt my knee. Then I went to eat breakfast and spilled milk on my Pokemon tee shirt then I had to change my tee shirt. I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to China.
       Then I was at the bus stop playing catch with my football and the ball hit my face. It hurt a little bit. Then the bus came. When I got on the bus I sat in the back of the bus and everybody was mean to me. Then I got off when I was at school and I tripped and hurt the same knee. I knew it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to China.
       In the classroom I broke my pencil and Mrs. B. didnít let me sharpen it so I had to use a crayon. Then it was recess and I didnít have anybody to play  with. It was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to China.
       Then we had to go to lunch and I forgot my lunch money at home. I had to have peanut butter and jelly and I donít like peanut butter and jelly. At recess, I tripped on a rock and fell off the tire swing. Then it was time to go inside. Inside we did silent reading for a little while then it was time for P.E. We were going outside and I tripped again and hurt my other knee. I knew it was going to be a terrible,horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to China.
        After P.E. it was time to go home. Now I am on the bus going home. At home I was eating a snack and my Mom said ìThere are bad days in China too.î
       I was going to play with my friends for a little while but I had to go home for dinner and my Mom made beets with rice and I hate beets with rice. After dinner I had to go to bed. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to China.

When I got out of bed my dad was on AOL and I stepped on the power plug and my dad said GET BACK UP TO BED. When I got out of bed again I slipped and fell and I hurt my back. I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think I will move to Hawaii.

I went on the school bus and I tripped up the stairs. The bus went too fast and I fell backwards. I went to school and I bumped into the wall. Then I bit my tongue.  When I walked in to class I slipped on a crayon.  I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I think Iíll move to Hawaii.

After school I went to get ice cream and both of my brothers got bubble gum but when I ordered chocolate with sprinkles there was no ice cream leaf. I zipped out of the store and my brother dropped his ice cream and I stepped in it. I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I think Iíll move to Hawaii.

When I got in to bed I fell off my bed again and when I stood up I tripped over a Batman toy. I could it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad night.  I think Iíll move to Hawaii.

My dad said some days are like that even in Hawaii.
 
 

Walter Manning     September 29, 1999