i am in houston for the holidays. when at home, one of my favorite traditions is to rifle through my old things and wax nostalgic. during an excavation this afternoon, i unearthed a brief essay penned by yours truly nearly twenty years ago. for apparent lack of better things to write about, i thought i would be lazy and let my eight-year-old self write today's entry. i won't even bother to edit.

Why I Like Grandparents
April 11, 1983
by Carrie W.

There are many things I like about grandparents. One of them is they give you money to buy toys. Another one is they give you two candy bars. When your mother is griping your head off because it's junk food and your mother is a health nut. Boy, my mom sure is a health nut. She's got a book called How To Have Healthy Children. But my grandparents buy junky cereals. The end