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Show Fair Forever 69 Prepare yourself for a busy and productive year! We will go at a quick, but manageable pace. Homeowrk will be assigned each night and will be due the next.day. No exceptions. Doing homework regularly will prepare you for weekly tests. Again, welcome to Algebra One. Let's make this a great year! Sincerely, Mark Keaston * Just what I need, another reminder of school. I stand wearily and ball up the letter, tossing it like a basketball in the trash. "I found my calculator," I announce dryly, knowing that's the reason she left the letter for me to read, , / ' ' ! ' , : Mom's eyes brighten with the news, but she's surprised, mystified. "No kidding? I thought we looked everywhere for that thing. Where was it?" "In my backpack. Hiding." , "-*_•,.-,• - , • ' She scrunches her eyebrows, confused. "Odd," she says'. "I thought we looked in your backpack." "Did we?" I question. "I guess we missed it." . f She's still confused.I can tell, but she turns and rinses the mop in the sink. "Sorry I cried like a baby," she says. "I was just so worried about the job! I'd been waiting for a week to,hear if I was hired." |