I Love Fishing

What I learned is that fishing is fun. I stared catching sunnys no bigger than seven

inches when I was four.






Then my brother caught a Perch when he was four.

He caught sunnys too. My dad had the most luck. He catches bass after bass.

Last year I caught an eighteen inch bass. I was fishing under a boat and the strongest pull ever happened to me. It almost died but we saved it. Dad took the hook and put the fish in the water.


Then at Bear Pond I caught a seven inch Bass. Then I caught an eight inch sunny. Weeks ago I saw a huge splash in Bear Pond - there is something big in Bear Pond!! That is where I learned to like fishing.

Matthew is turning 10 in August 2012. With school out of session for the summer, his mother told him to write every week day. She said it will prepare him for 5th grade.

These are Matthew’s musings of the things he has learned in his (almost) 10 years of life on this planet.

Please join him each week day as he explores the many things he has learned in his own “voice”.

Feel free to comment as it encourages the lad to keep writing!

Going to the beach is fun!!

What I learned is that I like going to the beach. I liked it first on my first Christmas. I went to Charleston, South Carolina to visit my Grandma and Grandpa. I played in the sand and tidal pools.

At age five I got hit by a wave. I flipped over and got salt in my mouth and nose. I felt bad for some of the week. Even though that happened to me, I always liked going to the beach. Swimming in the ocean, looking for shells, and building sand castles with my Grandma and Dad are the things I like to do. I like going to the beach every year.

This might be my first year I don't go to the beach. I am sad. I'm going to make up for it. I'm going to tell my parents I want to go to the beach twice next year!

That is how I learned to like going to beaches.




Matthew is turning 10 in August 2012. With school out of session for the summer, his mother told him to write every week day. She said it will prepare him for 5th grade.

These are Matthew’s musings of the things he has learned in his (almost) 10 years of life on this planet.

Please join him each week day as he explores the many things he has learned in his own “voice”.

Feel free to comment as it encourages the lad to keep writing!

Cub Scout Camp is Fun!

What I learned is that I like to go to Cub Scout camp. I started as a Wolf and was scared because it was my first year. That was four years ago. But I had a lot of fun. I learned

to do archery and my Grandpa and Grandma bought me an archery set for my August birthday that year.

As a Bear I got "Butterflies" the night before camp started and the morning of the first day. Both years I had a good time, made friends, and learned new things.

Last year as a first year WEBELOS I still felt more "Butterflies" and had a nervous stomach. But like each year before I still had fun. I felt better after camp. I felt the same again the next day. I felt better by the end of the second day of camp.

This year I had the same thing happen but only for the first day. I hope tomorrow I don't feel bad. I'm going to be a brave camper. I'm going to make my last year of Cub Scout camp my best year.

That is how I'm going to break through my fears. Because deep down I know I really do like camp!

Matthew is turning 10 in August 2012. With school out of session for the summer, his mother told him to write every week day. She said it will prepare him for 5th grade.

These are Matthew’s musings of the things he has learned in his (almost) 10 years of life on this planet.

Please join him each week day as he explores the many things he has learned in his own “voice”.

Feel free to comment as it encourages the lad to keep writing!