Literacy Timeline - LaPaula Purvis

  • My first time to Mammoth Cave

    My first time to Mammoth Cave
    The only things I remember is a lot of walking and whenever we would walk across this bridge in the cave, I always wanted someone to walk right with me because I was terrified of slipping and falling off. The cave and walkway was wet so I guess I thought I would fall to my death.
  • The scar on my left leg

    The scar on my left leg
    I was running around the house in my little sisters shoe (I have no idea why), tripped and fell on the threshold in a doorway. A nail was not all the way in and when I fell, it cut open my leg. I didn't get stitches, my mom is a nurse so she just fixed it up at home. Never went to the doctor because I didn't want to leave to house.
  • First time at a zoo

    First time at a zoo
    My first time at a zoo was at the Louisville zoo with my mom, dad, and little sister. We ended up leaving early because my little sister was complaining about how hot it was and how she didn't want to walk around anymore. Only saw about half the zoo.
  • Moving houses and changing schools

    Moving houses and changing schools
    Th first time we moved was to the house next to us. Then we went back to the trailer we first lived at, then back to the house again. A couple years later, my parents bought some land and built a house. When we moved, I had to change schools. It was still in Bath county, just from OES to Crossroads.
  • My brothers dog

    My brothers dog
    Me and my little sister used to paint my brothers dogs toe nails. So whenever my brother would go coon hunting, his dogs nails would sparkle. The nail polish was pink and sparkly.
  • My love for Herefords

    My love for Herefords
    My parents already had cattle and raised them. My love for Herefords started when I watched the movie the rare breed from 1966. So I begged my parents to get me a Hereford instead of a black Angus. The Hereford bulls name in the movie was Vindicator, so when we got a Hereford bull we named him Vindicator.
  • From writing to reading

    From writing to reading
    When I was in 7th grade, around the end of the year, I started to get into writing my own stories. Of course they were crappy stories, I had just started and I was in 7th grade. They were short stories, and one even made my mom cry because it was so sad. She never wanted to read anything I wrote again. Before 7th grade, I had no interest in reading books or writing. After 7th grade, that all changed.
  • My first time to Chicago

    My first time to Chicago
    My first time to Chicago was on a 7th grade field trip over night in a museum. It was also my first time out of state. I almost got lost in the museum for a little while.
  • My first New Zealand white rabbits

    My first New Zealand white rabbits
    I got my first New Zealand white rabbits earlier this year. I got a male and named him Jasper, I also got a female and let my little sister name because she wanted to. She named her Phoenix. Then right before school started back up, I got another female and named her Bourbon.
  • I thought my dog was gonna die

    I thought my dog was gonna die
    Me and my family has had this Beagle-Jack Russell mix for about 5 to 6 years and earlier in the summer, Cuio (that's his name) wasn't doing so well. He wouldn't eat or drink anything, he wouldn't move for long period of time even when my little sister tried to get him to move. My little sister was heart broken so my mom took him to the vet. Long story, he's better now.