Ashley changed into her navy blue bathing suit. She put on sun block before putting her shorts and T-shirt over her suit. She took her backpack out of the closet and put her beach towel and cell phone in it. She then put her notebook and pen inside because she never knew when she’d be inspired to write! She put her copy of To Kill a Mockingbird on top and closed the backpack.
She went downstairs and into the kitchen. Her parents were sitting at the table reading the newspaper and drinking coffee.
“Good morning,” she said as she sat down at the table.
“Good morning,” said her father as he peeked over the top of his paper. “What do you have planned for today?”
“Nothing much,” said Ashley. “Josh and I are just going to go to the beach for awhile.”
“That sounds like a good thing to do on a summer day,” said her mother. “What would you like for breakfast?”
“I think I’ll just have some cereal,” said Ashley. She got up to get her cereal bowl from the cabinet and the milk from the refrigerator. She then took the box of Cheerios from the pantry.
