November 10 Edition

Tragedy Strikes at the Manor

It was with great horror and sorrow that our staff learned the matron was in great pain this week after spraining her back. Despite her discomfort and agony, she was all smiles when her family needed her and showed great courage in the face of a prolonged recovery. As of this morning, she was feeling somewhat better and is able to actually sit for short periods of time without too much discomfort. Her prognosis is a full recovery if she follows her doctor's advice and continues to exercise properly. So today she was seen with the monarch walking down Hill Road at a fairly brisk pace as instructed by her chiropractor. In an interview later she revealed that the walk did indeed provide some relief and she plans to continue walking until she is strong enough to go back to the gym. It is with enormous sorrow and disappointment we have to report the blasphemy heard against said matron within the family. Audrey Morrison should have said, "No, Mom, it's not your age. It was just a fluke."

Morgan Morrison Enjoys First Day of School

Young Morgan Morrison spent her first day at school this week when her mother needed to take their family car in for service. Although she brought several of her own activities, she decided to participate in her older sister's projects as much as possible - or at least her version of them. A highlight of the morning was using the white board which is reserved for school use only. Other activities included coloring, cutting, gluing, and playing with Play Doh. Snack time was also a highlight of the morning since she had refused to eat a good breakfast. We do not know when her second day of school will be.

Vocabulary Builder

This week we are privileged to introduce a new section to our wonderful periodical. From time to time we will endeavor to increase our readers' vocabulary by introducing them to new words as they are developed. This week's new word is a verb: to Play Doh. Example: "Dwandma, I'm done Play Dohing."

Contest Updates

The Water Contest was put on hold while both contestants recover from colds.

The Biggest Tomato Growing Contest was won by the matron by default. All other contestants vanished from the face of the earth. If said contestants should reappear, they are welcome to enter their tomatos for judging by the Chronicle staff.

New Literary Challenge

As the holidays are approaching, we here at the Chronicle would like to encourage those of our readers with literary ability and those who wish they had literary ability to participate in a new peotry challenge. Our last such challenge had several imaginative entries which were enjoyed by all our readers. We hope many more will try their hand at this challenge. As always, the editor reserves the right to do whatever in this challenge. We wish you all good luck.