Will Power

One Sunday, I was flipping through the ads with my mom. “Boring, boring,” I said. I flipped through the colorful pages. I got to the recreation pages. Then, I saw it! A trampoline! Wow! Then a rush of disappointment filled my body. It wouldn’t fit in our backyard.

Just to make sure, I went out in our backyard to check. It is REALLY long, but not very wide. It’s like a long creek, without any room. I then decided to measure the backyard. Thirteen feet! Yes! There was just one problem. Would our parents let us get it?

I rushed into the house. “Mama, Mama!” I yelled.

“What?” she asked.

“I measured the backyard and the trampoline will fit!” I shouted.

“Let’s go measure it,” she said. She went outside with me and I helped her measure the yard. Then my dad came out and my siblings begged them to get it. They replied that there just wouldn’t be room.

Later, my mom and dad had a “secret talk” about getting it. Before I knew what was happening, my mom was snapping her fingers and the yard was widening. That’s right, the yard began to grow.

The next day after school, when we got home, there was the trampoline waiting for us. It sure is nice to have a mom who has special powers.