The American Revolution Diary Entry
Daughters of the American Revolution- Diary Entry
January 1914
I wonder what the New Year will bring. I bet it’ll be another year of a food shortage and starvation. More and more ships everyday are being sunk, therefore our goods fall out and fall to the bottom of the sea. I’m struggling to survive off grisly slices of dehydrated bread. It is very snowy outside, and while I admire the snow, we don’t have thick enough clothes to keep us warm.
February 1914
Today was cold, so I stayed inside most of the day, except for going to Roger’s Grocery. We didn’t get much, but I did buy this scrapbook and a reading book. As soon as I got home, I began to paste family pictures into my scrapbook. I wonder if they’ll be school tomorrow with all this snow.
Turns out school isn’t canceled today. That surprised me because I was basically hugging my fireplace all day. I got to see all my friends today, Debby, Nellie, and Erika, I also finished my book I bought at Roger’s last night. …show more content…
It seems like everyone did, even the richest kids. I’m writing this with the help of a candle light because, unsurprisingly, our electricity cut off. Another reason I wasn’t able to write for a month was because my mother wants me to have a job as a nurse. My brother named Will got sent into the navy and my mother wants me to be there with him. I never thought that at my age, 15, I would become a nurse. I’ve always wanted to be an actress, but my mother tells me that I’m a quick learner and she thinks I could easily learn the job of a nurse. My mother cannot become a nurse because she is a single mother and has severe foot pain. She takes care of my little sister, Angelic. There’s another reason why I haven’t written for so long and I’ve been trying to avoid it, but the war is starting in a month and I’m
January 1914
I wonder what the New Year will bring. I bet it’ll be another year of a food shortage and starvation. More and more ships everyday are being sunk, therefore our goods fall out and fall to the bottom of the sea. I’m struggling to survive off grisly slices of dehydrated bread. It is very snowy outside, and while I admire the snow, we don’t have thick enough clothes to keep us warm.
February 1914
Today was cold, so I stayed inside most of the day, except for going to Roger’s Grocery. We didn’t get much, but I did buy this scrapbook and a reading book. As soon as I got home, I began to paste family pictures into my scrapbook. I wonder if they’ll be school tomorrow with all this snow.
Turns out school isn’t canceled today. That surprised me because I was basically hugging my fireplace all day. I got to see all my friends today, Debby, Nellie, and Erika, I also finished my book I bought at Roger’s last night. …show more content…
It seems like everyone did, even the richest kids. I’m writing this with the help of a candle light because, unsurprisingly, our electricity cut off. Another reason I wasn’t able to write for a month was because my mother wants me to have a job as a nurse. My brother named Will got sent into the navy and my mother wants me to be there with him. I never thought that at my age, 15, I would become a nurse. I’ve always wanted to be an actress, but my mother tells me that I’m a quick learner and she thinks I could easily learn the job of a nurse. My mother cannot become a nurse because she is a single mother and has severe foot pain. She takes care of my little sister, Angelic. There’s another reason why I haven’t written for so long and I’ve been trying to avoid it, but the war is starting in a month and I’m