“10,9,8 ..”
“MOMMY!!Come quick!”
Carissa came running outside hearing her daughter’s screams. Oh not again, she thought, when she saw why Callie was screaming.
She marched over to Jarrett, “How many times have I told you that it isn’t nice to tease your sister!”
Jarrett made a face, as his Mom unstrapped Callie’s Barbie doll from his rocketship. Grown ups always ruined his fun, thought Jarrett.
Callie hugged her Barbie close to her and stuck her tongue out at Jarrett when her Mommy wasn’t looking.
He watched them walk back into the house. How was he ever supposed to learn how to send things to the moon? Looking up into the sky he dreamed that the day would come when he could walk on the moon!
Years passed and Jarrett worked hard at keeping his dream alive. He studied hard and excelled in his science classes.
His family was so proud of him when he got accepted into the NASA program. Now the day that he had dreamt about for so long had finally come! He was going to the moon!
Jarrett couldn’t describe his feelings. He was overwhelmed with various emotions. The hour had come. It was a moment of a lifetime! This was it, no turning back. He was strapped into the rocketship.
“10…9….8…” He looked at the good luck charm his sister had given him. He had laughed when she handed it to him, not knowing she had saved it all these years.
“7…6…5..” He heard the countdown. “Well Barbie, are you ready for your first real trip to the moon?”
“4…3…2…1!” He soared into the space, squeezing the Barbie doll in his hand. Some dreams really do come true!
And to think, poor G.I. Joe got left behind.
This will turn out to be a wholesome, heartwarming, inspiring story, as long as Jarrett’s rocket ship doesn’t crash.
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Maybe G.I. Joe can go next time.
Leave it to you to look at the bright side! π
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I did use the words, “wholesome, heartwarming, and inspiring”.
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Yes, you did and I was thinking Awww….and then…LOL!
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My mind took the same turn as Tippy’s … will he crash and that will be the end of both him and Barbie? Or, will there be a space chicken (or cow) to rescue him just before the moment of impact?
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Oh dear, thinking the same as Tippy is scary!
Betsy in space? Oh My!
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Barbie gets to have all the fun.
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LOL!
They should make an Astronaut Barbie, all decked out in a space suit. π
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They did! 1965…
history[DOT]com/news/barbie-through-the-ages
(replace the “[DOT]”)
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Oh Man, here I thought I had an original idea and could make some money! LOL!
Thanks for the link. π
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What a sweet story. Yes, maybe all Barbie’s should probably be jettisoned to space. π
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Thanks Monika. π
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Astronauts get to carry tiny mementos when going to the space station or whatever, so this is a nice story.
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Thanks! Glad to know that they can actually carry mementos with them. I wondered for a moment before I put it into the story and then I decided even if they can’t, in my story he could. I mean, I haven’t met a talking cow yet either, but don’t let Betsy know that.
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Youβve never met a talking cow? Even when you have had too much coffee drink?
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Nope, have you? And I don’t drink too much coffee, is there such a thing? π
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I knew they could, but was wondering if a Barbie might be too large to qualify. Taking only a piece of her would be too cruel though!
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Yes, that would just be wrong. LOL!
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that’s a good sister…
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Sisters are great! π
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Fun story! I’m trying to do a bit of catching up … working backward.
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Hi Jill! Good to see you! You can read backwards but you may get confused if you try to read my short series backwards. You will want to start with “The Inheritance” Happy Reading! π
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