Your story must begin with these words: “We had been planning the journey for several months but had no idea of the excitement that was waiting for us!”
200 to 250 words

We had been planning the journey for several months but had no idea of the excitement that was waiting for us! We were headed to Whitefish, Montana my hometown. I missed my Nana and Grandpa dearly. I hadn't been to Montana since I was little. It took us three days to get there. It was a long drive, but it was worth it when we got there, finally. We didn't want to walk in right away. We wanted to surprise them because they didn't know when we would arrive. Instead, we sang Christmas carols until my Nana, who was in the kitchen, heard us it took her a while but she heard us. My Mom and Nana were crying because we hadn't seen them in such a long time. I was just glad that the family was all together. It was a great Christmas, we went sledding an awful lot that year because where I live there are no hills. I got to see my other cousins that live in Montana we had fun with my older cousin, Breauna, we got to see her room and it was beautiful she hung up twinkly light and she had a lava lamp. As you can imagine my sister and I were children at play that Christmas even though we are a little old for that stuff it doesn't matter because you are never too old for Christmas stuff.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

answer: the tobacco industry has traditionally been one of the most important industries in north carolina and a backbone of the state's agricultural heritage. yet as the north carolina economy continues to transition from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing and, increasingly, service-based economy, the industry faces new challenges, both at home and abroad

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