AsIenteredthesummervacation,theopportunitiesforwritingbecameincreasinglyscarce.Apartfromcompletingmysummerhomework,Ineverwroteagain.Inthisway,myhandwritingisbecomingincreasinglyscribbled,andIcannolongercomparetothebeautifulandcommendablehandwritingIusedtohave.
Oneday,Imadeupmymindtopracticemyhandwritingwell.Itookoutthetabletthatmyfatherboughtme,anditwasalreadycoveredinathicklayerofdust.Hoo!"Iblewhard,anddustimmediatelycoveredtheentireroom.
Iputthewritingboardonthewritingdeskandwroteseriously.However,theheatwasonlythreeminuteslong.IhadnotwrittenlongbeforeIbecameangry:"WhatkindofcharacterscanIpractice?I'mUsseewa,soIcan'ttype.""Pa!"Ithrewthepracticeboardheavilyonthewritingdesk.
Iranintotheroomangrily,feelingfrustratedallbymyselfandsaying,"Ican'tdoitanymore."Ipickedupmypillowandthrewitatthedoor,hittingmydadwhowasentering.Dadcametoadjustmymood,butIgavehima"pillowstick".Suddenly,myfaceturnedredlikeanapple,andIloweredmyhead,afraidtolookdirectlyatmyfather.
Dadseemedtoseemythoughtsandsaid,"It'sokay,Idon'tblameyou.Whydidyougetsoangry?""Ifeeltiredofpracticingcalligraphyforawhile,so?Then,Icontinuedtopracticecalligraphy.
Intheend,Idevelopedagoodhandathandwriting.
OnJuly7th,mygrandfather,grandmother,anduncleandIdepartedfromAnyangtoShijiazhuang,wherewetookadirecttraintoYantai.ArrivinginYantaionthemorningofthe8th,assoonasIgotoffthecar,thefirstthingthatcaughtmyeyewastheeightcharacters"CulturalHolyLand,HolidayParadise".Iwantto:
Isitreallythatgood?Withdoubtsinmind,weboardedthebusboundforPenglaiandarrivedtheremorethananhourlater.However,itwasnotabeautifuldayanditrainedcontinuously.Whenwearrivedatourplaceofresidence,wehadasimplemeal,andIurgedmygrandfather,grandmother,anduncletogotothebeach.There,Isawtheseaforthefirsttime,andIwasveryhappy.Ijumpedintotheseaandstartedplayingwiththewater.Ah,thesea!I'mcoming!"Icouldn'thelpbutexclaim.Wavesriseandfalloneafteranother,waveafterwave,that'sreally"thebackwaveslappedthefrontwaveonthebeach
Thenextday,Grandpaboughtmeaswimmingsuit,aSwimring,andmyuncleboughtmeashovelandabucket.Inthemorning,Istudyathomeanddomyhomework.Intheafternoon,Igotothebeachtoplay.Ieitherchasethewavesintheseaorgofaraway,andthewavespushmestepbystepbacktotheshore.WhenI'mtiredofplaying,Ilieonthebeachandtakeanap.It'ssocomfortable!Itseemslikelyingonasoftcarpet.WhenIsatup,Imadeasandbox,madealargebasewithashovel,thenusedsmallbucketstobuckleuponebyone,andfinallypokedafewholes,anditwasdone.Whenencounteringlowtide,smallsandbagswillswelluponthebeach,justliketheearthwormpileshere.Whenwedigonebyone,wefindthatitisasmallsandcrab.Ifwearelucky,wecanalsodiglargercrabs.
DuringourstayinPenglaiPavilion,wevisitedthe"fairylandonearth",the"EightImmortalsFerry",the"ThreeImmortalsMountain"andthe"OceanPolarWorld",thefirstinAsia.
Ah!WhatabeautifulPenglai!Whatabeautifulscenery!Whatafascinatinglegend!It'sreallyrefreshingandexhilarating,lingeringonandforgettingtoleave
Duringthesummervacation,mymotherandIwenttomygrandmother'shouseinthecountryside.Shekeptalittleflowercatatherhouse,whichwasmyverygoodcompanion.Wechasedandplayedtogether,alwaysinseparable.IrememberonceIsawmygrandfathershavinginfrontofthemirror,hisfacecoveredwithwhitefoam,whichwasveryinteresting.Athoughtflashedthroughmymind:Thelittleflowercat'sbeardissolong,whydon'tIshaveit!So,whilethewholefamilywasaway,Ipickedupthelittlekittenandpreparedtoshaveit.
Atfirst,itwasquiteobedient,butlateritscreamedandshouted,strugglingtothedeath.Iwasangryandsaidtoit,"Youbigslug,yourbeardissolongandIdon'tknowhowtoshaveit.It'sreallylazy!"Afterputtinginalotofeffort,Ifinallyhelpeditshaveitsbeard,andIwasextremelyproud.Butthelittleflowercatrantothecornerandwasunusuallycalm.Aftermyfatherreturnedhome,Iproudlytoldhimaboutthelittleflowercat.Ithoughtmyfatherwouldpraiseme,buthescoldedmeandsaid,"Youlittlefool!Thecat'sbeardhelpsitcatchmice.Ifyoushaveoffitsbeard,itwillnevercatchmiceagain!"Ilookedatthelittleflowercatinthecornerandblushed.
Lookingbacknow,thisincidentisbothfunnyandannoying.Summervacationlifeisreallyinteresting!
