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The Key to Love and Laughter

The key to my heart is home. Home is not a building. It is a place to feel joy and laughter. Home is when my mom and dad tell me stories or when my grandparents tell me about their childhoods. It makes me feel safe. When I walk into an arena, I feel happy, excited, and joyful! Last year was a hard year for me. I was all aways nervous but in 2024-2025 one game one of my teammates told me: "Just let the butterflies fly away!" And so, I did! We won that game and now I am just going to let the butterflies fly away. Gymnastics is fun too! It is another place that feels like home. My favourites are bars and vault. I like bars because I love doing back hip circles. It is like a backwards roll on a bar but really fast. I like vault because I love to do front handsprings. Here is another thing about my life when I get called weird, I say, "thank you", because my mom told me that saying: "You only live once, so have fun with it!" And so, I do now!

Addison

Grade 4

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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