As you know, for years I’ve planned to write up the memories. Now that you are grown, I’ve signed up for a memoir writing class. You know what? It’s such a struggle!
Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night with just the right thought in my mind. Grabbing notepaper and pen, I go in the bathroom and write it down. Great! I don’t want to lose that, and in the morning it may be gone. But I’m having trouble getting back to sleep these days and find myself nodding off in my chair after dinner.
Instead of writing “I remember,” we are encouraged to be creative. The right expression came -during the night. Naturally I jumped up and got it written just the way I wanted. It’s all sort of a torture (拆磨). I’m walking around with dark circles underneath my eyes.
I spend a great deal of time staring out the window, deep in thoughts. I’ve noticed I’m having a little bit of trouble sometimes getting my eyes to focus again. I also carry around a notebook in my purse to seize the thoughts when I’m driving around or at the grocery store. The notebook takes up so much space in my purse!
It’s great to have pictures to illustrate the writings. But in finding just the right ones, I have to search around through all the boxes, and the house is in a mess. in fact, I’m becoming absent-minded, I have to admit. I forgot to turn on the coffee pot the other morning, and yesterday the potatoes burned when I was writing down this great description.
So, my dears, I’ve decided it’s fun to write all the memorable times in my life and to share the happy days of your growing up years. But I think at my age, I need my rest. Enjoy the ones I’ve written because I’ve decided not to write any more memoirs.
Love, Mom
【小题1】What happened to the author after taking part in the memoir writing class?| A．Her memoir was soon accomplished. |
| B．Her sleeping quality was greatly affected. |
| C．She formed a habit of sleeping after dinner. |
| D．She became a creative writer after struggle. |
| A．To help her driving. |
| B．To communicate with people. |
| C．To write down her thoughts. |
| D．To take up the space of her purse. |
| A．Her memory became poor. |
| B．She was not good at cooking. |
| C．She liked drawing pictures. |
| D．Her house was always in a mess. |
| A．Optimistic but confused. |
| B．Pessimistic but tolerant. |
| C．Sorrowful and frustrated. |
| D．Objective and sensible. |
