This is a new way to do the story. . .
A couple of weeks ago I was IMing with a friend and she showed me this picture and we pretended like we were the women in this pic and started having a conversation as if we were the two women.
So that is what we are going to do . . .create our own 1000 words or more

based on this picture. Get creative!! (yes I do this with my students as well from time to time.)
IDA = Blue Dress
BERTHA = Yellow Dress
"Girl, Passa sho did preach dis morning," Ida raved.
"Yes lawd although he was getting a little long winded after a while," Bertha complained. "I left my greens cooking in the crock pot and I don't want my house to burn down."
"Girl did you see that young gal come in here with that short dress on. She was standing up during Praise and Worship and I could see her
How Do You Do. Shameful I tell you just shameful.”
“Well she sure woke my grandson up. That Negro had his eyes glued on her. I wanted to smack him upside the head for staring at her all like that. But you know quiet as kept, back in my unsaved days, I could have given that scallywag a run for her money. I had legs that would not quit. You hear me, Ida?! Shoooooot Luther used to keep me up all night long. I think for Christmas, I will get him some of that Niagara because Luther used to be a stallion.”
“Eeeeeeeew honey hush. But I remember when my breasts did not come to the top of my
How do you do too. Girl I remembers when Ernest would just come a grabbing on me. Whooooooo honey if I was not saved I would tell you some things.”
“Ida girl let me go on home and get my greens out the crock pot and get Luther his dinner. That lazy Negro stayed home today to watch the playoffs.”