Shelby gave a speech near the end of school, on the Liberty Bell. She did such a great job on her speech! She made it sound like she was from the time of the Liberty Bell. When she was practicing, I remembered having these old dresses that my mom had made when she worked in Brownsville and needed something for Pioneer Picnic Days. I pulled out the dresses and petticoats, and while Shelby was reluctant, thinking she would be laughed at, she went ahead and wore one of the dresses for her speech. Not only did no one laugh, but some kids said the dress was beautiful, and one boy said it looked like she had stepped back in time. Another boy said she should get extra points for props! I videoed her speech, haven't been able to upload it, but here are some pictures of Shelby in the dress. She's standing on the front porch of our house.
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