Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president. He was born October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont. He was a Republican. He was in office from September 20, 1881 to March 3, 1885. He had no vice president. He was married to nobody. I know you're thinking--who was the first lady? It was Mary Arthur McElroy, his sister. Sadly he died on November 18, 1886. He was the first president to hire a personal servant. Arthur had more than 80 pairs of pants and changed several times a day. He dedicated the Washington Monument on February 21,1885. After he took office he learned he had kidney disease but he kept it a secret. I think he was a very brave man because even though he had kidney disease he managed to survive one term as a president. He truly was an amazing president.

A few days ago my sisters, my mom,and I went to Sunset Bay on Lake Erie. From the parking lot you walk to a path that leads you to a small beach.

Standing by the water. I'm the middle one. Right when we walked on to the beach Mom found some sea glass! At first I couldn't find any at all. But once I got closer to the water there was more and more.

Here's Trin picking up some sea-glass. First I found lots of white ones and then I found a few greens and then I noticed something purple I walked towards it and realized it was purple sea glass! When I showed it to my mom she said it was too sharp and threw it back into the water. After that I was kind of upset but that gave me the motive to find an even better one!

When we were walking back to the path I found a dark blue piece. When I showed my mom she told me it was colbalt, one of the rarest kinds. I was very happy!

After that we went to a restaurant in Gowanda, NY called the Olympia. We got calamari to share and I had chicken fingers and fries. The most interesting thing though was my drink...it was Loganberry juice. It tastes like a mix of cherry and other kinds of fruit. I give it a thumbs up!

On the way home we went up and down some very tall hills. My sisters and I screamed really loud like we were on a roller coaster. This was definitely one of the most fun adventures we've ever had!                           

Peace and love,  Rowan