Quill inspiration

We went to the North Carolina Museum of History yesterday.  There is a great exhibit about George Washington.  At the end there is a little gift shop where my seven year old daughter just had to buy a quill, bottle, and ink.  She was so excited to spend her own money and buy something that we have learned a lot about while studying the Revolutionary War.  She practiced writing for a while to get the hang of it.  Then today we watched the video "Friends in Liberty" which portrays a young girl in North Carolina during the revolution.  In the video the girl's brother and friend write her letters using a quill.  So, I guess my daughter was quite inspired because this is what she wrote using her quill:

Dear (brother's name),
The war has been hard.  We lost 2,000 people in the war this week.  It was a long and cold jerny to the battle field.  Everyones feet are worn out.  I hope your fine and entertaned.  It's been hard to dodge all the bullets.  Were running low on food.  There is only enuf to last a month.  Next year you could fight if the battle continuse.  We have to keep fighting 'till we win.  The british think they can beet us in 2 days.  But it's already.  I miss seeing you.  We have the hard life up here.  I wunder what you have been doing without me?
Yours truly,
(her name)

This is what I love about teaching my kids.  They really get into what we are studying.  This wasn't an assignment but rather a natural expression of learning.  Go figure - kids actually love to learn if you let them.  Oh, and we'll work on the spelling.  But for now I'm just fostering her love of learning.