Here continues the selected journal entries of Lee-the-3rd-Grader, in which I happily discover to whom I am writing and throw misspellings around like "confety."
Feb. 13, 1993
Today we had fun. First we played Barbie then American girls. Yesterday we arrived at Corpus. A girl named Amy babysat us tonight, she is was nice! We had pizza and watched a movie it was funny! It was called The Apple Dumpling Gang. Bonnie just pulled her 1st tooth!
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| Let it be known Bonnie was a far cuter child than my artistic ability could depict. |
March 9, 1993
Hello, Today Jenefer came over to see the grass. Tomorrow is Gymnastics. Tonight we went to Luby's. We go there always when we can't think of anything els!
March 16, 1993
I'm hungry. It's 12:30pm and I haven't had lunch. Carl and Allie are coming in April, that's their spring break. Adam and mine is next week. I'm home schooled did you know that? I've figured out who I'm talking to! Myself. So when I get old I can read this and read the facks about me evan thou now I know but later I'll forget!
April 5, 1993
On Saturdy Carol and Allie came. Today Allie and I did a puppet show. It was Cinderella! I think it was pretty good. Kate's birthday was on Saturday too. In my favauor bag I got a confety egg. And I'm going to use it on Daddy but I haven't done it yet but I will, and when I do I'll right and let you know.
April 9, 1993
Carl and Allie have to leav tomorrow! Boo-Hoo!!! Well tonight we had dinner at Grandma's and Grandpa's house. (that's where Carl & Allie are staying!) We had barbegu. (By the way, the Rathers live in Virginya and I live in New Branfels, TX!)
Have I ever told you? I'm nine years old. Holly and Bonnie, (you know them, my other cousins) they and Rick and Marry (their Mom and Dad) are going to easter camp at T Bar M witch is in New Braunfels and T Bar M is a funny place wher you can go to camp...So on their way to T Bar M they stopped here for lunch! It was fun!
Have I ever told you? I'm nine years old. Holly and Bonnie, (you know them, my other cousins) they and Rick and Marry (their Mom and Dad) are going to easter camp at T Bar M witch is in New Braunfels and T Bar M is a funny place wher you can go to camp...So on their way to T Bar M they stopped here for lunch! It was fun!
A very family-centric series of entries, and after looking them over, I just gotta say...
I am so grateful to have had (and still have!) such a warm and loving family in which I could first experience things like tooth loss, the laying of grass at a newly-built home, puppet shows, Easter, and eating BBQ.
Excuse me, I meant barbegu.
Do you ever write anything mean in your journal? Secrets... that's what we all want to hear:)
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed at the foresight you had as a 9/10 year old to record details so you could remember them now that you are OLD. :)
ReplyDeleteLee, I love your blog so much. Every time I read it, it makes me smile (and reminds me of the time, about 5 years ago, that we found my sister's journal and proceeded to have a dramatic reading of it whilst sitting on her bedroom floor).
ReplyDeleteLaurel - Haha; there's nothing too juicy in my nine-year-old brain, but I do have a hilarious upcoming "angry entry" that I'm excited to share. :)
ReplyDeleteHolly - Hilarious! I must've had a hunch I would need help remembering things as an old 28ster.
Mary - Thank you so much!! Nothing is better than dramatic readings of old journals! :)