The March Onward to Adalessonts

...In which my mean streak is further unveiled.  Or is it just childish carelessness/ignorance?  No concept of judgement and the harm it can cause?  Also, my 5th grade crush is revealed, and I wax philosophical.   

Jan. 19, 1995

Tommarow Adam has a game so I'm staying. Whopeedodahdeday! Games are so much fun! 

Jan. 27, 1995

Hi! Tonite Holly, Bonnie, Rick, and Mary are coming for the weekend. I can't wait! Today is Friday. Ashley is gone. I didn't really like her that much.  She's a snob, and she flirts with all the boys!  I'm a little glad she's gone!

Well see ya.  I can't really concentrate.  Because I'm listening to A.L Radio station!  (Amy and Lee's)  We tape each other, you know.  

Feb. 2, 1995

Hi! Holly and Bonnie were great! I had so much fun! Geuss what? I'm going to the Math Olypics! With Craig, Gyran, and Ryan.  (Edit - The second kid's name was actually Garyn, but apparently I didn't know how to spell my classmates' names, despite the fact there were less than twenty of us.)  Dallas was going to go, but he didn't want to, so Craig's going.  I wish Dallas was going.  I think he likes me!  Maybe he's just my friend.  Well, I'm his friend.  TJ is my friend.  I mean, I don't come to school passionately in love with him anymore.  

Oh wow. Adalessonts.  The Worst and Best years of my life.  Today in PE I was really mad.  At everyone.  Then I went outside and asked God to help me.  He did!  (of corse.)  I was filled with love for everyone!  

For the speech meet I'm memorizing "I Have a Dream." It's so good.  And I'm writing a book called, 'The Land Below the Sea.' I think it's the best I've ever written.  

Ya know. In my last diary, I didn't really tell you my deep down feelings.  In this one I do.  

Note: Sadly, I have no memory of "The Land Below the Sea," and no evidence of it remains. A great work of literature, lost to time.  And those really are my deep down feelings.  

DARE & Chocklate

By 5th grade, my spelling and grammar had vastly improved from my first entries back in 1993, but there are still plenty of fabulous mistakes.  I find that I become meaner in my writing as adolescence approaches.  My comments regarding the "new kid" are kind of terrible.  Looking back (and reflecting on my current experience with students), I truly believe compassion and tact are skills that, like anything else, require work.  

Otherwise...memories of DARE, selling candy to raise money, and ballet.  

Oct. 24, 1994

You know what?  Since we live in New Braunfels, TX, we're right by San Antonio.  So we're so used to it we pronounce it San'Ntonio.  Outsiders pronounce it the right way.

Ya' know I bet, when people think of Texas, cowboys come to mind, Oh well I'm a true Texan who remembers the Alamo.

Jan. 17, 1995

Happy New Year!  Actully, it's a little late for that, so, Happy Birthday, daddy!  No, It was on the 2nd.  Hummm?  Back to School?!  Yipee.  We went back on the 2nd, daddy said he always went back to school on his birthday.  Poor him!  

Well, we had a holiday yeasterday.  The new kid, did I tell you about him?  Anyway, he's boring, rude, and not very nice looking.  

Jan. 18, 1995
Hiya buddy ol' pal!  Geuss what?  5th grade in BCS gets to do a DARE program!  The guys who does it is named Depady Reynolds.  Well, I think its Depady.  Anyway it's cool.  DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistant Education.  Dare to keep kids off drugs.  We get a namecard, a workbook, and a pencil.  He said we'd get a T shirt too. 

Today we got world's Finest Chocklate to sell.  Last year we sold it for heaters.  This year its for the new beuldings septic tank.  (Ewwww! But hey!  We need to go to the bathroom!)  And new tables for lunch.  (We need them!)  In the car I was opening the cardboard box w. little sisors and ruiend 4 candy bars in the prosses!  And now I am 4 dollars short, but have slitly ruined great chocolate!  

Well did I tell you?  I found a ballet school!  It's Connally's School of Dance.  In San Antonio. Since we live in New Braunfels its a long drive.  I go on Mondays and Wendays at 6:00-7:00.  I'm in class 3A.  Well, I'd better get on with homework.  Whew!  Up untill 4th grade I didn't have homework exept in kindergarten and I had to decorate a cardboard gingerbread man.  Now I know it all too well.  Hoh Hum.  

Highs and Lows

This post represents some of the thrills and disappointments in my life during the fall of 1994.  The blow-by-blow account of our Thanksgiving trip to Disney World is quality stuff.  After rediscovering that entry in my old diary, I actually called my parents and (laughingly) thanked them again for that trip, which, from an adult perspective, sounds like it must've been a bit stressful...Your teenager lost in the park for several hours in pre-cell phone days while your elementary aged kid gets sick in multiple ways? Yeah.  In my memory, however, it was a wonderful time, despite the unfortunate incident at the MGM Backstage tour.   

Oct. 18, 1994

Hi!  My birthday was great!  Me, Sarah, Amy, and Beth all went ice-scating.  It was great!  I got a calendar and a stamp, a book, and a friendship necklace with Simba and Nala on it from "The Lion King."  Which I think is better than Alladan, and is tie with Beauty and the Beast, wich is GOOD!  

Tommorrow I'm going on a field trip!  We're going the IMAX to see Antartica and to the Buckhorn Hall of Fame. (Only in Texas)  I'm going to wear my long-sleeved shirt that's dark-green and marroon flowers all over it that I got for my b-day and my rock-washed jeans and prarie boots, my hair down and pulled back in a bow.  

Oct. 25, 1994

Today I get to hold the flag or Bible in chaple.  Oh, the privledges of a 5th grader!  Sometimes, not all, but some we get to do car patrol.  

Oh Well.  Goodbye!

Oct. 26, 1994

Yipeeee!  I am so exited!  I don't care if thats not spelled right!  Julie, Miss Toby's (my ballet teacher) helper, said I could make the company!  Company!  (thrills)  Company is a group in ballet you have to be chosen to be in it, you can't say "I want to do it."  And you have to have 2 years to be in it.  I only was in the summer 'till now!  She said me and a girl named Avery have ability! 

Oct. 30, 1994

Adam is so mean to me!  Tonite I was cleaning my room and listening to a tape.  Adam kept on flipping off the light switch.  I was so mad. 

Nov. 15, 1994

I have bad news.  Ya'now the Company?  Well its quit.  One more lesson and no more.  Julie, the teacher, has to go.  Horrible. 

Nov. 25, 1994

Hi!  Sorry, I forgot to take you to Disney World!  Well, I came down with a sore throght.  The first day was ok.  We went to Epoct, World showcase.  I had to go to the clinic and altered plans.  Then the place we planned out at lunching didn't evan igsist, so we ate at France and I got Belle's autograph. 

Then Adam got lost and it got drizzly and I felt misreble so we went home.  Later Adam called and we found him.  The next day we went to MGM, my favorite.  We went to the Great Movie "Ride."  Which I enjoyed exept that a little girl cried at every scary scene.  And Muppet 3D was good.  I loved Idiana Jones Stunt Spectacular and Star Tours.  

The next day we went to Magic Kingdom and rode all 3 main rides which were fun, I was disapointed in Space M, it was supposed to be really scary.  But I guess after riding the Rattler at Fiesta Texas 2 times, "ha."  Next day Future World at Epcot.  Was good.  I liked "Jorney into Imagination."  At the end it shows a 3D film and a dog sneexed and you get wet!  Ewww!  

At the last day we went to M.K. to make daddy ride Splash Mountain.  Then we went to MGM and went on the Backstage movie tour.  It was good but near the end I kinda had diarria in my pants.  Pretty uncomfrtroble.  So momy put 2 of those pads on my undies and we went on Star Tours and the Magic of Disney Anamation. I'm tired.  By by. 

The One With Lots of Cheering

As I move up the grades in my journals, my entries become increasingly more NORMAL (Dec. 30 '93 entry - holla!) as I record with detail the chronology of my school days or what books I'm reading.  However, there are still a few gems scattered throughout, so I am planning on continuing this blog until I just plain run out of material.  However, I might skip big chunks of time with more frequency.  But for now, we enter...Fifth Grade. 

Sept. 25, 1994

Hi! I (heart) 5th grade!  And guess what!  For Thanksgiving we get a whole week off!  So...Were going to go to

DISNEY WORLD

Florida

Yippeeeeee!  I may be almost 11 but I can still apreceate Disney magic! An were gunna fly an the flight starts at 6:30AM and we're going to have to get up at 4:00AM!  Anyway.  It'll be fun!  We're going to Epcot, Disney World, World Showcase...etc. etc.  Actually, that's all so no etc.  

Sept. 26, 1994

I can't wait till next year, Mittle School!  Lockers!  Volly-ball and basket-ball teams!  Lock-ins!  Yippeee!  Yahoo!  

Oct. 7, 1994

Hi!  Sorry I haven't written.  But I have been busy with school.  My grades in history are good.  I might teach history when I grow up.  But I mean, you also have to mimorize a whole bunch of stuff.  This year, we mimorized the American Creed.  It was pretty easy.  But we're going to have to mimorize part of the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE and the GETTYSBURG ADDRESS!  Ahhh!  Anyway, I'm not too sure about Lanuage.  I really hate Lanuage.  When I teach school I'm going to make lanuge fun and easy.  

Haveing Beth was fun.  We went to Mr. Gatties that night. 

AND NOW FOR THE BEST NEWS OF ALL, Sunday's my birthday!  But I'm having my party tommorow.  YEA!  YEA!  YAHOO!  

We're going to the Crystal Ice Palace!  And um (yes, the 'um' is actually written) on Monday 'cuz Sarahs one day younger then me, Sarah's inviting me and Beth to her house, we're going to spend the night.  

Well were at Pizza Hut, Gotta go! 

Eat Your Furts and Vegys

I discovered this little gem while going through a batch of old papers and drawings.  It must have been written even earlier than my first journal entry, as my spelling/grammar/handwriting is crazier than anything I wrote in '93.  I have no idea what inspired me to write this piece of healthy eating propaganda back in the day, but here it is: 

Eat Your Furts & Vegys

Once apon a time ther lived a littel boy whos name was Ben he had a sister named Lucy and he had a Mom and a Pop.  One day when they wher edding ther dinner they had meat and mashed potados whith butter streming of the cripsickn and they allso had carrets and appel and sallry.  

Ben did not like the carrets and appel and salary.  So he just did not eat them!  His Pop said "Ben eat your furts and vetebels." 

"I do not like them" said Ben

"O-boy!" Said Lucy, "I get his pece of cake!" 

"Cake?" Said Ben "I did not know we had cake!" 

"Well we do" said Mom. "Lucy and I made it wall you wer palying ball."

"Ooo.." said Ben.  "Can I have a littel bit ove butter on my fautes and vegys?" 

"Shur." Said Pop 

"And just remember" said Mom. "Eat your futes and vegtibels!" 

"Ok," said Ben. 

And after dinner they all had a pice of homead cake and Lucy said "I wald of gotten tou pices if Ben wauld not of eten his fruts and veges!" 

THE END

Oh Brother

In which the varied emotions an almost-5th grade girl might have towards her dearest older brother are expressed.  

August 1, 1994

Hi!  I'm very sorry I haven't written.  I've been kinda busy!  I think my handwritings getting better don't you?  Well, this year I'll be in 5th and then...

MITTLE SCHOOL!

'Cool!' The school built another building and 3rd and 4th and 5th.  We'll be way out there! 

August 2, 1994

Hi!  Did I tell you on July 1st was Adam's birthday?  He's 14 now!  This year he'll be in high-school!  Yesterday night when he was tring on his new unaform (elementry, mittle, and high all have diffrent unaforms)  He looked so tall!  I felt like a silly unimportant little sister.  Ahhh! BOO-HOO! Oh-me-gosh, Adam will be driving soon!  I won't let him drive me to school!  Hey!  Guess what?  On Fri we're going to Houston!  Cause we going to see a ball-game, well Adam and Dad are.  Us girls arn't.  

PS. I saw The Lion King! 

August 3, 1994

Hi! I'm doing a lot better on keeping my journal!  I'm almost finished with it I've had it for more than a year!  Well.  I can't wait till Friday.  (We're going to Houston)  Well, I need to clean my room.  

PS. The Lion King's good. 

August 5, 1994

AH! Adam makes me so mad! He wanted to show me some dumb cave in the woods.  I didn't want to go but I went and we went all over the woods and we got mad finly we came out a street away from our house.  We walked home angerly.  

The Nelsons are at Faimly Camp at T Bar M and they're comeing to talk at 1:00 and it's, 11:54 now.  Before they come I'm going to roller-blade walk to the mail-box to mail 2 letters.   

Who hasn't "walked home angerly" with a sibling?  Below - me and my bub at a much younger age than the above entry.  But we weren't nearly as cute circa 1994.  

Airplanes and Awards

In which I am so excited about the surprise airplane trip (was it my first airplane trip? I'm not sure) to Houston that I am slightly incoherent.  

March 18, 1994

Hello!  Know how I told you that we were leaving on Sat?  Well, maybe NOT!  After recess Mrs. Alldaffer told me that Mrs. Brockmier, (the libraryian.) wanted me  Well she needed me for telling her some good books.  Later Mrs. A. came in and said, 'don't you think it's time to come back,' then I saw mommy poke her head in.  I thought, whats momma doing here?  Mrs. A. said, "Do you want to go back to Art or go with your parents.  Daddy was there TOO!  "Go where?"  I said.  "Airplane," they laughed, airplane, yes!  We went and got on the car, daddy drove us to the airport!  Adam is coming by himself tomorrow.  When I looked out of the window I saw the cars, they looked like busy little ants, and the houses looked like tiny plastic toys!  When I saw the swimming pools, they looked like little turquoise dots!  It was fun, I had peanuts and water.  When we got to grama's house Holly, me, and Bonnie played and played, and played, now I'm in bed so, night night! 

March 20, 1994

Today is Momma's B-day!  I made her a little heart cardbord case that she can put her combs in.  Grandma gave her a glue gun and Mary gave her poporie.  

The Nelsons went tome yeasterday, and we go home tommarrow.  Today we went and saw three short ballets.  I liked the last one the best. 

May 18, 1994

Hi!  We had to do chaple yesterday and we did it on Sam Houston!  Dallas was Sam, Sarah was his wife and I was his mother-in-law!  My lines made everyone laugh!  

The other kids did stuff too. 

May 25, 1994

Ouch!  Right now Mommy's doing my hair!  Yeasterday in chaple was awards day and I got honer roll and perfect attendance.  Mrs. Liles, (our PE teacher) gave everyone a PE certifacite and to each class she gave a pinck ribbon for 4th place, bronze meadle 3rd, silver for 2nd, and gold for 1st in how many miles you ran.  In our class Sarah got 4th, Beth got 3rd, and I got 2nd and Ryan got 1st.  I could have gotten 1st if I had ran only like 3 more miles, he only beat me by like 1.  But I don't care really.