Melissa (Journal) 8-9 years old

Dear Journal,                                  2-14-05
     Oooooo! Those mean old boys. I wish I could make them be nice. Why can't they? I mean it's not that hard. Is it? Grrrrr. Anyways enough about them. Guess what? I picked out the blanket for my room today. It is so pretty! It has Tinkerbell all over it and it has all kinds of pretty blues and sparkles in it. It will go great in my new room! I hope Mommy and Daddy finish it soon. I can't wait to move into it. It's gonna be sooooooo pretty. I won't have to share with both my sisters' just Josie! YAY! Samantha will have her own room. Mommy said that our room won't be finished until the end of the summer. I don't think I can wait that long.
            Goodnight, Journal
Dear Journal,                        2-15-05
     Yes, I got an A+ on my spelling test. Mommy was sooooo happy. I studied for a long time for that test and I did really well. Tomorrow Mommy said we would go get ice cream to celebrate. I love ice cream. Mommy loves to tell people that her girls all have straight A's. I wouldn't want to disappoint her. I mean I love making her smile.
          Goodnight Journal.
Dear Journal,                         2-16-05
     I accidentally said that Uncle Jerry was ugly. I didn't mean to but I did. Mommy and everybody else started laughing. I started crying after they left cause I thought I hurt his feelings. Cousin Lila let me borrow her cell phone to call him and make sure he wasn't mad. Boy, was I ever glad to hear that he wasn't mad at me. I get so upset when people are mean to me that I hate it when I am mean to someone else.
        Goodnight Journal.
Dear Journal,                           2-17-05
     Grandma had surgery the other day and we haven't heard from her. I hope she's ok cause I love her and I miss her. We can't even go see her because she lives in Michigan. We went to Mishigan last summer and got to go swimming and boating and all kinds of other cool stuff. Mommy and Daddy were there for 2 weeks and then I stayed up there for 2 more weeks. It was a lot of fun and I had a blast. Oh, Sunday we are getting together with the whole family for Aunt Melanie's birthday. I hope she likes the present I made for her.
      Goodnight, Journal.