So my mom was cleaning through a cabinet of my old schoolwork today and she found this journal of mine from second grade. It made me really wish that I could just go back to those times. I was so innocent and I had NOTHING to worry about. And my parents even said "It reminded us of what your personality is REALLY like. You were so sweet then." What happened to me? Why can't I be considered the sweet, nice girl that I used to be? I feel terrible. I'm gonna post some entries from the journal. It's a family journal, so I would write something then my parents would respond.
November 16, 1995
Dear Family,
I am in speech now. I get to have homework. I get to play games! My teacher's name is Mrs. Johnson. She is nice. She said speech is going to be really fun, and I think she is right!
November 28, 1995
Dear Family,
Today was my first day of speech. I got to play "Mickey Mouse Bingo." It was fun.
November 30, 1995
Dear Mindee,
I'm glad that you brought home your family journal. I think you are excited about your speech class. I love you!
Mommy
December 5, 1995
Dear Family,
It is almost Christmas! I can't wait! Can you? So let's put up the decorations.
Dear Mindee,
Yes, I'm excited about Christmas. We are going to do many fun things. We'll, get a tree, decorate, bake cookies, go to a party or two, and have our relatives over.
Love, Mommy
Dear Family,
I feel better. Aren't you glad? I am! I hope you are too.
Love, Mindee
December 13, 1995
Dear Mindee,
Today I don't feel good.
Love, Mommy
Dear Family,
I am happiest when we are together.
Love, Mindee
Febuary 3, 1996
Dear Mindee, I am happiest when my girls are playing together and having fun!
Love, Mommy
Dear Family,
I wish we could be together all the time. I wish you would read a story to me every single night. I wish there was no such thing as blisters. I wish we could get a kitten or puppy. I wish mommy's shoulder would not hurt.
Dear Family,
My parents are nice. They let us have sleepovers. They ride their bikes with us. They play games with us. They tuck us in every night. They hug us and kiss us every night, and say good night to us!
Dear Mindee,
Our children are all very different. Randee loves animals. Mindee likes music. Kimmee likes to ride her bike. In some ways our children are the same. They all like to read. They all like to swim. Mindee is a kind and loving person. She is very sensitive and carying. If someone gets hurt, Mindee gets upset. Mindee likes to take care of me when I get sick. She brings me food, drinks or just rubs my back to make me feel better. Mindee is a good softball player. She tries hard. She's a real slugger.
Love, Mommy and Daddy
Dear Mommy,
I love you. You are very nice because you let us ride our bikes in the street. Mrs. Roswell is very nice because she lets us have language centers. Daddy is very nice because he makes us lunch every day.
Dear Mindee,
You did great in your softball game. You're a little slugger! Go Red Rubies!
Love, Mommy
Dear Daddy,
I love you. Your team did good yesterday night. Go Killer Bees! I think I did good in softball practice yesterday night. Go Red Rubies! I have a game on Thursday at four thirty! I cannot wait until Thursday!
March 4, 1996
Dear Mindee,
You are so sweet. Even though you were mad at Kimmee the other day, you got her a tissue when she was crying and asked her if she was alright. Today Randee's softball game was rained out! They played one inning and then it started raining and the umpire said "Game over" and we all went home. I had fun playing Yahtzee with you tonight. Next time maybe I'll win a game. I like playing games with my family. Right now it is raining and the drops on the skylight sound like little drums beating. I'm glad you had me write in your journal. I love you!
Love, Daddy
Dear Mommy,
If we went to Sea World, first we would go in the stinky penguins as you call it, then we would go into the scary shark encounter, then we would go into the fun happy harbor, :) then last of all we would go to the Shamu show.
(Note: For the "K" in the word shark, I made scary teeth.)
Dear Mindee,
Yes, we would have fun at Sea World. Remember last tiem we went to Sea World there was a dolphin that looked at Kimmee through the glass. It looked like the dolphin was trying to talk to Kimmee. It was so cute.
Love, Mommy
Dear Daddy,
You are the best dad in the whole world. Or the best dad I've ever seen. I cannot wait for Kimmee's birthday! She is going to be six years old! It is going to be fun.
May 15, 1996
Dear Mindee,
We sure have been busy lately. Getting our house ready to sell, going over to our new house and looking around and enjoying the sunsets, attending and playing in softball games or practices. You have really been enjoying yourself this year playing softball. You just hit your head on the refrigerator! Ouch! This weekend starts the softball tournament. Good luck! Love you!
Daddy
(Note: Apparently nothing has changed. I was just as klutzy then as ever. Running into the refrigerator? Haha.)
Dear Mommy,
Let's all party and play Sorry and play Mickey Mouse Yahtzee, and play Go Fish, and play Clue Jr., and play Guess Who, and last but not least Scattegories Jr.
Dear Mindee,
That's a good idea. We haven't had a family game night in a long time.
Love, Mommy
Dear Daddy,
If I won a million dollars over vacation I would go to Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky.
(Note: I think I was learning the states at that time, how about you? I ran out of room on the page at Kentucky. The next two entries are when I tried to write in cursive.)
Dear Family,
My favorite wetaher is rain, snow, sun, wind, cold. Actually I love rain, snow, sun, wind. See you later bye bye!
Love, Mindee
Dear Mindee,
I like different types of weather also. When I was a child I lived where it was cold and sometimes snowed in the winter. It was very hot in the summer. The fall was beautiful. Our weather here is almost the same all year.
Love, Mommy
Dear Family,
I think we should go to a party! I absolutely love parties! Would you party? Puh-leese? I hope you say yes!
Dear Mindee,
Parties are fun. I wish you would wait until your teacher teaches you how to write cursive. I know that you're excited to try and I think that's great, but you need to be taught the correct way to form each letter so that you don't learn the wrong way. Thank you, Mindee!
Love, Mommy
May 18, 1996
Dear Family,
I love you. Why do we have to sleep on the floor? It scares me! I can't wait until my birthday, can you? There's only three more days!
Love, Mindee
Dear Family,
If we went on vacation to Washington, D.C. I would visit, the white house, go to the tallest hotel in the world and stay for a few days.
Love, Mindee
Dear Family,
On Fourth of July we are going to Grandma Durfee's house, right? I sure hope so! I like going to her house.
Love, Mindee
Dear Family,
I am going to be in a play and I am nervous and excited and happy at the same time and I just don't know what to do!
Love, Mindee
Wow...what a walk down memory lane. Thanks to those of you who actually read the whole thing. Comment and tell me what you think if you want to. I love you all!
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