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  • I wonder, where did the word 'ditto' originate? I see it all over Xanga, I use it, and yet the first place I heard of it was L.M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valley. 'Ditto' was what the manse children called the cold boiled mu…

  • Monday night, Sammy slept with Melissa. This meant that Emmy, being uncomfortable on the trundle bed alone, climbed into my bed and calmly awaited my arrival. By the time I came up, she was asleep. So, I slept on the tru…

  • I'm getting my cast tomorrow at two. I got to talk to Tim and Ryan today. (I sent Ryan an e-mail begging a phone call.) Ryan said that if I grew another inch, I'd be taller than Iney-Ine. So, I asked how tall was sge? He…

  • I fractured my wrist yesterday. We went to have dinner with the Gilmores (a rather neat family, btw) and their 13-year-old daughter invited Christie and I up to their rope swing. The way you swung was to climb into a tre…

  • Baby-sitting the three kids, while Mama, Melis, Dan, and Christie go to Wal-Mart and Hobby-Lobby. I could've gone but I'm not so fond of shopping. (I can hear the boys: A girl who doesn't like shopping?! Wow!) I found a …

  • I wrote an ending to the story Christie's writing for Molly. I killed everyone off. The unfortunate princess' carriage flew inexplicably off the edge of a cliff, and as the cliff was reasonably secure from that sort of t…

  • Mrs. Kramer e-mailed Daddy requesting a baby-sitter tomorrow. Greedy Dan snapped it up. (Yes, I'm ignoring the fact that I had the job last time, that he needs the money more than I do, that he's a great brother whom I r…

  • From the pages of an ancient diary, (i.e., first entry Christmas '05) I bring forth these few poems. Very sad efforts, but rather amusing! The Room: The room is never done/The battle never won/We work and work/W…

  • This morning, I did most of a math. (There were a few problems I didn't know how to do.) Then I cleaned out my dresser top-to-bottom. A few sweaters, two shirts, and some junk of the sort so dear to small kids went to Ch…

  • Courtesy of Paul: Three names you go by:1. Rachel2. Rachel Bachel (only my mother calls me this!)3. Miss Roy (chiefly when the girls talk me into coming to one of their tea-parties)Three screen names you have had:1. Pro…

  • Reading, writing, arithmatic....That really is my life style at the present moment! The three R's. We spent the afternoon at Savannah's yesterday. We swam, helped prepare dinner, swam, ate dinner, jumped, went home, b…

  • Happy Birthday, Daddy-o!! We love you! We have Admiral Lemons (?) and his aide for dinner tonight...Given the fact that it is very fancy in view of its being Daddy's birthday, they couldn't have picked a better night…

  • You scored as Samwise. You're Samwise Gamgee! Samwise the brave is the most loyal friend that you could ever ask for. He'll be there for you through thick and thin, and be willing to do anything for you. "There i…

  • We left Friday for P'cola and spent the night at my grandparents' house. Boy, there's nothing quite like a couple days of wind, sun, and surf to give you a thrill, memories, and a sunburn all in one. I'm returning to …

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