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Feb. 16
YESSSSSSSS!!!!! THIS IS GREAT!!! YESSSSSS!!! I asked Mom if I
could have the attic room back, and she said I could!!! Dad is moving my
bed as I write this very entry!!! I have already taken down all of the posters
I tacked to the wall, put all of my clothes into boxes Mom gave me, and
dragged them up to the attic. Dad is grumbling about this, getting mad at
both me and Joan “for getting in the way.” Mom says that she thinks that
it might cool down some of the “dislike Lorna has of Joan.” It probably
won’t, but at least I won’t have to see Joan as much!!!
Feb. 17
YES! I am officially moved into the attic! I have already tacked up my
posters, folded my clothes and put them in the drawers, and put all my
books into the attic cupboards. I stacked my library books in a pile on the
floor, where I can find them easily. I put Dad’s old laptop (which is now
mine) under the bed where I won’t step on it, resolving to put it
somewhere later. For now, I just need a good night’s sleep.
Feb. 18
Uh-oh. There is a problem. Dad cannot read to us from the Fellowship
of the Ring if Joan and I are in separate rooms. Joan and I were both
quarreling about who Dad should read to, but Dad stopped us by
threatening to not read to us at all. Finally he said that we both could
gather in the living room (at least if we brought our covers and wore our
warm PG’s) to listen to him read. He knew that it would cause too much
bickering to ask for us to gather in Joan’s or my room. So with that taken
care of, we went back to our rooms to do our stuff. By that I mean write
in this journal, do pinball on the laptop, etc, etc.
Feb. 19
OH MY GOD. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.
Mom and Dad have just finished the adoption papers making this Chinese
girl named Yin Lotus Flower my sister and their daughter WITHOUT
MY CONSENT. Another girl in the family. If I had a say in this thing, I
would ask for a boy. But I don’t even want another kid in the
household!!!!! I don’t want to go to China and stay on the plane for, what,
like a damn sixteen hours!!! Since there’s nothing else to do, I’ll make a list
of Joan’s bad and goods.
Journal of a Pre-teen
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Pros and Cons for Joan Goldstein
Pros
Makes good s’mores
Doesn’t wear “sexy” dresses
Doesn’t bother me if I don’t start a conversation
Never ducks me underwater while we’re swimming
Rarely has hurt me physically
Cons
Gets into big arguments with me
Blabbermouth
Tattletale
Has tried to steal my posters before
Very nosy
Always treats me like I’m a baby
Always very gossipy
Always invites Tracey and Emily over
Drinks all the Coke and Gatorade
Hogs the backseat in the car
Feb. 20
We’re packing our stuff today. Mom turned the entire thing into a
vacation (thank goodness), and she says that we’ll have to pack a lot of
stuff. We’re going to China tomorrow.
March 1
If you’re wondering why I haven’t written for such a long time, it’s
because of this stupid jetlag. We’re still in China. Lotus Flower is nice and
all, but she doesn’t speak English. Which is a serious rip-off.
March 4
Back in U.S.A. There was a lot of turbulence on the plane, delaying
my good night beauty sleep. Well it wasn’t a beauty sleep anyways. Lotus
Flower kept on leaning over onto my legs, looking at me with big brown
eyes. Mom taught her some basic English, like “hello”, and Lotus Flower
was toddling all over the place saying that to people until Mom got her
back to our seats.
March 5
Urgh!!!! Having a new kid in the family is HARD!!! I hate Mom!!! She
is just basically picking on me like a bully, saying “you haven’t done this”
and “you haven’t done that”. HECK!!!! I am seriously thinking about
running away!!!! Joan’s calling. Gotta go.
THE JOY OF WRITING
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