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Tatiana's Diary
Day 59
November 13, 2008
Dear Diary, I have so much homework to do tonight. And here I am, still not doing it yet. We get our homework packet every Monday, and then we have until Friday to get it done. Well, I did a little bit Monday night, but that's it so far, and now it's Thursday. I'm usually prety good about getting it done. This week there was just a lot going on I guess.
Day 58
November 10, 2008
Dear Diary, I got to spend the night Friday and Saturday night at Aunt Sonja's house! Mom had to work all weekend. I missed Mom, but Aunt Sonja is so cool to hang out with. We went put-put golfing and watched movies. I can't remember the last time I spent the night there, its been a while. And next weekend I'm spending Saturday night at Nicole's house.
Day 57
November 5, 2008
Dear Diary, The next president is from Chicago! Not that I've ever seen him around the city, but it's still neat that Obama's from here. I wanted to go to the big celebration last night at Grant Park, but Mom said no way because it was way past my bedtime. I guess Obama didn't show until after midnight. Still, it would have been fun. There were tons of people there.
Day 56
November 3, 2008
Dear Diary, My teacher Miss Nichols was absent today, so we had a guest teacher. I don't like it when Miss Nichols isn't there because we're not allowed to use the computers. The guest teachers always try, but they don't really know the way we do things everyday. And then some of the kids are always goofing around and doing things they shouldn't. They know Miss Nichols would never let them throw glitter around the room and stuff like that. I hope Miss Nichols is back tomorrow!
Day 55
October 30, 2008
Dear Diary, Aunt Sonja brought me home a new cool winter hat and scarf. It looks like someone knitted it, but she said she found it at some boutique out there. I love it! Blue is my favorite color. I'll probably be needing it soon too. The weather has been really odd lately, one day is 70 degrees, and the next it's 30!
Day 54
October 28, 2008
Dear Diary, Everytime I try to brush my hair it gets all full of static and starts crackling. It makes it very hard to brush. Then I feel like I shouldn't bother because it's all standing up anyway. Sometimes I hate my hair. Oh well, Mom's yelling for me to get my jacket on, we're on our way to pick up Aunt Sonja. Yeah! I really missed her.
Day 53
October 24, 2008
Dear Diary, I had a lot of fun with Nicole today! We were jumping rope and playing in all the piles of leaves in the yard. I didn't even notice how late it was getting, but Mom said she had already called Nicole's parents to see if Nicole could stay for dinner too. I love my mom! We made spaghetti and meatballs, which I love. I'm so glad Nicole and I got to hang out again.
Day 52
October 22, 2008
Dear Diary, I really like my teacher Miss Nichols, but I really miss having Nicole in my class. We've been best friends for like forever. I still see her in the cafeteria and out at p.e., but it's not the same. And this year we have way more homework than last year, so it's even hard to see each other after school. I'm going to ask Mom if Nicole can come over Friday after school since there's no school the next day.
Day 51
October 19, 2008
Dear Diary, Zippy will not stop squawking for some reason. I don't know what her deal is. Is she bored? Is she hungry? I've tried everything. Maybe I'll move her cage over by a different window and see how she likes that.....well, so far so good, Zippy's singing now. I guess she just needed a change of scenery.
Day 50
October 16, 2008
Dear Diary, We had to go to the airport last night to drop off Aunt Sonja. She's going to Idaho to visit some friends. O'Hare airport is so busy. There was like nowhere to park and people everywhere. We were worried Aunt Sonja would miss her plane, but it actually was delayed and she ended up waiting two more hours before her plane took off. I hope she comes back soon!
Day 49
October 10, 2008
Dear Diary, Aunt Sonja is so funny! I was outside jumping rope when she came over. She asked me if she could try because she used to love jumping rope. I think Aunt Sonja forgot how to do it or something, because she tripped and almost fell over. I tried not to laugh, but it was hard! Even she was laughing!
Day 48
October 8, 2008
Dear Diary, Well, the Sox are all done for this season. They would have had to win three games in a row to win the series, but they lost to the Rays. They still had a good year, but it would have been fun to keep watching them. I'm done with baseball until next season now. I really only watch when the White Sox are playing anyway.
Day 47
October 5, 2008
Dear Diary, They won! They won! The Sox beat the Rays tonight and now they have to win two more games in a row. I hope they can do it. And I hope tomorrow's game is on early enough that I can watch it. Mom's not big on me staying up late on a school night.
Day 46
October 4, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm so sad. The Chicago White Sox have lost the first two playoff games in a row. Maybe it's because they played away games. Tomorrow they play back here. I hope they win and move on to the next series! I wish we could go to the game, but Mom said tickets were way to expensive and it's hard to even find any tickets left. Instead, we're going over to Aunt Sonja's place to watch the game and have dinner. Go White Sox!!!
Day 45
September 30, 2008
Dear Diary, Yesterday was so much fun with Jump Rope for Heart. We even had a group vertical jump contest. Every person on your team had to measure their vertical jump. Then we added everybody's inches on the team together. The team with the highest jump all together won. We came in second place, but it was still fun.
Day 44
September 27, 2008
Dear Diary, Jump Rope for Heart is Monday, so I've been practicing at home. I've got my pledge sheet all ready to go. Mom said she'd give my $20 if I can do it. I know I can, since I jump rope all the time! My teacher Miss Nichols even said I can bring in my very own rope to use. Of course it's my green and purple one!
Day 43
September 25, 2008
Dear Diary, My birthday is still so far away. It already feels like it was forever ago. April. Now I have a whole nother 6 month to wait! I wish we got to celebrate two birthdays a year. Maybe I'll ask my mom if we can have a party just because, or maybe a Halloween party since Halloween is on a Friday this year.
Day 42
September 22, 2008
Dear Diary, I had a lot of fun with my dad this weekend. We went out for lunch to this deli downtown called "Lucky's". They serve breakfast all day, which I love. I had strawberry frenchtoast. It was delicious! Other than that, we went to the park and did some shopping. I can't believe how fast the weekend went by!
Day 41
September 20, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm all ready to go to my dad's. Zippy is fed and has fresh water, my bag is packed. I think that's everything. Oh wait, I need to bring my jumprope too. Be right back! Okay, I didn't want to forget it like I did last time. Anyways, Dad says we're going to go out for lunch and then plan the rest of the day. I can't wait to see him!
Day 40
September 16, 2008
Dear Diary, This weekend I'm going to see my dad. I haven't seen him in a while. I wonder what we'll do. Maybe we can go to the zoo or something. He's supposed to call tonight after dinner, I'll have to ask him. Better get going on my homework...
Day 39
September 13, 2008
Dear Diary, This weather always makes my hair frizzy. Everybody always says "oh you're so lucky to have wavey hair." Except that for me, having a good hair day depends on the weather. If it's really humid then my hair gets frizzy. Hence the way my hair looks today. I think I'm just going to give up and wear a ponytail. It's my hair disguise!
Day 38
September 11, 2008
Dear Diary, Our school has decided to do a jump rope for heart marathon to raise money for the American Heart Association. What a perfect thing for me! I love jumping rope better than anything. I can't wait to get our pledge sheet so I can get started. The actual jumping rope event will be in a couple weeks.
Day 37
September 8, 2008
Dear Diary, I'm pretty tired this morning. Our neighbor was up really late last night banging in his house with a sledge hammer or something. Finally at 10:30, Mom went over there to see what was going on. I guess the guy said he had a water pipe burst under the bathroom floor that he had to fix. It's hard to sleep when you keep hearing that kind of loud noise. It sounded like he was banging on our windows. I just hope he's all done with it, no banging tonight.
Day 36
September 4, 2008
Dear Diary, I feel like my head is spinning. This whole week with school has been such a blur. New teachers, new homework, new classroom. So far so good, but I'm trying to get used to everything. Nicole is in the class right across from mine, so we see each other still. Then we have lunch and recess together. I like my teacher Miss Nichols, but Nicole doesn't like hers.
Day 35
August 30, 2008
Dear Diary, I can't understand it. The White Sox lost the last two games against Boston. We're still winning our division, but we can't keep playing like this or we won't be for long. They play the Red Sox one more time tomorrow. Hopefully we'll get it together and win.
Day 34
August 29, 2008
Dear Diary, Today was the last day I got to help Aunt Sonja with her dog walking. That also means it's the end of me making extra money, at least until winter vacation. I didn't even spend all the money I was allowed to. And now I actually have money saved in my bank account. Mom says that money is for college.
Day 33
August 25, 2008
Dear Diary, Yesterday Mom and I went with Aunt Sonja to the Latin Music fest in Grant Park. It was pretty neat. The dancing was amazing. And you gotta love the beat of the music even if you don't know the words to the songs. We had a really great time together.
Day 32
August 21, 2008
Dear Diary, There is so much to know about animals at the zoo. I think it's really neat that the scientists there are trying to learn how to protect the animals at the zoo and in the wild. We actually got to see a lemur get a sonogram today. They used it to figure out why the lemur was having trouble breathing. Turns out that she has fluid in her lungs. So now the vets will work to get rid of the fluid. Wow!
Day 31
August 18, 2008
Dear Diary, This was my first day of Animal Explorer camp at the zoo! I cannot believe how fast the day went by. We get to learn all kinds of neat things about how to take care of the animals. My favorite thing today was learning about the polar bears. It's amazing how smart they are and how the trainers have taught them how to communicate.
Day 30
August 16, 2008
Dear Diary, Mom said Nicole can come over today, as soon as my room is clean. I think she bribes me like that on purpose. It's like a sneaky way of getting me to clean my room, when she knows I hate cleaning my room. I guess it is getting pretty bad in here. I have piles of clothes all over the floor, and lately I've been having a hard time finding things in my room.
Day 29
August 14, 2008
Dear Diary, My mom tried to trick me today. She said she was sorry to say that I would have to miss dog walking with Aunt Sonja next week. I was disappointed and asked her why. Then she grinned and said I would be too busy at the Animal Explorer camp at the Lincoln Park Zoo next week! Okay, now I'm not so disappointed! I can't wait till next week. It's all week for the entire day. That's going to be so cool!
Day 28
August 9, 2008
Dear Diary, It's so hot outside that Nicole and I were running through the sprinklers at her house to cool off. Then we ate these delicious Italian ice cups her Mom brought home. Our mouths turned bright blue! Then we set up the sprinkler so we could jumprope while the water sprayed us.
Day 27
August 5, 2008
Dear Diary, Last night was a little scarey. We had a really bad storm hit Chicago that was more like a hurricane. It was so windy and I thought the rain would never stop. The thunder kept going and going. Our street flooded and a small tree fell down, but at least our house and everything is okay. Mom called Aunt Sonja to check on her and she's okay too, but her neighbor's car got crushed by a huge tree. Luckily our power came back on. Some people weren't so lucky.
Day 26
August 3, 2008
Dear Diary, When school starts after Labor Day I'm going to miss walking the dogs with Aunt Sonja. She's way fun to hang out with. And I've saved up quite a bit if spending money. But she did say that I can help her over Christmas vacation if I want to. Not sure how much fun it will be walking the dogs in the snow and cold, but maybe.
Day 25
July 28, 2008
Dear Diary, The twins I told you about from next door are very nice. We've been playing outside together. Their names are Holly and Maddie. The only problem is that I have a hard time telling them apart since they're identical twins. So I have to try to remember who was wearing which outfit to keep their names straight in my head.
Day 24
July 26, 2008
Dear Diary, I miss my best friend Nicole. She and her family went away on vacation for two weeks. I think they went to Ohio. Mom says I should go play with the twins next door. They just moved in and I don't really know them very well yet. I think we'll be going to the same school next year. I hate trying to make friends with kids I don't know. I feel so shy and awkward.
Day 23
July 21, 2008
Dear Diary, The funniest thing happened today. I was walking dogs with Aunt Sonja. She had 3 dogs and I had two on leashes. Well, this woman walks by us with this little yappy dog and before you knew it the dogs we were walking got all excited. They were jumping and trying to run around us. Then Aunt Sonja and I were all tangled up with the leashes and all five dogs. It took us a few minutes to get them all straightened out because we were laughing so much. That was pretty funny!
Day 22
July 19, 2008
Dear Diary, Our Chicago White Sox won last night. We beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5. What a great game to go watch. I hate to go when we lose. It's just not as fun. Mom says next time we should ask Aunt Sonja to come with us. I bet she would like that.
Day 21
July 15, 2008
Dear Diary, I can't wait for Friday night to get here. Mom and I are going to a Chicago White Sox game. They play Kansas City. Night games are always more fun, especially when it's not so hot. We're doing pretty good this year so far. We're number one in our division, but the season has a long way to go.
Day 20
July 12, 2008
Dear Diary, I went to thie store this morning to buy a new jump rope since my favorite one broke. Thankfully they still had the green and purple ones. Otherwise, I would have been sad. I'm so happy to have one I can use again. I've really missed jump roping the last few days. I think I'm going to see if Nicole wants to come over and jump rope with me.
Day 19
July 8, 2008
Dear Diary, It's funny. Dogwalking with my Aunt Sonja is a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, it's exhausting. But I get to see Aunt Sonja and play with all these adorable pooches. The only bad part is the cleanup. Aunt Sonja's rule is I have to cleanup after whichever dogs I walk.
Day 18
July 7, 2008
Dear Diary, My favorite green and purple jump rope is broken. The handle on it broke off. Now I guess I know where the money I get from dogwalking this week will be going. At least part of the money I'm allowed to spend. Mom sounds like she's really going to be a stickler about this saving thing. Anyways, I hope the store has more green and purple jump ropes since those are my favorite colors.
Day 17
July 4, 2008
Dear Diary, We went to the Taste of Chicago festival yesterday, and even stayed to watch the fireworks. They had some fun stuff to do, like face painting and origami. The music part was okay, some big orchestra. Mom really liked the music. Not really my style though. But we did have fun just being together.
Day 16
July 2, 2008
Dear Diary, Zippy must be nervous or something. He has been shedding feathers all over his cage the last couple days. Then they get all over the rest of the house. I looked it up on the internet. It could be that he either needs new kind of food, or he's stressed. I didn't know that birds could be stressed!
Day 15
June 30, 2008
Dear Diary, We went to the bank today. Which is usually no big deal, except this time I got to open my very own bank account! Mom said now that I'm working for Aunt Sonja I need my own account. That way I'll have a place to save some of my money. That's kind of neat. I'm not sure many kids my age have a bank account. No ATM card though!
Day 14
June 25, 2008
Dear Diary, I was so tired after helping Aunt Sonja with her dog walking yesterday. We took care of a couple big dogs like a golden retriever and a great dane. Aunt Sonja had to walk the great dane. He was almost as big as me! I think I liked walking the little dogs better. There was a cute little yorkie named Bailey and even a pomeranian. The little dogs don't walk very far though, and they're much easier to clean up after!
Day 13
June 24, 2008
Dear Diary, Alright, alright. I agreed to Mom's deal that I have to save half of my money. Today is my first day working for Aunt Sonja. She should be here any minute to pick me up. I wonder what kind of dogs we're walking today? Hopefully they won't lick me. I'm really not into dog slobber. Yuck!
Day 12
June 21, 2008
Dear Diary, Mom and I just had an argument. Mom says since I'm going to be getting $30 a week for helping Aunt Sonja, that I have to save. She says half of the money each week goes into my savings account. That's $15!!! I say since it's my money that I earn, that I should be able to spend it if I want to. No deal. If I won't save half of it, then I'm not allowed to help Aunt Sonja. Mom thinks I should start saving for college.
Day 11
June 19, 2008
Dear Diary, Good news! Mom says I can help Aunt Sonja with her dog walking. I just hope I don't have to clean up too much dog "stuff". That would be kind of gross. But it should be fun hanging out with Aunt Sonja. Sometimes she seems like an older sister to me. It's hard to believe she's actually my mom's sister. Aunt Sonja is way cooler than my mom.
Day 10
June 17, 2008
Dear Diary, I may have a job for the summer! Well, sort of. My Aunt Sonja has a dog walking business. She goes from one person's house to the next feeding and cleaning up after the dogs. Then she walks them while the owners are at work. My Aunt says if I help her 2 days a week, she'll pay me $15 a day! I think that sounds pretty good. We'll see if my mom says yes. I hope so!
Day 9
June 14, 2008
Dear Diary, My mom has to work a lot. I know it's hard for her taking care of both of us, now that my parents' have separated. But sometimes I wish she didn't have to work. I wish we could just hang out every day. She says she's going to take off a couple weeks this summer. Then we will have more time to hang out together.
Day 8
June 11, 2008
Dear Diary, Nicole's dad is taking us to the Lincoln Park Zoo today. We go there a lot since it's free. My favorite part is always the paddle boat ride that takes you around the lagoon. Hopefully it won't be too hot when we go. It always gets so hot here in the summer.
Day 7
June 7, 2008
Dear Diary, I have a bird named Zippy. I had asked for a puppy, but my dad gave me a bird instead. At first I was disappointed, but now I love Zippy. She is very sweet and chirps when she gets excited. I can't play catch with her, but she can sit perched on my finger and eat a cracker from my hand.
Day 6
June 4, 2008
Dear Diary, So glad I found my journal! I had lost it when Mom painted my room. She had boxed up all my stuff, and I didn't know where it was. I'll try to keep it in a safe spot from now on. Not much else has been going on lately. Just waiting a couple more weeks for the school year to end.
Day 5
April 23, 2008
Dear Diary, I got a big surprise when I came home from daddy's today. Mom started painting my room! I have been begging her for so long and am so excited. It is going to be light purple with maybe some blue stripes. I am going to love my room.
Day 4
April 20, 2008
Dear Diary, I am going to spend the weekend with my daddy. I hope we get to go see that new movie, Nim's Island. I can't wait, and maybe we will even get to go Brick's for pizza. Whatever we do I know it will be fun.
Day 3
April 17, 2008
Dear Diary, It has been snowing just a little for 2 days. We couldn't even have our jumping contest because it was just too wet and cold outside, but my mom let us make cookies instead so it was fun.
Day 2
April 14, 2008
Dear Diary, Yeah! There is no school tomorrow so Nicole's mom said she could come over and play with me and the twins next door. We are going to have a jump rope contest and see who can jump the most times in a row. I have been practicing so I think I will win!
Day 1
April 10, 2008
Dear Diary, Nicole, my best friend from school gave me this diary for my birthday. I just love it and am going to write in it all the time. It is too cold to play outside so now I have something else to do inside!
