July 2.

It's getting even later into summer. Day before yesterday Kari and I went to ice skating. We are now both in third class!

I've been thinking. Most people should be impressed that I've suffered terrible and almost total--oh, what will I call it? for five years. What I mean is people have teasd me, pushed me around, called me terrible names, and have been making me miserable for five whole school years.

June 16.

Today I am going ice skating. We are also going to lunch somewhere.

Kari and Kim went skating last week. Both of them passed first class. I hope I pass today.

Tomorrow Mr. Balde will come to dinner.

Ozma is soaking her feet. I made a stall for Thunderbolt to live on top of Ozma's house. Two horses can cram in but I made it special for Thunder.

June 15

Hurray! Summer vacation is here! Yesterday was Last Day and I ate:

A lot of chips and punch
2 hot dogs
2 pieces of cake
And 1 piece of pizza!

I went to Doctor M's this morning. He said my first period would come from six months to a year and a half from now. That's this Christmas or the one after that!

Spectacular Bid was beaten by Coastal June 9. I hate Coastal because he beat my colt. I fell in love with Bid from the first, and I felt contempt for every other horse in the races.

June 11 (morning)

I am sick with a cold. It started the evening of the 9th.

I have a new horse. Guess who he is -- STARBUCK! Last beer can run I got $20.40, so of course I had enough money. He and Flicka were so happy! They danced all over and made love all night.

I wonder when I'm going to get my period? Wouldn't it be awful if I found out I was STERILE, like a wretched mule?

Last night I didn't get to sleep until 10:30 and cried a lot. There was a tune that kept whirling around in my head and keeping me awake. I can't remember it now.

I have ice skating lessons. I haven't graduated from first class yet. The tune I heard last night was one of the tunes I made up steps to.

Here is an example of what grows on Planet:

June 6 (morning)

The fly-up Ceremony went fine.

Mom found my silver Egg Bank. It's already so full that I can barely pick it up with one hand.

I've been thinking lately about what I would do if there was a fire. I'd slam the door, wake B, tie him to a rope made of my bedsheets, and lower him down.

June 4

Winter becomes spring, and spring breezes into summer! There's only 8 more days of school!

I wish I could tell somebody about the Chronicles! I'm bursting with stuff I want to tell -- but I mustn't tell anyone. That'll be like telling Frank Brown where a bird's nest is....

Oh, how I HATE Frank Brown! I planned what I would do if I ever saw him again. We are absolute and utter MORTAL ENEMIES!

But God said that vengeance is His! I wish that wasn't true! Frank committed triple murder and he deserves to be murdered himself!

ENOUGH OF THAT!

If I get all the horses I want, I will have a total of 32 horses, I think.

tomorrow we Scouts are having a fly-up ceremony. I've earned 16 badges this year.

April 28.

B's birthday is tommorrow. Daddy made him a sandbox.

Later.
We just got back from Cousin Mike's wedding.

I am bored and a little sad. I don't know why. Perhaps it's because I miss Lori.

I have added to my "Wanted" list of horses the White Rearing Stallion. His name will be Tragedy.

Lori,
I must be dreaming.
I must be having a horrible nightmare
About you.
You're gone now,
You've gone and left me
Here to die,
I know that you've been forced
But how I grieve for you!

Come, now,
Please come back to me!
I know it's a lot to ask
But I think it all the time.
And there I go, I
Just cry, and cry again,
And when I do,
You can be sure
I'm crying about you.