Journals can often be found in stores for a very reasonable price. They make good gifts. My girls each had their own private journals. I also provided journals in which I could write them notes or letters. Yesterday I stumbled across a journal Laura had kept when she was ten or eleven years old. To illustrate how this worked I will transcribe a few entries here.
Dear Diary
Today I had a great all exsept for some several bunches of miserable moments. First of all we made inventation
Dear Laura
I promise not to "correct" your spelling in your journal again. You're wonderful. love, Mom
Dear Journal,
What a day! Frist we had a Valentine's day praty, and then a dog bite. The party was great!! Why the dog bit me I have no idea. I was just riding my bike and this white dog walked across the road and grabbed my ancale with its teeth! Luckaly the dog snagged my sock and couldn't hang on. I rode home as fast as I could crying all the way. I washed it with some liquid soap. Then I took a quick bath and then my dad took me to the doctors. I got eight stiches on top and one long on underneath. Can you imagon? I loved the party. We got our idea for the party from my American Girl catalog. I invited Amy, April, Alisa, Angilina, and Cassie. It was fun.
Dear Laura,
You have been very brave through the ordeal of the dog bite. Were you remembering the song frrom The Sound of Music, "When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad--I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad." ?
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