February 18, 1987

Guess what, today we had a snow day. I got up at 5:30 AM, took a shower, dressed and ate breakfast, then  Mindy called and said there was no school, so I put my PJs back on and went back to bed. I slept until 9:00 AM.

We still haven't found out about Dad's job offer in Houston. I don't want to move.

Steph

February 15, 1987

Today was a pretty good , but average day. We might move to Houston, Texas. We'll find out on Wednesday whether we will move or not. I hope not.

Now about my family. My mom is oldest 35, then my dad 35, then me, then Michael 12, Walt 10 and Justin 4. My best friend Mary Fuller's family has 8 kids--one of them is due in June.

Tomorrow we get another day off. I'm tired. I was supposed to be in bed 20 minutes ago. Bye.

-Steph

February 13, 1987

Kate Frond is spending the night. It is fun. Right now it's 1:17AM.

Dad just got home from Colorado on business.

Today I watched movies all day. Thrilling, huh.

Well. I have to go.

Bye,
your self,
Steph

February 3, 1987

Hi again. I'm almost done with my wagon. I have one more wheel to do, then put them on and I'm done.

Rochelle came to mutual tonight. It was fun. We made Valentine tarts. They were good.

It's just perfect. I get my allowance on Friday and I don't have to do anything over the weekend.

It's been so boring. There's nothing to write in here. Nothing's new in school. Just the same old thing, except we now have an A and a B lunch, but that's big news, huh.

Gym is fun. We are playing volley ball. I'm awful at it, but I'm probably the only one who has fun.

This is a stupid song. I'm listening to "Night Light Love Songs" on WENS.

We might move to Houston, Texas. If we do, I'll die. I don't want to move. I'd have to leave all my friends, there's no winters and winter is much better than summer. On the bright side, we could get a better house and we would be close to the Gulf of Mexico. Mom said, "Just think, you won't get off for snow days, you'll get off for hurricanes." Great, huh. I DON'T WANT TO MOVE!

I have to go to bed. Good night.

Your self,
Steph

December 12, 1986

I feel SO GREAT! It's Friday! Today Melinda gave me more pictures of Ralph Macchio. I hung up all of my favorite pictures. Then a song I wanted to tape from when I was in 5th grade came on and I got it and its introduction. It's funny ,my favorite song makes me cry every time I hear it.

I still like Tony Matthews.

I hope I never move.

Mary has a music box that plays "Memories." One night I had a dream that Tempest, Mary and I were walking along the highway and the sun was setting behind some hills in the distance. There were hardly any cars. We were listening to Mary's music box. A truck came and hit all of us. I got out of the hospital ok, but Tempest and Mary didn't get out. Once I was walking along the same highway and I heard the song "Memories," and I went over and saw Mary's music box. I picked it up and I woke up.

When I told Mary about the dream, she didn't like the music box anymore.

December 7, 1986

Today I got thinking, what if I was going to move to Houston, and what my friends would do, and how much I would miss them, and what it would be like never to see Mary, Kate, Susan, Tony, or Jane or anyone else here again. I would die! And never to have activities with my youth group again, or never going to Grandma and Grandpa Day's house on Sundays. It would be terrible!

You know I still like Tony. I keep staring at him but he doesn't seem like he likes me anymore. I keep talking about him here, but nobody knows I like him.

I bore my testimony in church today.

I love ALL my friends and my Tuesday night activities and I NEVER want to move.

M-Miserable
O-Owful
V-Very bad
E-Extra terrible

F-Fantastic
R-Radiant
I-Inspirational
E-Extraordinary
N-Never ending
D-Devotion
S-Sensational

Good night.

August 13, 1986

Yesterday was so fun! I got dunked like 13 times. It was fun. I found out that Chris likes me. He is nice. I like him for a friend.

At Eagle Creek me and Ann got board so we made drip castles out of sand, but the boys kept stepping on them. Chris doesn't know that I know he like me.

Hey! Twist and Shout is on. Hold on a minute. Okay, I'm back. I'm taping it. Shake it up baby...ahh...ahh. ahh yeah! Sorry.

Today in Justin's prayer he said "Thank Thee that Stephanie has her hears perished (ears pierced) and her nose perished."

Cousin Abby is spending a few nights here. It will be SO FUN. I might take her to the movies to see The Great Mouse Detective. It will be fun.

Rochelle came over today. We went to the park. They are painting the equipment.

I love Ralph Macchio.

I don't want to admit it, but I think I still like Craig Vincent. He is nice. On the way home from Eagle Creek, I was sitting by Craig. We found a whole bunch of quarters and nickels. When we got near the airport I said to Linda that I felt like going somewhere, give me some money. Craig leaned over and said, "Take the quarters," so we were joking around about that. It was fun.

When me and Belle were on the fitness trail I got a big bug in my eye. When I closed my eye, the bug was still moving. It hurt. Then I saw something fall so I thought it was the bug, but it was my gum. It was funny.

I hope I have a good time with Abby. I hope Dad gets paid on Friday so I can take Abby to the movies and I can get two more Ralph Macchio magazines.

Dad got a promotion. If he gets promoted any higher, we will have to move to Houston. I hope we DON'T have to. Oh well. I have to go, bye.