Dear Diary

I recently purchased a mega scrapbooking tote (ultimate edition), which is combining the contents of two drawers into this single tote. In fact, the contents are not just limited to scrapbook supplies, but other sentimental/crafty things I have collected over the years. I have always been a fan of journaling, however, I have never seemed to complete one. I have been much better about it since December 2008, and I've noticed I have been more in touch with my soul since then. A quote I love is "Journal! Write! Cut! Paste! Be right! Be terribly wrong! Be incredibly insightful! Be incredibly mundane. Be all that is inside your heart, your soul, your mind and your imagination. So that you might look back at what you've created and realize how amazing you truly are."

In my tote transfer I came across my diary from when I was 10 years old with only about 20 pages filled out. I feel compelled to share some. Original punctuation and spelling.

May 15, 1998

Today is 3 days before my Birthday and my dad can't there on my birthday so he gave it to me today! And also my sister came back from EKO Week I don't know what it stands for but it means some kind of science word! My dad also got me a picture of Bette Midler well actually he Drew it and I am a fan of Bette Midler and She is cool and very pretty! I'm not gay so don't worry but every time I think of her or even hear her name I get a little feeling like that chunk of my heart that was empty is now full! Goodbye I leaving now. Sasha Piton

Wednesday 6-24-98

Sometimes my mom finds leftovers and says thats what you can have and then she [?] up and now she called and said what do you want from bashas' and we both wanted a burrito. Well in a little wihl Melissa and I will be leaving to red planet diner I would write more but I have to leave it 5 minutes so by.

Monday 7-98

right now I'm playing nintendo with my dad cause I got in to las vegas about 4:00 and it's been pretty fun latly well sorry I haven't been righting latly but I've been busy well it was nice talking to ya but I have to go now. My oldmans waiting! bye!

Tuesday 7-7-98

Well my dad just left and I'm hear with a winner and Debbie. the winner is Angelica Debbie's daughter I don't really like either one of them but they can be nice and thei other daughter Marina is cool. Well see ya!

Wednesday 7-9-98

Well today my dad hast to work at 4:00 so he haves to be dressed by 3:00 so we can't do all the things that we planted but were still having fun watching the football game(Soccer)and we had McDonalds for lunch and he lives only down the street of McDonalds so we can go there when ever he wants but I dought that he would go there more than once a month but he's still my dad and I don't care were he goes I still love him. Well see ya! bye

Thursday 7-9-98

Well I put the McDonalds in my tummy and a Debbie hast to make me feel bad she is just can be a pain in the but! Well my ice cream is melting so I have to go now. bye

Friday 7-10-98

Well today I went shopping with my dad for a racecar and we found some on sale but we didn't buy one. We saw a really cool movie its called Leathal Weapon 4 and I liked it a lot! We went out to eat we had LOTS of drinks and it was just really fun!

Saturday 7-11-98

Today we paid my dads bills and then we went to the indoor Swamp Meet and I got three shirts and my favorite one says Bull [poop] walks money talks and it has a doller bill on it. Then we went to the mall and looked for a mood ring and we didn't find one then we went to Clairs and found one. and after we just looked around and we found better bigger ones but I love mine. Then we went to a movie and saw Mulan and it was really good especially the end. Then we saw Small Soldiers and that was funny and cool I liked it but my dad thought it was ok. then we went to Wendeys and I'm full well I have to go now bye

Sunday 7-12-98

Today we watched the world cup in soccer and France has never won and Today they won the world cup and that was cool. Then we went to McDonalds. After that we went to the store and bought a bunch of crap. Then we started painting and that was really fun. bye

Monday 7-13-98

Today my sister wast the last one to wake up. and we played nintendo a lot then we went swimming and then my dad went to work. [scribbled in pencil] Debbie is a bi[^@#]

Friday 7-23-98

Today is the day my sister had her piriod and she isn't excited. Now were going swimming so bye.

Tuesday 8-3-98

Well here I am back in Sedona I got here on Sunday but I went to flag so I didn't have time to write: Now todays Tuesday and were going back to flagstaff cause my mom has a class that she goes to. Did you know my sister had her piriod for eaght days and she was the star of atention and she said to me "do you feel left out" yes today and that made me mad. Well were in my moms classroom and this guy knows a lot and he's good and very funny like he's saying if a kid thinks he has luck There's a quition and he writes a-d on his fingers and bangs his hand on the desk and says which ever one hurts the most thats my answer. That's what I call funny. He also said this one teacher was talked bake to and picked up a book and slaped the book across the students face which is now against the law infact it was against the law back then too. Like this one girl in my Moms class was in 7th grade and was caught with gum for the second time and got sent to the princapal and the princepal smaked her nuckles which wasn't aloud that so that was a stupid princepal.

10-30-98 Friday

Well sorry I didn't write in so long. I was just caught up I guess. Well I started 5th grade and it's really cool it's very fun. My teacher is Ms. Pfeifer. Our interns are really cool one is Ms. Simmons and the other is Mr. Holt and they leave on Monday and I'll miss them very much and I love them very much. I wish they were my brother and sister. Now that would be very cool. I'm going to get them a present for their last day. And I'm going to get Ms. Simmons a little stuffed animal and a flower. Mr. Hot's going to get a Hershey bar and a flower so it's fair. Then on Tues I'm going to get Ms. Pfeifer a present cause it's her birthday and thats really cool. She's been teaching for 33 years. I'll miss Ms. Simmons and Mr. Holt I have to admit I really love them like family.

Saturday 7-3-99

Sorry I haven't writen so long. I guess I didn't want to. 6 months ago Miss Marsh left. I'm out of 5th grade and going to 6th. 4th grade and 5th grade were my best years in school. They were my best years because 4th grade I was free. In Fifth grade I got straight A's. Moving to a different subject softball. the 1999 Yankees won the championchip for the season! They have an all stars season type thing. I sapost to go to Las Vegas a couple of days ago but softball scrood up my plans and I'm now going on the tenth.

Monday August 2 1999

I take that back Angelica is not a Brat she is very nice a good friend type thing. I'm by myself tonight and well I hate it. I love my dad and I want to spend more quality time with him I love him so much I want to hug him and never let go!BYE

Reading through my diary made me realize that I was very perceptive as a 10/11 year old. And that I love my family. I love that I was a daddy's girl that played nintendo, wanted a racecar, and painted. I love that I tried to get what I could out of my mom's classes (I'm sure in hopes that I could be like her) and that I know she did her absolute best to take care of us while she worked and went to school in flagstaff. And amidst all of that I got to play softball and apparently got to play (I'm sure we were short players) on the "all star team type thing". I'm just glad it took all of that to get me where I am today. I wouldn't trade a second.