An end and a beginning

I called Ashley yesterday. She didn’t seem to take it too hard. She said that she was glad that we buried Fuzzy-Doo, not simply put her in the trash. I can really understand why she feels sad. After all, she just moved and now her hamster died. She seemed on the verge of tears when she hung up, so today I sent her a card. On the front, I drew a picture of a hamster with wings and a halo. Sure Fuzzy-Doo wasn’t an angel on earth, but she may be one in heaven. On the inside it said:

Fuzzy-Doo may be dead, but she’s in a better place,

Somewhere where she won’t have to stand the crazy human race.

Not my best rhyme ever, but good enough.

It’s not that I’m trying to replace Fuzzy-Doo, but I’ve started to feed a chipmunk that lives in the backyard. I found a little metal bowl in the garage, and I put peanut butter and sunflower seeds in it. Then I put the bowl on a flat rock in the yard. I call the chipmunk Sniffle because of the cute way she twitches her nose. I’m not sad that Fuzzy-Doo died, but I wish I had a pet.

Fuzzy-Doo's Funeral

We held Fuzzy-Doo's funeral yesterday. Alexandra came. We were going to bury her in the cardboard tube she died in, but when we lifted it up, she slid out. We buried her in a Chinese takeout box instead. We all said nice things about Fuzzy-Doo. I said, " Fuzzy-Doo had a long life for a hamster. No hamster could ever replace her." Alexandra spoke next. She said," I've seen a fair amount of hamsters at people's houses and at pet stores, but not one of them was as fluffy, soft, and sweet as Fuzzy-Doo. " After that, Mom said, " I'm sure all of us will never forget Fuzzy-Doo." I'm sure I'll never forget Fuzzy-Doo, mainly because she bit me. I have to call Ashley. I won't tell her about Alexandra because she might feel like I was replacing her.

Fun then Tragedy

I forgot to blog yesterday, and I've got news for today, so it's going to be hard to tell about all of it in one post. Yesterday we went all the way to the mall, and got our costumes at the Halloween store there. Alexandra found a very pretty, pink, "hoopskirt ballgown", and is going to be a princess. I had more of a problem. I was thinking that perhaps I would be an Egyptian princess, but there were no costumes for that. A witch would have been good, but none of the witch costumes came in my size. I certainly didn't want to be a "skeleton bride". I finally found the perfect costume for me, and it goes perfectly with my black hair. A vampire! After we got our costumes, we went to the dollar store for accessories. Alexandra got a pretty folding fan, and I got a pair of fangs, a black eyebrow pencil, and we both got black fake-velvet bags (for putting our loot in). Yesterday was so fun.

I wish I could say that today was a good as yesterday, but it wasn't. Fuzzy-doo died today. He seemed alright when I fed him early in the morning. But when we came home from church, there she was, inside her paper towel tube, dead. We're going to have the burial tomorrow after school.

What Alexandra looks like

Last night I didn't have time to talk about Alexandra, so I will tonight.
Alexandra, like me, is very skinny. She has no freckles, and is pale. She has blue eyes. She has shoulder length curly, blond hair, unlike my long, straight black hair. She says she might be a princess for Halloween, and I think she would make a good one. I'm not sure what I want to be for Halloween.

What I look like

I can't believe it! I got through three posts without saying what I look like! Well, here goes. I am about 4 1/2 feet tall. I am very skinny. I know that I am very skinny because I sometimes get teased about being too skinny by people who were pretty skinny themselves. I have no tan, though not pale, and absolutely no freckles. I have dark brown eyes. I have long black hair. No, not dark brown, black, B-L-A-C-K. I do not look at all Asian, mainly because I'm not. I've had pierced ears as long as I can remember.
Oh darn, it's time for dinner.

Alexandra Jameson

I am so excited! Today I talked to this nice girl, Alexandra, at school, and she said that I was really nice, and asked if I would like to go to get Halloween costumes with her. I said that she was nice to ask me, and that I'd love to get Halloween costumes with her, but I'd have to ask my mom. Well, tonight at dinner I asked Mom if I could, and she said that it would be all right if we went on Saturday. After dinner and homework, I called Alexandra, (she had given me her phone number,) and she said Saturday was fine. We're going to pick up Alexandra on Saturday morning at 10, and we'll be back by 1 pm. I am so happy, because she only lives two houses from me and goes to the same school and is in my class! I can hardly wait until Saturday.

Ouch!

Fuzzy-Doo is driving me absolutely crazy. Yesterday I was supposed to clean that cranky hamster's cage, but when I tried to lift her out, she bit me! (not hard, thankfully.) The trouble didn't end there, though. I was still determined to lift her out of her cage, but the next time I tried, she bit me again! Hard. Not a little nip type of bite. A OW!, really-needs-a-band-aid, bleeding type of bite. I hate Fuzzy-Doo, and hope she dies soon.

First Post

My name is Joan Lewis. I am 10. I live in Pine Creek, Iowa. My dad sells cars. We used to live in Los Angeles, where Dad worked for the car company. But, we moved out here to Iowa, where a lot of Mom's family lives. We moved in late June. I made one friend, but she moved away in late September. However, she left me something incredibly interesting. A PET !!!!

We lived in a tiny apartment where no pets were allowed in LA, but now that we moved to Pine Creek, I've been dying to get a pet. Well, when my friend Ashley moved, she left me her hamster! Her hamster, Fuzzy-doo, is old, grouchy and bites me. No doubt Grumpy-doo will die within 2 weeks. Bye for now.