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Notes from Yesterday - In this entry, I become an amateur physician. 

10-2-92

Dear Ted, 

I hate Brent! I hate him! I hate him! I hate him! After all he was the one who stumped on my foot which I already have problems with my knee. I think theres a pattern because my right leg toes are hurt my right knee is hurt and I got ant bites in my right hand I think theres a pattern. Well I wish things would be better. 

Your very annoyed pal, 

R. A. 

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Notes from Yesterday - 

9-30-92

Dear Teddy, 

Yesterday I spent all night trying to finish my project and I did finish it but I’m awfully tired I just might play today. Well thats it see ya. 

Your awfully tired friend, 

R. A. 

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Notes from Yesterday

Today, I start the hashtag for this series, it’s in the tags section. Enjoy. 

Now, Celebration Station was this magical place that opened when I was kid that combined a video arcade, pizza parlor, go-kart rides, and a mini carnival. It was pure heaven, as I remember it, which is puzzling to see why I sign off as ‘feeling gloomy’. Guess I’ll never know...

9-28-92

Dear Ted, 

Yesterday I went all the way to Baton Rouge just to go to Celebration Station which there’s another location here well I guess I’ll never know. 

Your feeling gloomy pal, 

R. A. 

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Notes from Yesterday

Just some background to this entry: Jose was one of the kids who lived in the same apartment complex as I did. He was about the same age as I was in fifth grade, but for some reason he didn’t go to my same school. After we moved to a new apartment in middle school, I lost track of Jose and have not heard from him since. Apparently, Jose was not familiar with the whole, ‘bros before hoes’ philosophy...

9-25-92

Dear Teddy, 

Yesterday was boring Jose my 2nd best friend was hanging out with his girlfriend Michell! I hate that I can’t believe he took her over me, Man I hate that. Well that’s it. 

Your only pal, 

R. A. 

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Notes from Yesterday

9-16-92

Dear Teddy

Yesterday my mom could have come to open house but she was very sick and when I say very I mean very and this morning she was worse I wish I could have stayed at home and help her to get around but I have to come to school anyway I want to get in perfect attendance. Well that’s it. 

Your pal, 

R. A. 

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Notes from Yesterday

Two things: 

1) There was never any worry about my grades, ever. But they were constantly on my mind; that’s how much of a nerd I was (am). 

2) It would take me another 5-6 years to properly format a sentence and I’m still learning! So, forgive the run-ons of a 9-year-old. 

9-15-92

Dear Teddy, 

Hey pal how you doing I guess fine. Today I brought my football because yesterday they asked me to because yesterday I caught the ball and made a first down. I hope today I have as much luck as I did yesterday because today is open house and my mom is going to find out about my grades that are supposed to pass as participation well wish me luck. 

Your coolest pal,

R. A. 

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Notes from Yesterday

This one is a two-fer because of the length of the entries. I should also explain that I now remember that this was an assignment that my fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Sanchez made us do. I enjoyed it so much that I continued it into the following year in middle school. 

9/9/92

Dear Teddy,

Today was a fast day oh boy. Well I can’t write on you so much cause we got a substitute. 

Your pal, 

R. A.

9/14/92

Dear Teddy, 

Today Mrs. Sanchez came back it’s a relief because the substitute was like a jinx well sort of but I’m glad she’s back. You know I’m playing with my airplane.

Your pal, 

R. A. 

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Notes from yesterday

Field trips in school were almost alway fun and I actually kind of remember this one. Notably, the diving suits about which I wrote are still at the aquarium and it takes me back to the first time I saw them every time I pass by. 

9/8/92

Dear Teddy, 

It was a long weekend and well most of it was fun. Yesterday I went to the Aquarium and it was awesome I saw many strange kinds of fishes and I saw two water suits to dive underwater one was the one they used in the old times and the other one was for modern techniques it was cool. Well I saw a lot of kinds of fishes even sharks. 

Your pal, 

R. A. 

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Notes from Yesterday

This entry has me scratching my head: I remember that Teddy was my stuffed animal, but now I’m referring to the journal as Teddy as well! It must have been part of the assignment by the teacher or something. Also, how much of a nerd am I that I complain about not being able to do my assignment when a substitute teacher is around? I think any other kid would have cut up and relished the fact that he had a sub. 

9/4/92

Dear Teddy,

Sorry I couldn’t write so much because we had a substitute yesterday and he didn’t know we wrote in our journals and well you know I brought my football well nice writing on you. 

Your pal, 

R. A.

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Notes from yesterday

9/3/92

Dear Teddy

Yesterday like the others I read the whole book again boy I don’t know but I read faster than I read in fourth grade. 

Your pal, 

R. A.

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Notes from yesterday

It turns out that my teachers made me write a lot when I was kid. They probably saw something in me back then. In this entry, I am apparently really concerned about the fate of the science class worms. It’s still a mystery to me why I would need worms for science class, but my teacher back then demanded it, and me being the dutiful student, I complied. So now, to continue with the musings of my 5th-grade self: 

9/2/93

Dear Teddy, 

Everything today was a total mess almost. Well, today the bus driver wouldn’t let me bring the worms because they were in a glass jar and I had to leave them and I hope nothing happens to them because I was going to put them in their home were they belonged. Well thats about everything. 

Your pal, 

R. A. 

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Notes from yesterday

For whatever reason, I have kept my elementary school and middle school composition notebooks all these years. The other day, after not having looked at them for a long time, I decided to open them up again. Today, I am sharing my younger self with you. First, a couple of points of clarification: Teddy is the name of the Teddy Bear I used to sleep with every night (I will not reveal until what age), I have left the  spelling and grammar uncorrected, I don’t remember for what the worms were in science class and apparently any day that involves the novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is still a good day in my esteem. 

9/1/92

Dear Teddy, 

Yesterday I was dissappointed because I couldn’t find any worms for science class. Well that’s all right because my mom wrote a note saying that if I could be excused. Well I’ll have to wait for science class. Well I don’t want to bore you with everything that’s happened to me I’ll tell you the good stuff. Well first of all I finished my novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and that’s about all the good things that happened. 

Your pal, 

Ronald A.

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