Our home room class got a new class mascot! It's a boa constrictor, and we named him Earl. Well, a couple of kids wanted to name him Dr. Alex "Dart-Hurling" Jackson, but Mrs. McFarland stepped in.

I just started an afterschool swimming program. Every other day, we do the dog paddle for at least a half an hour. I don't mind it much, except I wish we'd do it in a pool, not a swamp. Though I guess the vicious flesh-eating bacteria are good motivation to swim fast! I've already lost 4 candygrams! Not sure how much that is in whatever weight unit you guys use.

Mom made deviled eggs for dinner again. Yuck! She said I couldn't go play Monkey Island 8 until I'd cleaned my plate, so I had to choke it down. When I grow up I'm just gonna eat Fizzy Peppermint Wheels for every meal!