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that the beautiful houses he drew wouldn’t be built. People didn’t need him to draw houses because they couldn’t afford to build the houses that he drew. He said that we would now need to save our money and we wouldn’t have money for anything extra—like going to the ice cream parlor and stuff. He also said that sometimes money troubles make marriage trouble and that he and Wanna needed us to be good so that they could work on their marriage. I didn’t know what he meant by being good, but I think he meant that I better not cause trouble because if I did, then our family would fall apart. I also don’t know what Ellie thought of all of this stuff, but she did say—
Daddy, is that why you and Mommy don’t hug and hold hands? Is it the money problems? I can help, Daddy. I have a piggy bank that almost full. You can have all of it, Daddy, and we can make the money problems go away. Ok?
Daddy pulled Ellie onto his lap and told her what a good girl she was and thanked her for her offer. I didn’t realize that Ellie even noticed that Wanna and Daddy stopped holding hands.
101
Dear Penny,
Today I was sitting under the willow tree and trying to teach Angel Bones how to sit. I heard someone calling my name and turned around to find Levi on a bike. He has this cool bike that is dark blue with yellow lightning bolts on the side. He asked me if I wanted to ride bikes with him, but I told him that I didn’t have a bike to ride. So he parked his bike in our driveway and came over and sat next to me under the willow.
I was totally confused and didn’t know what to say. Why would he want to spend time with me? I mean, any girl would be more interesting than me, and his face looks so soft and his blue eyes sparkle and well, why me?
He asked me what I was doing and I told him I was teaching Angel Bones to behave. Angel Bones was jumping all over him, and he said it was a good idea to teach her some manners. And then he asked if he could help me. So we tried over and over again to teach her, and finally, just when we were about to give up, she sat and stayed. Levi got really excited and gave me a high five—well, he had to explain the high five thing because I never did it before. He thought that was really funny that I didn’t know how to high five, and I was totally embarrassed. Anyway, I will never forget his hand slapping my hand. Actually, even after I got how to high five, I pretended I still needed help just to feel his hand touch mine again.
102
Dear Penny,
Sitka came over to make cupcakes. I didn’t know that she was coming. Wanna called and invited her and surprised me. I wish she would have asked me first. What if I didn’t feel like making cupcakes? But it was too late, and Sitka showed up at our house ready to bake.
Wanna loves to cook and bake. Whenever she is in the kitchen, she looks happy. She always wears a yellow apron that matches her yellow hair, and as she measures, chops, and stirs, her cheeks get really pink.
Wanna gave us each one of her old aprons to wear. Of course, Ellie looked ridiculous wearing an apron that was bigger than her body. Sitka thought that Ellie looked cute and every time she looked at Ellie, she would giggle.
The worst part is that when Wanna cooks she sings. Everyone but me seems to think that this is wonderful. Sitka and Ellie got really into it. I just sat and cracked my eggs and watched them.
How can Sitka be so comfortable with people that she doesn’t know?
We put rainbow colored frosting and sprinkles on the cupcakes when they were done baking. Everyone but me seemed to have a great time. At least the cupcakes tasted good.
103
Dear Penny,
Will the day ever come that I feel comfortable in this place with these people?
104
Dear Penny,
Wanna saw me teaching Angel Bones some more tricks and asked me how I trained her. I told Wanna that Levi helped me and she looked worried.
She said—
You mean Lex’s brother?
And I said yes. She said that she didn’t
Daddy, is that why you and Mommy don’t hug and hold hands? Is it the money problems? I can help, Daddy. I have a piggy bank that almost full. You can have all of it, Daddy, and we can make the money problems go away. Ok?
Daddy pulled Ellie onto his lap and told her what a good girl she was and thanked her for her offer. I didn’t realize that Ellie even noticed that Wanna and Daddy stopped holding hands.
101
Dear Penny,
Today I was sitting under the willow tree and trying to teach Angel Bones how to sit. I heard someone calling my name and turned around to find Levi on a bike. He has this cool bike that is dark blue with yellow lightning bolts on the side. He asked me if I wanted to ride bikes with him, but I told him that I didn’t have a bike to ride. So he parked his bike in our driveway and came over and sat next to me under the willow.
I was totally confused and didn’t know what to say. Why would he want to spend time with me? I mean, any girl would be more interesting than me, and his face looks so soft and his blue eyes sparkle and well, why me?
He asked me what I was doing and I told him I was teaching Angel Bones to behave. Angel Bones was jumping all over him, and he said it was a good idea to teach her some manners. And then he asked if he could help me. So we tried over and over again to teach her, and finally, just when we were about to give up, she sat and stayed. Levi got really excited and gave me a high five—well, he had to explain the high five thing because I never did it before. He thought that was really funny that I didn’t know how to high five, and I was totally embarrassed. Anyway, I will never forget his hand slapping my hand. Actually, even after I got how to high five, I pretended I still needed help just to feel his hand touch mine again.
102
Dear Penny,
Sitka came over to make cupcakes. I didn’t know that she was coming. Wanna called and invited her and surprised me. I wish she would have asked me first. What if I didn’t feel like making cupcakes? But it was too late, and Sitka showed up at our house ready to bake.
Wanna loves to cook and bake. Whenever she is in the kitchen, she looks happy. She always wears a yellow apron that matches her yellow hair, and as she measures, chops, and stirs, her cheeks get really pink.
Wanna gave us each one of her old aprons to wear. Of course, Ellie looked ridiculous wearing an apron that was bigger than her body. Sitka thought that Ellie looked cute and every time she looked at Ellie, she would giggle.
The worst part is that when Wanna cooks she sings. Everyone but me seems to think that this is wonderful. Sitka and Ellie got really into it. I just sat and cracked my eggs and watched them.
How can Sitka be so comfortable with people that she doesn’t know?
We put rainbow colored frosting and sprinkles on the cupcakes when they were done baking. Everyone but me seemed to have a great time. At least the cupcakes tasted good.
103
Dear Penny,
Will the day ever come that I feel comfortable in this place with these people?
104
Dear Penny,
Wanna saw me teaching Angel Bones some more tricks and asked me how I trained her. I told Wanna that Levi helped me and she looked worried.
She said—
You mean Lex’s brother?
And I said yes. She said that she didn’t
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