I just got a new pet dog! I named it Mr. Cuddles. Mom says I can keep him if I look after him and exfoliate him every day. She said if I get sick of him, she knows a really nice farm where he can go and live, so there's really no pressure.

Last weekend a bunch of us camped out overnight in our fort. We made a throne out of charred 2x4s for the Frightmaster to sit on, and took turns sitting on it and telling scary stories with a flashlight under our face. Stevie told one about a ghost named Vladimir who haunted the guy who stole his yellow eye. Davey was so scared he peed in his sleeping bag. It was totally wicked.