I slept until 11:15am, I think.  Kids had already been knocking on the door to see if I could play.   When I did wake up, I had to eat breakfast and read for 20 minutes before I could go play.  I didn't want to read, but after I realized I had no choice if I wanted to play, I gave in.

I played all day with all the neighborhood kids, not all at the same time, one or two here and there.  There is a new fifth-grader, Jay, who lives next door to Julian and Xavier.  I like him.  

My day ended badly.  I was being mean to my mom, Barbara heard me and she got out her paddle.  I ended up getting two spankings and going to bed.  It was already late but I couldn't sleep.  For the next hour I was super polite and agreeable.