I was 10 years old. My dad had just built some stairs outside that led up to the second story. At the base of these stairs was a smooth block of concrete that I claimed and called the Mr. Bill Skating Rink, but that's a different story. These stairs were supported by big metal poles that I was fascinated with. I would sit in my pecan tree and imagine what it would be like to slide down one, would I get hurt? I never found out. I had decided that these new stairs, the space underneath and the landing on top, would make the perfect location for a club.

My mom was saving this little book all these years. When I first read this, I was shocked. Was I really that much of a little nerd? My mom says it's more like I was a little nazi, enforcing good behavior. She said in reality, my older sister Dara was the boss, so I was always looking for ways to feel in control. Thus, The Bo Weevil Club.



(in front cover I wrote:)

Blood Type: O Negative

Allergic To: school, boys, doctors



December 1979

10 Mon



Kristi- Member

Michelle- Leader

Gloria- Member

Janet- Member

Pam- Member



11 Tues

Dara- ARCN

Amy- Leader

Tiffany- Secretary

Nippy- Entertainer

Max- Helper



12 Wed

Tamba- Entertainer

Dawn- Janitor

Teresa- Member

Terri- Vice President

Holi & John- Members

Julie- Vice Boss



(a few pages torn out)



20 Thurs

RULES

No Fighting

(spitting, throwing, yelling, or hitting.)



21 Fri

YOU MUST USE YOUR PASSWORD TO GET IN

(the password is)

BO WEEVIL



22 Sat

Don't slide down the poles



23 Sun

Let the nurse help you if you get hurt.



24 Mon

RULES con't.

If you are a Bo Weevil (Club Member), you must obey the rules or you will be kicked out.



25 Tues

NO BOYS ALLOWED !!



26 Wed

Don't innerrupt when someone is talking. Be interested in what they say.



27 Thurs

If you are afraid of dogs, don't run from Nippy is a nice dog and won't bite. She mite smell you alot.



28 Fri

CLUB PETS

Nippy

Max

Tamba

Dawn



29 Sat

Bo Weevil (secret code)

BO WEEVIL



30 Sun

(wrote a series of characters that look like heiroglyphics, could be the code?)



31 Mon

DAYS

Gossip Day

talk about other people



1 Tues

Joke Day

tell jokes



2 Wed

Game Day

play games



3 Thurs

Play Day

play stuff



4 Fri

P.E. Day

Jump on trampoline, do exersises & climb & skate



5 Sat

Make Day

make things



6 Sun

Pet Day

honer the pets



7 Mon

Tips for earning a prize

Please try to bring little things to decorate the club.



8 Tues

When we play games, if you win, you get a prize



9 Wed

Help clean up the club



10 Thurs

Don't get on the roof without permission



11 Fri

Games We Play

Duck, Duck Goose

feel in the bag

Who's gone?

Seven Up



12 Sat

Around the World

Hide N Seek



13 Sun

Thump Party

Don't Wet Your Pants



14 Mon

A Bo Weevil's Promise

(memorise)



15 Tues

As a Bo Weevil, I will always do my best. I will share with others. I am a true Bo Weevil.



16 Wed

Our Colors

Brown

White

Lavender.



17 Thurs

What Our Flag Looks Like

(drew a picture of a very cute bug with 8 arms, 4 legs, antennas and a smile on a flag with stripes)



18 Fri

JOKES

knock-knock.

who's there?

Nuna.

Nuna who?

Nuna Buisness.



19 Sat

Did you hear about the doggie who thought cheerios were donut seeds?



21 Mon

HOW TO GET IN

let the leaders fill you out a form saying name, telephone,



22 Tues

phone number, & age. You must keep your form. We will keep a copy of it.



23 Wed

Everyone in the club must be 8 or older. (exept) for pets & visitors. We have bandaids



24 Thurs

& bandages if you get hurt. If you have to use the bathroom go in through the



25 Fri

back door. (go down the steps)



26 Sat

TRAMPOLINE RULES



27 Sun

only 2 people on at a time, don't jump off.



28 Mon

Don't tell anyone the password if you are a Bo Weevil.



29 Tues

We will eat little snacks of the following:



30 Wed

cookies

water

crackers

coke (maybe)

candy

pecans



31 Thurs

Our Club Flower:

Morning Glory

which means:



1 Fri

symbol of promise, love, kindness



2 Sat

There will be no dues. It is a free



3 Sun

club. If we go to Hodges, you



4 Mon

have to bring your own money. (all we by is candy & coke & chips for the club.)



5 Tues

Every time we have a meeting, Amy calls roll. If you are absent, we will mark it down.



6 Wed

When we have a meeting, if that day is your B.D., you get to draw out of the Surprise bag.



7 Thurs

When we have a conversation, we must take turns discussing things.



8 Fri

CLUB DIARY

today we set up the club. No one has come yet, but Michelle is coming over Fri. 15th. She will help me.



9 Sat

We did not use the club yet.



10 Sun

I fixed the club up with tables & chairs.



11 Mon

today I got everything ready for the club. Nurse things, especially. Dara signed up.



(last entry)



written in back of book:



If you want to drop out of the club, you must sign a contract.



Good Deeds we have done:

help the teachers

support Campfire



(created a page containing a graph for Nurse checkups & listed all of my expected club members)



(created a page that was supposed to document all field trips)



(created a page for Roll Call)



date book came with map of United States in back, showing area codes. I circled Dallas, drew a big arrow toward it, and wrote "214, Dallas"



...and that's it.

Needless to say, nobody ever came to my club.

Addeddate 2016-05-01 14:48:51 Identifier TheBoWeevilClubBook_843 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2t48bh1j Year 1979