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BOOGIE BOOGIE? BOOGIE! Fregley had pink frosting covering his face, so he was probably all hopped-up on sugar from the cupcakes they were serving at the refreshments table. All I know for sure is that he totally ruined what should have been a great moment between me and Holly. A few minutes later, the dance was over, and I missed my chance to make a good impression on her. I walked home alone after school, because I just needed a little time by myself. After dinner Mom told me there was a Valentine's card out in the mailbox with my name on it. When I asked her who it was from, she just said," someone special." I ran out to the mailbox and got the card,

and I have to admit I was pretty excited. I was hoping it was from Holly, but there are at least four or five other girls at my school who I wouldn't mind getting a card from, either. The card was in a big pink envelope with my name written in cursive. I ripped it open, and here's what I found: a sheet of construction paper with a piece of candy taped to it, and it was from Rowley. FRESH Sometimes I just don't know about that boy. March Saturday The other day Dad found Manny's blanket, Tingy, on the couch. I don't think Dad knew what it was, so he threw it away.

Ever since then Manny's been turning the house upside down looking for his blanket, and finally Dad had to tell him that he accidentally threw it out. Well, Manny got his revenge yesterday by using Dad's Civil War battlefield as a playset. Manny's been taking his anger out on everyone else, too. Today I was sitting on the couch just minding my own business, and Manny walked up to me and said—

PLOOPY! I didn't know if "Ploopy" was some kind of little-kid bad word or what, but I didn't like the sound of it. So I went to find Mom and ask her if she knew what it meant. Unfortunately, Mom was on the phone, and when she's gabbing with one of her friends, it takes forever to get her attention. MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH I finally got Mom to stop talking for a second, but she was mad that I interrupted her. nkledc. I told her Manny called me "Ploopy," and she said—

WHAT IS A PLOOPY? That kind of threw me for a second, because it's the exact question I was trying to ask her. I didn't have an answer, so Mom just went back to her conversation. After that, Manny knew he had a green light to call me Ploopy whenever he wanted, and that's what he's been doing all day. WIPE MY HEINIE, PLOOPY! I guess I should've known that telling on Manny wasn't gonna get me anywhere. When me and Rodrick were little, we used to tell on each other so much that it made Mom crazy. So she brought out this

thing called the Tattle Turtle to solve the problem. Mom came up with the Tattle Turtle idea when she taught preschool. The idea behind the Tattle Turtle was that if me and Rodrick had a problem with each other, we had to tell the Tattle Turtle instead of Mom. Well, the Tattle Turtle worked out great for Rodrick, but not so much for me. TATTLE TURTLE, RODRICK STOLE ALL THE MONEY FROM MY PIGGY BANK! Easter On the car ride to church today, I felt like I was sitting on something sticky. And when I got out and