I recently found a box of my many diaries, and the year 1972 stood out to me. I was 14 years old and living in Managua, Nicaragua. The diary entries recount my life and experiences at that time. I hope you will enjoy them. Comments are welcome!

Today's post is about celebrating my sister's birthday, wrapping Christmas gifts, and learning about the 747 Club.

This week's post is about a new Young Miss magazine with an interesting quiz on Women's Lib, visiting a unique museum, and seeing a funny movie. I hope you will enjoy reading it.

This week's post is about finding a creative way of presenting an oral report, my green-eyed monster reappears, and grocery shopping.

This week's post discusses tests, suicide, and the telenovela Esmeralda. I hope you will enjoy it. Leave me comments as I love to get feedback.

This week's blog post is about Halloween, Mom being sick, and Dad traveling to N.Y. for business. I hope you will enjoy

This week's post explores the green-eyed monster, a movie about a dog that is a thief, and my parents' return from Costa Rica. I am no longer in charge, yay!

In this week's post, we see Sarah Vaughn performing at the Teatro Rubén Darío, and my parents traveling to Costa Rica.

Today's post is about preparing to be a clown for the drama club, piano playing, and watching family slides. Do any of you remember viewing slides?

This week's post deals with losing races to math class, being told to go to Hell, and another student wanting me to have his baby as a Christmas gift.

This week's blog discusses some tedious homework, learning to dribble a basketball while lying down, and my teen concept of a perfect day. What do you consider an ideal day? It is fun to think about how our ideas change as we age.

This week's post discusses visiting the beach, breaking a paddleboat, mud fights, going to the movies, and enjoying Columbus Day off on a Thursday. Comments and memories are always welcome.

This week's post talks about learning how to do the Can-Can dance and a song I found distasteful. BYE!!!

This week's post discusses my parents' good friends Walter and Anita Hoar, school, and Missy's 15th birthday. I hope you enjoy it. Comments and feedback are greatly appreciated.

This week's post discusses a mishap in which my glasses saved the day. I also read the newspapers. Several friends have said that it was unusual for me to read newspapers at that age. Did you all read the newspapers as teens? Now, I just read them online. Let me know in the comments, as I love feedback.

This week's post has no new or old crushes mentioned! It's a fun weekend going to movies, eating out, and playing basketball with friends. I would love to get feedback and comments. If you feel comfortable, leave your first name or initials so I know who is writing.

In this week's post, I mentioned that I had begun watching a new telenovela and had a new crush. Missy and Irene Vogel are also mentioned. Serendipity would have it that I had the pleasure of meeting up with both of them this week.

This week's post talks about fickle crushes, notes being passed in class and getting into the wrong hands. BYE!!!

This week's post has me going to two very different kinds of parties: a tea and a friend's. I also make some assumptions. I hope you will enjoy this post. BYE!!!

This week's post mentions the popular movies, "Easy Rider" and "Taste the Blood of Dracula." Have you seen either of these movies? What did you think of them?