Post by zoar3 on Aug 27, 2009 23:33:40 GMT -5
Here's what I've come up with so far. Today in reading #8-#10, lol, I became angry once again at AMM for screwing up her dates so lol am giving up on trying to be as specific as I have been. Also, having read all the later books, I've noticed that generally only the narrator of the specific book, with possibly one other random sitter thrown in, actually baby-sit during the later books so my taking the crazy time to write all that down will vanish as well. As I said I really was just attempting to make sense of their 7 th grade year and thought about 1st year of 8th but have now gotten wiser to that idea. I might simply try and come up with general times. Shrug. It's been fun to re-read from the beginning though.
I hope all this posts and that someone gets something out of some of it! I'll try and add the next 2 books tomorrow. Then as I said, my brain has woken up to the reality that enough is enough.
Enjoy,
Mona
Book Title: Kristy’s Great Idea
Book: #1
Starts: Tues September 9th.
Ends: Saturday, October 11th.
Year of 8th grade: Start of 7th.
Plot: BSC Formed
Subplot: Kristy’s mom and Watson become engaged on Monday October 6, 1986.
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. Wed September 10th=1st ever (unofficial) BSC meeting at Claudia’s at 5:30
2. Thurs 9/11: during recess Claudia comes up with BSC alphabet block logo
3. Sat 9/13: Stacey suggests BSC should elect officers.
4. Sat 9/13 1st ever BSC flier.
Name Phone Number
Kristy KL 5-4378
Claudia KL 5-3231
Mary Anne KL 5-9102
Stacey KL 5-7844
5. Wed 9-17 BSC’s first ad runs in the Stoneybrook News.
6. Fri 9-19: 1st official BSC meeting. K’s mom first caller wanting sitter for DM on Wed (9/24) Mrs. Thomas says “Kathy” can’t come. So Sam’s day to watch DM must be Thurs or Fri.
7. Sat 9-27 MA baby-sits (and meets) Watson, Karen, and Andrew for the first time.
8. Wed October 1st Mrs. Marshall calls BSC for the first time.
9. Following her call, Stacey adds up BSC’s earnings so far to $26.75 (7 days)
10. K suggests the club have a celebratory pizza party on Saturday afternoon (10-4)
K: “Well get Coke and M & M’s.
MA (happily): “All the junk food we can eat.”
11. Wed 10/1 Mrs. Thomas announces at dinner she is considering accepting Watson’s engagement.
12. Sat 10/4 early morning-just after 3 K baby-sits (and meets) Karen and Andrew for the first time when Watson hastily calls Mrs. Thomas to say his ex-wife broke her ankle and he is in dire need of a sitter. C can’t sit because SMS sent her parents a letter the day before saying she (C) is not doing very well in school. Stacey is supposed to be in NY visiting friends. K comes to love K and A and offers to be their regular sitter until she can be their step-sister.
13. Monday 10-6 at BSC meeting, MA shares how she stood up to her dad the day before and is now allowed to spend half of her baby-sitting earnings anyway she chooses as long as she puts other half in the bank. BSC has a fight. At dinner, K’s mom announces her official engagement to Watson.
14. Tues, October 7th after dinner at Watson’s, K leaves him a note giving him her permission to marry her mom.
15. On Sat 10-11 Stacey reveals her diabetes to the BSC.
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Notes
1 C Sat. 9-20 Jamie Newton (3)+ Feldmans: Rosie (3), Brenda (5), and Rob (8) C “tames F’s” by ignoring their wild antics, (protest against her being both a girl and mean by ignoring them while reading quietly to Jamie.
2 K W 9-24 Buffy and Pinky McKeever Twin dogs age 3.
3 S W 9-24 David Michael K tells S, DM is allergic to chocolate.Stacey and Sam discover one another.
4 MA Sat 9-27 Early morning-1:30pm Karen and Andrew Morbidda Destiny puts 2 spells on Boo-Boo. On to make him fat and the second (that day) to make him act strangely after she caught him in her garden.
5 Claudia Friday 10-3 Evening-9:30 Eleanor and Nina
Book Title: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls
Book: #2
Starts: probably on Thursday 10-16
Ends: Friday 11-7
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: Phantom Caller Burglar on loose
Subplot: SMS Halloween Hop to be held on Fri 10-31
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1: Sat 10-18: Mercer=20 miles away, New Hope=farther. BSC reads about Phantom Caller in Newspaper.
2: Claudia takes a job with Mr. Willis’ kids who she has sat for once before.
3: Tues=K’s regular Day with DM
4: Stacey and family moved to Stoneybrook in August.
5: Monday 10-20: K and MA eat lunch with the Shillaber twins and Lauren Hoffman.
6: Goldman’s robbed on Monday 10-27; Claudia studies for her Thursday math test on this night only to end up taking it on Wednesday!
7. Tues 10-28 at recess (after lunch)? MA announces she is not allowed to sit until PC caught. C has the nerve to suggest she still stay on as secretary until then.
8. Tues 10-28 Upon returning from the Newton’s, Janine tells Claudia that on her way home from the University she saw the police cars. C tells her sister the story and J ends up admitting she also hides candy in her room! J also helps C review for her math test the next day—the one that was supposed to be on Thursday!
9. C’s art class=on Wednesdays.
10. Friday 10-31=Halloween Hop. K goes with Alan; C with Trevor who finally admits to have calling C and hanging up the same way Alan called K on her baby-sitting jobs; and S goes with Pete.
11. Wed 11-5 The “real” Phantom Caller is caught. MA allowed to sit again.
12. Fri 11-7 BSC have a party to celebrate the above.
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1. C W 10-15 Marshall’s Job not shown in book.
2 C T 10-21 After school~5pm Jamie K scares C and J after dropping off a casserole and coming around to backyard gate.
3 C W 10-22 In evening Marshall’s Few hang up calls. Marshall’s scare C by coming home early and asking her to let them in. Mr. M lost his house keys.
4 K Thurs 10-23 7pm-? Karen and Andrew Karen claims M.D. put a freckle spell on her. Later M.D. freaks out K when she returns Boo Boo and a paper bag with the remains of the mouse he had caught. Watson claims he will talk to her in the morning.
5 S Fri 10-24 All evening~10pm Charlotte Carrot is introduced after he “scares” S.
6 MA Sat 10-25 Evening D.M. MA’s homemade burglar traps. Sam says she should create “MA’s surefire burglar alarms.”
7 K Tues 10-28 3:30-4:30 Marshall’s Takes over for MA
8 K and C Tues 10-28 For dinner-evening Jamie + 3 Feldman’s K tames wild F’s by threatening to “punch the lights” out of anyone who causes further trouble. C calls police when she sees someone at the window after hearing odd noises. Hang up calls. Office Drew (older man) and Officer Stanton (male, also) catch Alan Gray in the N’s shrubbery. A admits to being the girl’s PC because he has a crush on K. Invites K to Hop.
Book Title: The Truth About Stacey
Book: #3
Starts: Friday, November 14
Ends: Sunday December 21st
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: As Stacey’s diabetes becomes trickier to manage, her parents increase their over-protectiveness by seeking out “cure” after cure, including faith healer Dr. Barnes.
Subplot: Baby-sitters Agency! Liz Lewis and Michelle Patterson
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. At BSC meeting on Fri 11-14, we learn of the times the 4 girls were born. No actual dates were listed of course, just some times that are different than the ones in either the girl’s portraits or in the Complete Guide.
2. Also at above meeting Janine shows BSC the BSA’s flier
3. Sat 11-15 Kid-Kits are first created.
4. Monday’s=Charlie’s Day with David Michael
5. Before Jamie’s party on Mon 11-24, we learn that Ma and her father will be sharing Thanksgiving (11-27) with the Thomas Family. MA bakes cranberry bread.
6. At Washington Mall on Friday 11-28, Stacey’s parents inform her of their trip to see Dr. Barnes in New York. Friday 12-12/Wednesday 12-17.
7. Mon December 1st=BSC wear sandwich boards to school. On front “Join the Best Club Around.” On back “The BSC.”
8. K recruits Janet Gates (13) and Leslie Howard (14) to join BSC.
9. Pete asks Stacey to the Snowflake Ball’ almost 3 weeks away.
10. At BSC meeting M 12-1 the club receives NO calls for their services.
11. Tuesday 12-2, the girls meet Lucy for the first time and bring both her and Jamie gifts.
12. Wed 12-3 Janet and Leslie come to meeting. Take last minute later night weekend jobs.
13. Friday 12-5 No J or L but BSC get 4 jobs.
14. Monday 12-8 No J or L. Mr. Kelly (Leslie on Sat night) and Mrs. Jaydell (Janet) angrily call BSC to find out where the older girls were.
15. Thursday 12-11, Stacey calls an emergency BSC meeting to tell others what Jamie and Charlotte told her. After school, the sitters discover Jamie playing near the street without a hat or a sitter in the snow. Later that afternoon they confront his mother.
16. Monday 12-16 Mrs. Newton calls BSC to ask for sitter for L and J on Fri 12-19, while she hosts a meeting of the Literary Circle at her home. She also tells Stacey, who takes the call and job, that she called regular clients plus Gianmarco’s, Spencers’, and Dodson’s (didn’t Jessi plant sit for them)?
17. Charlotte will skip into 3rd grade after Christmas Break
18. Snowflake Ball held on Sat 12-20.
b-day time in this book vs. Each girl’s portrait vs. The Complete Guide
Stacey 2:22am 1:30am April 3rd at 2:22am
Claudia 4:30am July 11th only no time July 11th at 4:36am
Kristy 4am exactly August 20th at 4am August 20th at 4am
Mary Anne Mimi recalls that the Spier’s left around dinner time and MA was born around 11pm. September 22nd Only says September 22nd as her birth date
Jamie Lucy
Kristy Toy car Duck rattle
Claudia Dinosaur Painting of kittens
Stacey Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel Pat the Bunny
Mary Anne Red ski hat Pink ski hat
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1 S M 11-17 3:30-5 or 5:30 Charlotte S learns C is being teased at school.
2 K and S M 11-24 After school-when Mrs. Thomas says she’ll be home by 6:30 Jamie Jamie’s Big brother Party held. Charlotte, DM, Claire and Margo (Mallory) attend.
Lucy Jane Newton is born during the party. Jamie breaks down afterward to Stacey that his mom will now only hire the BSA’s; no more Kristy as his sitter.
3 K T 11-25 After school-when her mom comes home for dinner. DM BSC holds emergency meeting.
4 S Sat 11-29 Evening Charlotte S pleads with Dr. J to help her. On page 77 Dr. J says she would love to but she’s not S’s doctor. This always infuriates me simply because neither of them thought that might be a good idea
5 MA W 12-10 Afternoon Marshall’s Arrange on M 12-8 we don’t read about this or two below jobs in book.
6 K W 12-10 Early evening Karen and Andrew
7 S W 12-10 Afternoon Jamie J tells S that one of his new sitters either Barbara or Tammy smoke and left a cigarette burn on arm chair. He’s not at all happy with them or sitters in general/ He thinks Stacey will ignore him too for talking to her boyfriend.
8 S W 12-10 7-before 9pm Charlotte. S got call after coming home from Newton’s. C just as upset with new sitters as J was.
9 S F 12-19 3:30-5:30 Lucy and Jamie
Book Title: Mary Anne Saves the Day
Book: #4
Starts: Monday, January 5, 1987
Ends: Saturday, February 14, 1987
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: BSC has a huge fight that lasts a month and nearly destroys the club.
Subplot: MA overcomes some of her meekness when sitting for Jenny Prezzioso; Dawn introduced.
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. Kristy and MA can baby-sit on weeknights until 9 and weekends until 9:30. By the book’s end both are allowed to sit the same hours as Claudia and Stacey: weeknights (M-Th) until 9:30 and weekends (Fri and Sat.) until 10.
2. MA thinks Mimi came to the US in her early 30’s.
3. M=Charlie’s Day with DM; Tues=K’s, and Wed=Sam’s.
4. BSC Fight begins during first meeting on Mon 1-5.
5. Mr. Spier usually says goodnight to MA before 9pm, however she is free to read until 9:30. MA and K usually begin talking to each other via their flashlight code at just after 9pm.
6. Mr. Counts=SMS Librarian
7. Tues, 1-13 MA walks to school alone for only the 7th time in her life. 4=K home sick. 1=K family on vacation. 1=K home day after divorce.
8. Meets Dawn during lunch on T 1-13. D’s 2nd day at SMS. D says she’s been in CT for a week. Moved M 12-28? In #5 it says D met MA on her 4th day in CT.
9. Dawn’s house built in1795.
10. p 45 Alma is once again from Maryland same thing on p 108
11. Kristy skips BSC meeting on Wed 1-14 to hang out with the Shillaber twins.
12. Page 55=Kristy’s plan for BSC meetings. One sitter man’s phone, takes all jobs she can. Th 1-15
13. on Page 56 MA invites D over to make fudge or bake cookies on Sat 1-17
14. BSC meeting Fri 1-16 Mrs. Prezzioso calls for the first time. MA’s day to man phone
15. Fri 1-23=MA’s second day to man phone.
16. page 90 Only Claire and Margo generally require sitters.
17. page 107 Richard and Sharon both=42. MA is supposedly making him a b-day scarf suggesting he will turn 43 in 87, thus they were both born in1944. HS grad 1962
18. Fri 2-13 MA hosts bsc party, Dawn becomes an official member and Richard and Sharon re-meet for the first time.
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1 C Th 1-8 Afternoon DM Not shown
2 K Fri 1-9 6-8pm Lucy and Jamie while their parents host a cocktail party. K taking this job without first offering it around is what instigates BSC fight.
3 K Sat 1-10 2-4pm A and K
4 S Sat 1-17 Morning Charlotte
5 MA Sun 1-18 4-6 or 6:30 Jenny P 69. MA and Jenny initiate their bond over the water color incident and earlier play clothes talk.
6 C Tues 1-20 Afternoon Marshall’s Comes home to hear Mimi call MA “My MA.”
7 K Wed 1-28 Afternoon Newtons
8 K and MA Fri 1-30 5-9pm Pikes Mr. And Mrs. Pike go to a cocktail party in Levittown
9 K Sat 1-31 2:30-5 A and K
10 MA Sat 2-7 11:30~7pm Jenny Famous MA saving the day by taking charge of sick Jenny. Chatham, Mr. P’s college town, supposedly one hour north of Stoney brook. MA calls 9-1-1 who call an ambulance.
11 All Tues 2-10 Afternoon Jamie’s 4th birthday
Book Title: Dawn and the Impossible Three
Book: #5
Starts: Monday, 4-20
Ends: Wednesday, June 10th
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: Dawn vs Mrs. Barrett
Subplot: Dawn vs Kristy
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. M 4-27 at lunch Miranda Shillaber points out that D and MA could be step-sisters if their parents marry. Neither D nor MA had realized that (yeah right) but K had. :/
2. p 34 Connecticut State lunch= “PB and J, an apple, a bag of Doritos, and a box of fruit juice.”
3. page 106 D actually tells her mother they should buy food for their Memorial Day picnic that their guests will like!
4. p 111 Sat 5-30 Memorial Day picnic at the Schafers’. Richard tells Pop-Pop: “No, (I’m not with Thompson, Thompson, and Abrams anymore), I started my own firm about 4 years ago. I practice in Stamford.” Richard also revealed that he and Alma moved to Bradford Court from their home on Taylor Street, “several months before MA was born.”
5. page 153 K broaches the subject of Charlie driving her to meetings once she moves. Club to pay out of dues.
6. Wed 6-10 Jeff takes a group picture of the BSC
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1. D Wed 4-20 After school before BSC meeting Claire, Margo, Nicky, and Mal
2 No specifics. BSC call on 4-20 Jamie
3 D Tues 4-28 Afternoon Barrett’s Dawn’s 1st time sitting for them. When D invents frantic cleaning game—beat the clock.
4 K Sat 5-2 Afternoon A, K, and Hannie Let’s All Come In game introduced. Karen has indeed skipped into 1st grade.
5 D Sat 5-23 Morning/afternoon Barretts Infamous Mallory/Marnie/Dawn Brownie scene. Claudia and Stacey were sitters for 8 Pikes.
6 D M 5-25 After school Barretts Puddle Walk
7 S Th 5-28 After school DM DM confides his fear that Louie will ride in moving van (be hurt or lost) with Stacey.
8 MA Tues 6-2 Afternoon Barretts P 124. Mrs. Barrett is horrible to Buddy in front of MA. MA has tried to calm all 3 down after their Dad calls.
9 D Sat 6-6 Most of day Barretts Buddy “kidnapped” by his Dad. The following day D confronts Mrs. B but ends up agreeing to sit for 3 more times.
I hope all this posts and that someone gets something out of some of it! I'll try and add the next 2 books tomorrow. Then as I said, my brain has woken up to the reality that enough is enough.
Enjoy,
Mona
Book Title: Kristy’s Great Idea
Book: #1
Starts: Tues September 9th.
Ends: Saturday, October 11th.
Year of 8th grade: Start of 7th.
Plot: BSC Formed
Subplot: Kristy’s mom and Watson become engaged on Monday October 6, 1986.
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. Wed September 10th=1st ever (unofficial) BSC meeting at Claudia’s at 5:30
2. Thurs 9/11: during recess Claudia comes up with BSC alphabet block logo
3. Sat 9/13: Stacey suggests BSC should elect officers.
4. Sat 9/13 1st ever BSC flier.
Name Phone Number
Kristy KL 5-4378
Claudia KL 5-3231
Mary Anne KL 5-9102
Stacey KL 5-7844
5. Wed 9-17 BSC’s first ad runs in the Stoneybrook News.
6. Fri 9-19: 1st official BSC meeting. K’s mom first caller wanting sitter for DM on Wed (9/24) Mrs. Thomas says “Kathy” can’t come. So Sam’s day to watch DM must be Thurs or Fri.
7. Sat 9-27 MA baby-sits (and meets) Watson, Karen, and Andrew for the first time.
8. Wed October 1st Mrs. Marshall calls BSC for the first time.
9. Following her call, Stacey adds up BSC’s earnings so far to $26.75 (7 days)
10. K suggests the club have a celebratory pizza party on Saturday afternoon (10-4)
K: “Well get Coke and M & M’s.
MA (happily): “All the junk food we can eat.”
11. Wed 10/1 Mrs. Thomas announces at dinner she is considering accepting Watson’s engagement.
12. Sat 10/4 early morning-just after 3 K baby-sits (and meets) Karen and Andrew for the first time when Watson hastily calls Mrs. Thomas to say his ex-wife broke her ankle and he is in dire need of a sitter. C can’t sit because SMS sent her parents a letter the day before saying she (C) is not doing very well in school. Stacey is supposed to be in NY visiting friends. K comes to love K and A and offers to be their regular sitter until she can be their step-sister.
13. Monday 10-6 at BSC meeting, MA shares how she stood up to her dad the day before and is now allowed to spend half of her baby-sitting earnings anyway she chooses as long as she puts other half in the bank. BSC has a fight. At dinner, K’s mom announces her official engagement to Watson.
14. Tues, October 7th after dinner at Watson’s, K leaves him a note giving him her permission to marry her mom.
15. On Sat 10-11 Stacey reveals her diabetes to the BSC.
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Notes
1 C Sat. 9-20 Jamie Newton (3)+ Feldmans: Rosie (3), Brenda (5), and Rob (8) C “tames F’s” by ignoring their wild antics, (protest against her being both a girl and mean by ignoring them while reading quietly to Jamie.
2 K W 9-24 Buffy and Pinky McKeever Twin dogs age 3.
3 S W 9-24 David Michael K tells S, DM is allergic to chocolate.Stacey and Sam discover one another.
4 MA Sat 9-27 Early morning-1:30pm Karen and Andrew Morbidda Destiny puts 2 spells on Boo-Boo. On to make him fat and the second (that day) to make him act strangely after she caught him in her garden.
5 Claudia Friday 10-3 Evening-9:30 Eleanor and Nina
Book Title: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls
Book: #2
Starts: probably on Thursday 10-16
Ends: Friday 11-7
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: Phantom Caller Burglar on loose
Subplot: SMS Halloween Hop to be held on Fri 10-31
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1: Sat 10-18: Mercer=20 miles away, New Hope=farther. BSC reads about Phantom Caller in Newspaper.
2: Claudia takes a job with Mr. Willis’ kids who she has sat for once before.
3: Tues=K’s regular Day with DM
4: Stacey and family moved to Stoneybrook in August.
5: Monday 10-20: K and MA eat lunch with the Shillaber twins and Lauren Hoffman.
6: Goldman’s robbed on Monday 10-27; Claudia studies for her Thursday math test on this night only to end up taking it on Wednesday!
7. Tues 10-28 at recess (after lunch)? MA announces she is not allowed to sit until PC caught. C has the nerve to suggest she still stay on as secretary until then.
8. Tues 10-28 Upon returning from the Newton’s, Janine tells Claudia that on her way home from the University she saw the police cars. C tells her sister the story and J ends up admitting she also hides candy in her room! J also helps C review for her math test the next day—the one that was supposed to be on Thursday!
9. C’s art class=on Wednesdays.
10. Friday 10-31=Halloween Hop. K goes with Alan; C with Trevor who finally admits to have calling C and hanging up the same way Alan called K on her baby-sitting jobs; and S goes with Pete.
11. Wed 11-5 The “real” Phantom Caller is caught. MA allowed to sit again.
12. Fri 11-7 BSC have a party to celebrate the above.
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1. C W 10-15 Marshall’s Job not shown in book.
2 C T 10-21 After school~5pm Jamie K scares C and J after dropping off a casserole and coming around to backyard gate.
3 C W 10-22 In evening Marshall’s Few hang up calls. Marshall’s scare C by coming home early and asking her to let them in. Mr. M lost his house keys.
4 K Thurs 10-23 7pm-? Karen and Andrew Karen claims M.D. put a freckle spell on her. Later M.D. freaks out K when she returns Boo Boo and a paper bag with the remains of the mouse he had caught. Watson claims he will talk to her in the morning.
5 S Fri 10-24 All evening~10pm Charlotte Carrot is introduced after he “scares” S.
6 MA Sat 10-25 Evening D.M. MA’s homemade burglar traps. Sam says she should create “MA’s surefire burglar alarms.”
7 K Tues 10-28 3:30-4:30 Marshall’s Takes over for MA
8 K and C Tues 10-28 For dinner-evening Jamie + 3 Feldman’s K tames wild F’s by threatening to “punch the lights” out of anyone who causes further trouble. C calls police when she sees someone at the window after hearing odd noises. Hang up calls. Office Drew (older man) and Officer Stanton (male, also) catch Alan Gray in the N’s shrubbery. A admits to being the girl’s PC because he has a crush on K. Invites K to Hop.
Book Title: The Truth About Stacey
Book: #3
Starts: Friday, November 14
Ends: Sunday December 21st
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: As Stacey’s diabetes becomes trickier to manage, her parents increase their over-protectiveness by seeking out “cure” after cure, including faith healer Dr. Barnes.
Subplot: Baby-sitters Agency! Liz Lewis and Michelle Patterson
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. At BSC meeting on Fri 11-14, we learn of the times the 4 girls were born. No actual dates were listed of course, just some times that are different than the ones in either the girl’s portraits or in the Complete Guide.
2. Also at above meeting Janine shows BSC the BSA’s flier
3. Sat 11-15 Kid-Kits are first created.
4. Monday’s=Charlie’s Day with David Michael
5. Before Jamie’s party on Mon 11-24, we learn that Ma and her father will be sharing Thanksgiving (11-27) with the Thomas Family. MA bakes cranberry bread.
6. At Washington Mall on Friday 11-28, Stacey’s parents inform her of their trip to see Dr. Barnes in New York. Friday 12-12/Wednesday 12-17.
7. Mon December 1st=BSC wear sandwich boards to school. On front “Join the Best Club Around.” On back “The BSC.”
8. K recruits Janet Gates (13) and Leslie Howard (14) to join BSC.
9. Pete asks Stacey to the Snowflake Ball’ almost 3 weeks away.
10. At BSC meeting M 12-1 the club receives NO calls for their services.
11. Tuesday 12-2, the girls meet Lucy for the first time and bring both her and Jamie gifts.
12. Wed 12-3 Janet and Leslie come to meeting. Take last minute later night weekend jobs.
13. Friday 12-5 No J or L but BSC get 4 jobs.
14. Monday 12-8 No J or L. Mr. Kelly (Leslie on Sat night) and Mrs. Jaydell (Janet) angrily call BSC to find out where the older girls were.
15. Thursday 12-11, Stacey calls an emergency BSC meeting to tell others what Jamie and Charlotte told her. After school, the sitters discover Jamie playing near the street without a hat or a sitter in the snow. Later that afternoon they confront his mother.
16. Monday 12-16 Mrs. Newton calls BSC to ask for sitter for L and J on Fri 12-19, while she hosts a meeting of the Literary Circle at her home. She also tells Stacey, who takes the call and job, that she called regular clients plus Gianmarco’s, Spencers’, and Dodson’s (didn’t Jessi plant sit for them)?
17. Charlotte will skip into 3rd grade after Christmas Break
18. Snowflake Ball held on Sat 12-20.
b-day time in this book vs. Each girl’s portrait vs. The Complete Guide
Stacey 2:22am 1:30am April 3rd at 2:22am
Claudia 4:30am July 11th only no time July 11th at 4:36am
Kristy 4am exactly August 20th at 4am August 20th at 4am
Mary Anne Mimi recalls that the Spier’s left around dinner time and MA was born around 11pm. September 22nd Only says September 22nd as her birth date
Jamie Lucy
Kristy Toy car Duck rattle
Claudia Dinosaur Painting of kittens
Stacey Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel Pat the Bunny
Mary Anne Red ski hat Pink ski hat
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1 S M 11-17 3:30-5 or 5:30 Charlotte S learns C is being teased at school.
2 K and S M 11-24 After school-when Mrs. Thomas says she’ll be home by 6:30 Jamie Jamie’s Big brother Party held. Charlotte, DM, Claire and Margo (Mallory) attend.
Lucy Jane Newton is born during the party. Jamie breaks down afterward to Stacey that his mom will now only hire the BSA’s; no more Kristy as his sitter.
3 K T 11-25 After school-when her mom comes home for dinner. DM BSC holds emergency meeting.
4 S Sat 11-29 Evening Charlotte S pleads with Dr. J to help her. On page 77 Dr. J says she would love to but she’s not S’s doctor. This always infuriates me simply because neither of them thought that might be a good idea
5 MA W 12-10 Afternoon Marshall’s Arrange on M 12-8 we don’t read about this or two below jobs in book.
6 K W 12-10 Early evening Karen and Andrew
7 S W 12-10 Afternoon Jamie J tells S that one of his new sitters either Barbara or Tammy smoke and left a cigarette burn on arm chair. He’s not at all happy with them or sitters in general/ He thinks Stacey will ignore him too for talking to her boyfriend.
8 S W 12-10 7-before 9pm Charlotte. S got call after coming home from Newton’s. C just as upset with new sitters as J was.
9 S F 12-19 3:30-5:30 Lucy and Jamie
Book Title: Mary Anne Saves the Day
Book: #4
Starts: Monday, January 5, 1987
Ends: Saturday, February 14, 1987
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: BSC has a huge fight that lasts a month and nearly destroys the club.
Subplot: MA overcomes some of her meekness when sitting for Jenny Prezzioso; Dawn introduced.
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. Kristy and MA can baby-sit on weeknights until 9 and weekends until 9:30. By the book’s end both are allowed to sit the same hours as Claudia and Stacey: weeknights (M-Th) until 9:30 and weekends (Fri and Sat.) until 10.
2. MA thinks Mimi came to the US in her early 30’s.
3. M=Charlie’s Day with DM; Tues=K’s, and Wed=Sam’s.
4. BSC Fight begins during first meeting on Mon 1-5.
5. Mr. Spier usually says goodnight to MA before 9pm, however she is free to read until 9:30. MA and K usually begin talking to each other via their flashlight code at just after 9pm.
6. Mr. Counts=SMS Librarian
7. Tues, 1-13 MA walks to school alone for only the 7th time in her life. 4=K home sick. 1=K family on vacation. 1=K home day after divorce.
8. Meets Dawn during lunch on T 1-13. D’s 2nd day at SMS. D says she’s been in CT for a week. Moved M 12-28? In #5 it says D met MA on her 4th day in CT.
9. Dawn’s house built in1795.
10. p 45 Alma is once again from Maryland same thing on p 108
11. Kristy skips BSC meeting on Wed 1-14 to hang out with the Shillaber twins.
12. Page 55=Kristy’s plan for BSC meetings. One sitter man’s phone, takes all jobs she can. Th 1-15
13. on Page 56 MA invites D over to make fudge or bake cookies on Sat 1-17
14. BSC meeting Fri 1-16 Mrs. Prezzioso calls for the first time. MA’s day to man phone
15. Fri 1-23=MA’s second day to man phone.
16. page 90 Only Claire and Margo generally require sitters.
17. page 107 Richard and Sharon both=42. MA is supposedly making him a b-day scarf suggesting he will turn 43 in 87, thus they were both born in1944. HS grad 1962
18. Fri 2-13 MA hosts bsc party, Dawn becomes an official member and Richard and Sharon re-meet for the first time.
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1 C Th 1-8 Afternoon DM Not shown
2 K Fri 1-9 6-8pm Lucy and Jamie while their parents host a cocktail party. K taking this job without first offering it around is what instigates BSC fight.
3 K Sat 1-10 2-4pm A and K
4 S Sat 1-17 Morning Charlotte
5 MA Sun 1-18 4-6 or 6:30 Jenny P 69. MA and Jenny initiate their bond over the water color incident and earlier play clothes talk.
6 C Tues 1-20 Afternoon Marshall’s Comes home to hear Mimi call MA “My MA.”
7 K Wed 1-28 Afternoon Newtons
8 K and MA Fri 1-30 5-9pm Pikes Mr. And Mrs. Pike go to a cocktail party in Levittown
9 K Sat 1-31 2:30-5 A and K
10 MA Sat 2-7 11:30~7pm Jenny Famous MA saving the day by taking charge of sick Jenny. Chatham, Mr. P’s college town, supposedly one hour north of Stoney brook. MA calls 9-1-1 who call an ambulance.
11 All Tues 2-10 Afternoon Jamie’s 4th birthday
Book Title: Dawn and the Impossible Three
Book: #5
Starts: Monday, 4-20
Ends: Wednesday, June 10th
Year of 8th grade: N/A
Plot: Dawn vs Mrs. Barrett
Subplot: Dawn vs Kristy
Interesting Book Notes (non charge related):
1. M 4-27 at lunch Miranda Shillaber points out that D and MA could be step-sisters if their parents marry. Neither D nor MA had realized that (yeah right) but K had. :/
2. p 34 Connecticut State lunch= “PB and J, an apple, a bag of Doritos, and a box of fruit juice.”
3. page 106 D actually tells her mother they should buy food for their Memorial Day picnic that their guests will like!
4. p 111 Sat 5-30 Memorial Day picnic at the Schafers’. Richard tells Pop-Pop: “No, (I’m not with Thompson, Thompson, and Abrams anymore), I started my own firm about 4 years ago. I practice in Stamford.” Richard also revealed that he and Alma moved to Bradford Court from their home on Taylor Street, “several months before MA was born.”
5. page 153 K broaches the subject of Charlie driving her to meetings once she moves. Club to pay out of dues.
6. Wed 6-10 Jeff takes a group picture of the BSC
Sitting Order: Sitter(s) Day Date Time Charge(s) Incidents
1. D Wed 4-20 After school before BSC meeting Claire, Margo, Nicky, and Mal
2 No specifics. BSC call on 4-20 Jamie
3 D Tues 4-28 Afternoon Barrett’s Dawn’s 1st time sitting for them. When D invents frantic cleaning game—beat the clock.
4 K Sat 5-2 Afternoon A, K, and Hannie Let’s All Come In game introduced. Karen has indeed skipped into 1st grade.
5 D Sat 5-23 Morning/afternoon Barretts Infamous Mallory/Marnie/Dawn Brownie scene. Claudia and Stacey were sitters for 8 Pikes.
6 D M 5-25 After school Barretts Puddle Walk
7 S Th 5-28 After school DM DM confides his fear that Louie will ride in moving van (be hurt or lost) with Stacey.
8 MA Tues 6-2 Afternoon Barretts P 124. Mrs. Barrett is horrible to Buddy in front of MA. MA has tried to calm all 3 down after their Dad calls.
9 D Sat 6-6 Most of day Barretts Buddy “kidnapped” by his Dad. The following day D confronts Mrs. B but ends up agreeing to sit for 3 more times.