Finishing up another boring Jessi book ("Jessi Ramsey, Pet Sitter")
Part One
Part Two
Chapter 9 Another baby-sitting chapter, in which Kristy babysits Jackie Rodowsky.
I won't even go into details because....well, it's a babysitting chapter, and babysitting chapters = boring. (For the most part.) But basically, Jackie calls Kristy out on being...well, Bossy McBossypants. And it kind of sticks with her. Woah. Really?! All of your friends call you bossy and you don't think twice, but when a kid does--not just any kid, but your favorite babysitting client--NOW it bothers you?!
*shakes head* I don't know about you, Kristy. I just don't know.
Chapter 10 Jessi's scared to go to the next (regular) BSC meeting. So is Mal. Do you BLAME them?! And so we got some of Jessi waxing poetic about how she loves Mallory and the beginnings of their lesbian romance blossom, how they know each other inside out and they're always honest with each other. Awwww.
Anyway, they arrive at Claudia's for the meeting, and the room is filled with an ominous silence. All the other BSC members are there, but no one is talking to one another. Uh-oh. MA is sitting stiffly on the end of Claud's bed, looking up at the ceiling, teary-eyed. Are we really surprised? Mary Anne HAS to cry at SOME point in ANY book.
The clock changes from 5:29 to 5:30 and Kristy calls the meeting to order. No club business. It's Friday, so no dues. No pestering if everyone read the club notebook. Jessi feels that "notebook" will be a dirty word for a while. Heh heh, I like the sound of that. Don't be such a notebook. Get off the can, I have to take a wicked notebook. I don't really give a flying notebook. Kiss my notebook.
They take a few calls and arrange a few jobs. Then they discuss the elections tomorrow, which really isn't necessary. I think they know by now how they work.
Then Mary Anne hesitantly speaks up, and asks if Kristy knows what a democracy is. Kristy replies sarcastically, "Why noooo, I don't!" MA starts to explain that in a democracy, everyone has a say, and Kristy butts in about that's why they're holding elections. Then Dawn busts Kristy on interrupting MA, when she's obviously moments away from crying. (Score one for Dawn!) MA goes on to say that how the club should be a democracy as well, and everyone else should have a say in how things are ran. Basically, Kristy should have consulted the rest of the club about how the elections would be ran. Very well played, Mary Anne. She was diplomatic about it and didn't turn into a basketcase! Brava!
Then Dawn has to open up her mouth and is all, "But noooo. You just barge right ahead and do whatever seems right to you." Jessi thinks to herself that it's not a good idea to make absolute statements like that (i.e., "you never," "no one does"). Kristy pounces on that and is all, "Oh yeah? I helped Claud through her broken leg crisis!" Then Mary Anne tells Kristy that she just doesn't think.....and THEN she starts crying. Dawn's all, "Look what you did, Kristy!" Kristy's all, "Look what I did?! I didn't do that! Mary Anne cries all the time! She does it by herself!"
I.....uh.....I have nothing. Because she's right. We all know it. We should start taking bets at what chapter Mary Anne starts crying in each BSC book.
Dawn leaves in a huff. Kristy yells at her, "BE BACK HERE AT FOUR TOMORROW!!! MEETING ADJOURNED!" Everyone waits for Kristy to leave before they leave. Awkward.
Chapter Eleven Next morning. Jessi is nervous. She calls Mallory. They still don't know what to do. Jessi has to go over to the Mancusis', however, to feed the pets and walk the dogs and clean before they come home the next day.
Jessi asks her mom what she should do. Mrs. Ramsey has no real good advice for her. Some help parents are.
This chapter is BOR-ING.
At the Mancusis's. Walk, feed, clean. Fat sleepy asocial hamster is awake! She tries to see if something is wrong with him, and he lunges at her from his spot in the cage and freaks Jessi out. So she calls her mom to see if she can take them to the vet. Only problem is, the special election meeting starts in an hour and a half. O_O
Chapter Twelve Somehow, Jessi manages to get the fat hamster in a shaving-filled shoebox without touching it. (Using a cleaned-out dog food can with treats inside.) Mrs. Ramsey comes with Squirt, picks Jessi up, takes her to the vet, nearly passes out at the sight of a boa constrictor. Hey, guess what? Did you know that most white kitty-cats are born deaf? I did not know this until I read this book. Because Jessi meets someone who has a deaf white kitty cat.
When the vet FINALLY gets to them to check out the hamster, Jessi makes a call to Kristy to let her know she'll be late because of one of the Mancusi pets. Kristy says it's okay because she's being responsible. Election meeting postponed.
Turns out the hamster is pregnant! Vet tells Jessi to take the hamster home, don't handle her, separate her from the rest of the hamsters so she can have her space. And she nicknames the pregnant hamster Misty.
Chapter Thirteen Jessi wakes up super early to get some last minute chores done at the Mancusis'. No hamster-babies yet.
Later at Claud's, they are prepared to meet their certain doom. Jessi tells them about the hamster pregnancy. Kristy starts plotting to babysit hamster babies.
Then they start to vote for the treasurer position, and Kristy explains how that will work, everyone votes except for Dawn. Then Mary Anne speaks up very hesitantly again, and says that maybe Dawn might not want to be treasurer anymore but she may have a good idea about who should. Kristy doesn't blow up or roll her eyes, and Mary Anne doesn't cry. *phew*
You guys? I just realized. Mary Anne is TOTALLY Fluttershy from "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic."
They put it to a vote. Five vote for everyone voting. Guess who doesn't? I'll give you a hint; it starts with a K and rhymes with "Misty."
Well, they all unanimously voted themselves back into their old offices. Wow. What a surprise. What a waste of a club meeting. LOL. Kristy admits she's bossy and she apologizes for it. *sigh* Wasn't this the same way "Mary Anne Saves the Day" ended?
BOR-ING.
Chapter Fourteen The BSC goes over to the Mancusis to check on Misty. She had five babies! Mary Anne proclaims it disgusting. (She WOULD.) Dawn thinks it's beautiful. (She would.)
They hear Frank the bird going, "Where's the beef?" and Kristy honestly thinks there's someone else in the house with them. You think a parrot going "Where's the beef?" sounds like a convincing human, Kristy?
Later on, Mr. and Mrs. Mancusi come home and Jessi lets them know one of the hamsters had babies. They're all, "How'd THAT get past us? We didn't even know one of them was pregnant!" And they pay her a crapload of money.
BOR-ING.
Chapter Fifteen WOW, fifteen chapters?! Of BORINGNESS?!
Life goes back to normal. Ballet, Braddocks, and BSC for Jessi. At a BSC meeting, Jessi, Claud and Dawn crawl under Claud's messy bed to look for a bag of potato chips. Kristy, MA and Mal see them doing so and crack up. Kristy says, "I hope I always come to a meeting just in time to see the three of you backing out from under a bed."
REALLY, Kristy?!
What's funnier than Kristy's blossoming lesbian tendencies is Dawn responding, "My backside is my best side."
Once the meeting starts, Kristy puts a new notebook checklist up over Claudia's pics of her and Stacey. What?! Not THIS again. Then Kristy tears it down. Oh, ha ha, that was supposed to be funny, I guess. Go notebook yourself, Kristy.
Jessi tell them all that the hamster's name ended up being Snickkefritz and she had ten "pups." And the Mancusis are giving them away to anyone who wants them. One has already been claimed by Jessi's family. Claud hates cleaning cages, the Thomas-Brewer estate already has too many pets, Mary Anne claims Tigger is enough for her, Dawn wants a bigger animal for a pet. Mallory is all, "I dunno....we have ten people in our family but no pets." (Wasn't that the name of another book Ann M. Martin wrote? Ten Kids, No Pets?) But Mal calls home and pleads her case to Mrs. Pike, and I guess the Pikes are getting a hamster, too!
The club is back to normal, girls checking out butts, and hamsters for all. All is right with the world, once again, thanks to the Baby-Sitters Club!
Part Two
Chapter 9 Another baby-sitting chapter, in which Kristy babysits Jackie Rodowsky.
I won't even go into details because....well, it's a babysitting chapter, and babysitting chapters = boring. (For the most part.) But basically, Jackie calls Kristy out on being...well, Bossy McBossypants. And it kind of sticks with her. Woah. Really?! All of your friends call you bossy and you don't think twice, but when a kid does--not just any kid, but your favorite babysitting client--NOW it bothers you?!
*shakes head* I don't know about you, Kristy. I just don't know.
Chapter 10 Jessi's scared to go to the next (regular) BSC meeting. So is Mal. Do you BLAME them?! And so we got some of Jessi waxing poetic about how she loves Mallory and the beginnings of their lesbian romance blossom, how they know each other inside out and they're always honest with each other. Awwww.
Anyway, they arrive at Claudia's for the meeting, and the room is filled with an ominous silence. All the other BSC members are there, but no one is talking to one another. Uh-oh. MA is sitting stiffly on the end of Claud's bed, looking up at the ceiling, teary-eyed. Are we really surprised? Mary Anne HAS to cry at SOME point in ANY book.
The clock changes from 5:29 to 5:30 and Kristy calls the meeting to order. No club business. It's Friday, so no dues. No pestering if everyone read the club notebook. Jessi feels that "notebook" will be a dirty word for a while. Heh heh, I like the sound of that. Don't be such a notebook. Get off the can, I have to take a wicked notebook. I don't really give a flying notebook. Kiss my notebook.
They take a few calls and arrange a few jobs. Then they discuss the elections tomorrow, which really isn't necessary. I think they know by now how they work.
Then Mary Anne hesitantly speaks up, and asks if Kristy knows what a democracy is. Kristy replies sarcastically, "Why noooo, I don't!" MA starts to explain that in a democracy, everyone has a say, and Kristy butts in about that's why they're holding elections. Then Dawn busts Kristy on interrupting MA, when she's obviously moments away from crying. (Score one for Dawn!) MA goes on to say that how the club should be a democracy as well, and everyone else should have a say in how things are ran. Basically, Kristy should have consulted the rest of the club about how the elections would be ran. Very well played, Mary Anne. She was diplomatic about it and didn't turn into a basketcase! Brava!
Then Dawn has to open up her mouth and is all, "But noooo. You just barge right ahead and do whatever seems right to you." Jessi thinks to herself that it's not a good idea to make absolute statements like that (i.e., "you never," "no one does"). Kristy pounces on that and is all, "Oh yeah? I helped Claud through her broken leg crisis!" Then Mary Anne tells Kristy that she just doesn't think.....and THEN she starts crying. Dawn's all, "Look what you did, Kristy!" Kristy's all, "Look what I did?! I didn't do that! Mary Anne cries all the time! She does it by herself!"
I.....uh.....I have nothing. Because she's right. We all know it. We should start taking bets at what chapter Mary Anne starts crying in each BSC book.
Dawn leaves in a huff. Kristy yells at her, "BE BACK HERE AT FOUR TOMORROW!!! MEETING ADJOURNED!" Everyone waits for Kristy to leave before they leave. Awkward.
Chapter Eleven Next morning. Jessi is nervous. She calls Mallory. They still don't know what to do. Jessi has to go over to the Mancusis', however, to feed the pets and walk the dogs and clean before they come home the next day.
Jessi asks her mom what she should do. Mrs. Ramsey has no real good advice for her. Some help parents are.
This chapter is BOR-ING.
At the Mancusis's. Walk, feed, clean. Fat sleepy asocial hamster is awake! She tries to see if something is wrong with him, and he lunges at her from his spot in the cage and freaks Jessi out. So she calls her mom to see if she can take them to the vet. Only problem is, the special election meeting starts in an hour and a half. O_O
Chapter Twelve Somehow, Jessi manages to get the fat hamster in a shaving-filled shoebox without touching it. (Using a cleaned-out dog food can with treats inside.) Mrs. Ramsey comes with Squirt, picks Jessi up, takes her to the vet, nearly passes out at the sight of a boa constrictor. Hey, guess what? Did you know that most white kitty-cats are born deaf? I did not know this until I read this book. Because Jessi meets someone who has a deaf white kitty cat.
When the vet FINALLY gets to them to check out the hamster, Jessi makes a call to Kristy to let her know she'll be late because of one of the Mancusi pets. Kristy says it's okay because she's being responsible. Election meeting postponed.
Turns out the hamster is pregnant! Vet tells Jessi to take the hamster home, don't handle her, separate her from the rest of the hamsters so she can have her space. And she nicknames the pregnant hamster Misty.
Chapter Thirteen Jessi wakes up super early to get some last minute chores done at the Mancusis'. No hamster-babies yet.
Later at Claud's, they are prepared to meet their certain doom. Jessi tells them about the hamster pregnancy. Kristy starts plotting to babysit hamster babies.
Then they start to vote for the treasurer position, and Kristy explains how that will work, everyone votes except for Dawn. Then Mary Anne speaks up very hesitantly again, and says that maybe Dawn might not want to be treasurer anymore but she may have a good idea about who should. Kristy doesn't blow up or roll her eyes, and Mary Anne doesn't cry. *phew*
You guys? I just realized. Mary Anne is TOTALLY Fluttershy from "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic."
Click to viewThey put it to a vote. Five vote for everyone voting. Guess who doesn't? I'll give you a hint; it starts with a K and rhymes with "Misty."
Well, they all unanimously voted themselves back into their old offices. Wow. What a surprise. What a waste of a club meeting. LOL. Kristy admits she's bossy and she apologizes for it. *sigh* Wasn't this the same way "Mary Anne Saves the Day" ended?
BOR-ING.
Chapter Fourteen The BSC goes over to the Mancusis to check on Misty. She had five babies! Mary Anne proclaims it disgusting. (She WOULD.) Dawn thinks it's beautiful. (She would.)
They hear Frank the bird going, "Where's the beef?" and Kristy honestly thinks there's someone else in the house with them. You think a parrot going "Where's the beef?" sounds like a convincing human, Kristy?
Later on, Mr. and Mrs. Mancusi come home and Jessi lets them know one of the hamsters had babies. They're all, "How'd THAT get past us? We didn't even know one of them was pregnant!" And they pay her a crapload of money.
BOR-ING.
Chapter Fifteen WOW, fifteen chapters?! Of BORINGNESS?!
Life goes back to normal. Ballet, Braddocks, and BSC for Jessi. At a BSC meeting, Jessi, Claud and Dawn crawl under Claud's messy bed to look for a bag of potato chips. Kristy, MA and Mal see them doing so and crack up. Kristy says, "I hope I always come to a meeting just in time to see the three of you backing out from under a bed."
REALLY, Kristy?!
What's funnier than Kristy's blossoming lesbian tendencies is Dawn responding, "My backside is my best side."
Once the meeting starts, Kristy puts a new notebook checklist up over Claudia's pics of her and Stacey. What?! Not THIS again. Then Kristy tears it down. Oh, ha ha, that was supposed to be funny, I guess. Go notebook yourself, Kristy.
Jessi tell them all that the hamster's name ended up being Snickkefritz and she had ten "pups." And the Mancusis are giving them away to anyone who wants them. One has already been claimed by Jessi's family. Claud hates cleaning cages, the Thomas-Brewer estate already has too many pets, Mary Anne claims Tigger is enough for her, Dawn wants a bigger animal for a pet. Mallory is all, "I dunno....we have ten people in our family but no pets." (Wasn't that the name of another book Ann M. Martin wrote? Ten Kids, No Pets?) But Mal calls home and pleads her case to Mrs. Pike, and I guess the Pikes are getting a hamster, too!
The club is back to normal, girls checking out butts, and hamsters for all. All is right with the world, once again, thanks to the Baby-Sitters Club!