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Everything was going great until I heard Oliver crying. Apparently, Mr Buttons was missing. Brianna insisted that he had been KIDNAPPED by the tooth fairy Oliver was SUPERupset. I wwant Mr BButtons Hes my bbest ffriend he wailed. Soon Brianna and Miss Penelope started to cry too. Mr Buttons is ggone fforever It looks like Ill have to finish this diary entry later. Right now I have a babysitting emergency on my hands Ive heard how people can end up emotionally scarred for life simply by losing their favorite security blanket or toy as a little kid. Which probably explains why a lot of the kids at my middle school are so MESSED UP But what am I supposed to do in a situation like this Call 911 and report a missing dirty sock named Mr. Buttons (TO BE CONTINUED ) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Now, where was I (tapping chin and thinking) Okay Mr Buttons was missing And Oliver, Brianna and Miss Penelope were having a simultaneous meltdown.

We looked EVERYWHERE And still couldnt find that stupid sock. I knew socks had a nasty habit of disappearing in the dryer. But I had no idea how one could just vanish into thin air. Nikki Youre the babysitter Brianna screamed. Do something And do it NOW I was like, Oh. No. She. DIDNT Really So IM the babysitter now that Mr Buttons is LOST and everyone is CRYING I yelled at Brianna. Personally, I think this is all Miss Penelopes fault. Tell HER to go find Mr Buttons But since I WAS the mature, responsible older sister, I decided to take matters into my own hands. After rummaging through my sock drawer, I found an old mismatched sock with ruffles and lace. I grabbed a black marker and drew on a face. Then I stapled on some wool for hair, dabbed on some cherryred lip gloss, and BAM A new puppet was born. I called her Maxine. Mainly because she was as UGLY as Max the Roach. (Max is a twometrelong hideouslooking plastic bug bolted to the top of my dads bug extermination van.) Although, with the big hair, long eyelashes, fancy lace and ruffles sock outfit, clueless expression and five thick layers of lip gloss, she bore a striking resemblance to NEVER MIND. I rushed back into the family room to introduce Maxine to Oliver. Oliver, please dont cry Maxine pleaded in a squeaky voice. Everything will be okay. I promise Whwho are you Oliver sniffed. Im Mr Buttonss older sister.

My name is Maxine. Nice to meet you Wow Youre Mr Buttonss SISTER Oliver giggled as he wiped away his tears. Brianna must have felt a little jealous or something because she just glared at Maxine and frowned. Um WHY do you have fluff all over your face Brianna asked. Yeah, and your hair looks funny too, Miss Penelope scoffed, looking her up and down. Hey, back off, friend Maxine said, rolling her eyes at Miss Penelope. At least I HAVE hair So, maybe Maxine WAS a little fluffy. Sorry, but I was NOT about to destroy a good pair of socks. And WHY would Miss Penelope get all snotty and insult another puppet when SHE was a puppet too Was I the only person who found all of this disturbing, bizarre and a wee bit creepy Maxine continued. Im here to help you find Mr Buttons. But dont worry about that guy. Hes a prankster and hes probably just playing hideandseek