Hello, I guess. Gimble the Gnome here. I bought this diary to write about my life, also, let's get ONE thing clear, I am a BOY, not a girl. I know it says "Diary" but it's the only thing closest to a journal I could find at Gnomeard's, and I have a LOT of trouble in my family. My family is basically an EMPIRE, let me show you.

1: My Great Uncle Charles is head of the family (everyone listens to him and follows his orders)

2: If you do something wrong, the "family police" (my older brother and my younger cousin) will give you a "mean ticket" and if you get 5 of these, you have to sit in the basement for a LONGGGG time.

3: Never disrupt Baby Bumpy, or he will "sound the

Alarm" which is a wooden button he carries around that makes a clicking noise every time he presses it. 

4: The 2nd in command is my grandma A.K.A. the "general" she commands the "family police" the "family soldiers" and the "family security" 

So the "family soldiers" are people in my family who do "Family missions" and fight other families for cocobeans on Beardsgiving and the "family security" has 2 people in it. It is Unknown who they are, and they can never admit it either. They spy around the house with camouflage gear and make sure no one is screwing up.

Then there are other jobs like "the cleaners" and "the animal caretakers" and "the singers" and such, but I got the WORST JOB EVER!  Which is "jail guard". I basically just guard the people who got 5 "mean tickets" to make sure they don't get out. Well, I guess that's it for today.

Wednesday 

Bad news, a tree knocked down the family house (I forgot to mention we all live in one big place) and Great Uncle Charles ordered EVERYONE to find a new house around the woods and such. We were all sent in groups and I got partnered up with my younger brother, Gumio, my older brother, Dug, and my older cousin, Peirat, and we went

 to find a new place. After a while, it was getting dark and the other groups in the forest returned to the camp, (which we sleep in now that the house is destroyed) but me and my group didn't give up. After a minute we agreed to split up and meet by the "magic tree" which is a tree that holds the magic to Glimmerwood (which is my village) and after six minutes, I heard a jogdaserp! (red creatures that have four horns on their face with four spiky feet that eat any living thing they see.) They are enemies with every creature in the forest, even trolls! I hid behind a tree before it could spot me. It howled like a scream you'd hear from the witch's cabin, and soon there were more howls and I heard things

coming my way. So I climbed up the tree and hid from the jogdaserps, and then they started sniffing a lot. Then one of them turned their head towards the tree. Then they all started CLIMBING the tree! I thought it was the end for me until I saw Great Uncle Charles charge at the jogdaserps. The jogdaserps also charged at him, and while he was fighting the jogdaserps, I leaped from the tree and LANDED ON ONE! Thankfully, the one that I landed on got knocked out after that, but the other jogdaserps charged at ME and forgot about Great Uncle Charles. But I leaped over one and it crashed into the tree. Then the last one got a hold to my leg and tried to drag me into it's mouth,

but I grabbed a stick and whacked it in the head. Then it let go of my leg and was about to trample me. Just then Great Uncle Charles saw this as an opportunity and picked it up and threw it over the trees. Then he turned his head towards me and I thought he was gonna let me have it for staying up this late and getting into trouble with jogdaserps. But instead he helped me up and told me he was proud of me for risking my life to find a new place for us and that I am now 3rd in command for distracting the jogdaserps after they almost ate him (which I NEVER knew that) he led me to the camp, Gumio, Dug, and Peirat survived.

Thursday

I’ve found a hollowed-out tree by the wood's creek and it will be perfect for my new home. The roots twist into natural shelves, just right for my collection of beetle carapaces and shiny stones. The moss is soft and smells like the forest after a rain. I’ll call it Moss Haven. Tomorrow, I’ll start making it cozier, but for now, I'm gonna show my entire family! I ran to the camp to tell my family about this great new place but when I told them, they said they were about to pack up because of the house my aunt found. So Great Uncle Charles told me to lead them to this place I call home, so I did. And they LOVED it! There was about one room for 

 everyone in the entire family! But Great Uncle Charles  said we were gonna vote on what house we wanted to  live in. So we all voted (except for me and Aunt Loute)  And I won! So we all packed our stuff and went to our  new home! I got a room with Uncle Eldeot as my  roommate, And I think that was a pretty good choice  because we have a lot of great history together! Like that one time he bought me my first pet Hammy (my hamster pet who sadly died) and that one time I basically bought him a girlfriend that became his WIFE (I told him how to get a girlfriend and bought him the things he needed to get one) So when we got into our rooms, me and Uncle Eldeot high-fived and opened our 

Bags. I put up my collection of beetle carapaces right after Uncle Eldeot gave me a GOLDEN beetle carapace! I asked him where he found it and he replied "I found it like that and it's one of the endangered beetles that only lives in the magic tree." I was STUNNED to hear that it was from the magic tree, so that means the beetle must've been magic too! I'll ask Dr. Fizzlewick to examine it for 10 peanut shells (that's what our "coins" are here)

But for now, I'm gonna focus on what lays ahead of me. 

Friday

This morning, I woke to find that half of the mushrooms Dad gathered for stew had vanished. It can’t be squirrels, they prefer acorns. I suspect it might be that pesky

 hedgehog, Thistle. I’ll leave out a trail of mushroom bits tonight to see if I can catch the thief in action. When I set the trail of mushroom bits, Mom asked what I was doing. I told her I was setting a trap for the thief that stole what we were having for dinner. And she said maybe we could have CHICKEN EGGS for dinner instead. That was GREAT news because my grandpa adds a SECRET ingredient to it that makes it taste like the BEST food in the world! That was no opinion, that was a FACT! 

But I'm still gonna set up a trail of mushrooms to catch that pesky thief and give him not a piece of my mind, but the deepest of my mind!

Saturday

It wasn’t Thistle after all! Instead, I caught a glimpse of a young fox with a white-tipped tail sneaking away with the last of my mushrooms. She looked rather guilty but also quite hungry. I’ve decided to leave her a little pile of treats. Perhaps we’ll become friends. Elder Sprig stopped by today to check on how I’m settling in. He’s the wisest gnome in the Glimmerwood and knows everything there is to know about the forest. He told me stories of the great Oak Council and warned me to stay away from the bog—it’s not safe for little gnomes like me. I promised I’d be careful. He left me a pouch of enchanted seeds to plant near Moss Haven. 

I wonder what they’ll grow into. And Tonight was the annual Glow Beetle Festival! All the forest creatures gathered in the clearing to watch the beetles light up the night sky. I made a garland of glowing toadstools to wear and shared some of my honeycakes with the rabbits. Even the fox made an appearance, though she stayed on the edge of the crowd. It was magical. The Beetles even did something special this year! They all stacked on top of each other in circles, then a golden beetle rose from the stack. It glowed a sparkly glow that shined above the whole forest. It was one of those beetles Uncle Eldeot told me about!

And just in case, I'll leave a pile of sweets out for the fox again.

Sunday

Well, I'm finally taking my "3rd in command power" to action. They haven't figured out a name for 3rd in command yet so I'm thinking Sargent or commander. 

So I asked Great Uncle Charles what powers I have, And he said I make the punishments for people in my family who are grounded depending on what they did, and command the family soldier's missions. And I'm gonna think of some missions Later. I checked the spot where I put the sweets and sure enough, they were gone

 I turned around and walked back into the house. After that, a fierce storm rolled in, The wind howled, and the brook swelled until it nearly touched my doorstep. As I was securing the shutters, I spotted a family of mice stranded on a floating leaf. I quickly tied a rope to a sturdy branch and rescued them. They were so grateful that they insisted on staying to help tidy up after the storm. Now I have mouse friends. After the storm, I went to Professor Fizzlewick's, a renowned gnome scientist. His workshop was filled with marvelous machines—whirring contraptions, glowing bottles of

 potions, and even a clockwork bird that could sing. He showed me his latest invention: a device to measure magical energy in beetles since it was the annual glow beetle festival a couple days ago. When he tested it on one the golden beetle carapace, the device nearly burst! The professor said the carapace might contain untapped powers, and he gave me a journal to "document" my findings. Maybe I'll "document" my findings in here. 

On my way home, I saw the fox eating some of Barleybum Greenhand's tomatoes! And I saw a stain of one of the sweets I left out for her on her fur, so now I know that it was really her eating the sweets. So I'll put out some sweets for her again.

Monday

Today is the LAST day of summer-and my first year of high school! I am REALLY worried and REALLY excited at the same time. Why am I worried? Because one of my older cousins (Adelbi) told me they serve a BOOK of homework a DAY! And why am I excited? Because I get to meet my friends again! And I left a note for the fox

 Here's some homemade sweets filled with the BEST ingredients! Friends? -Gimble the gnome

Well, Since it was the last day of summer, I went to Shacky Shavie's public swimming pond to spend the best I can on the last day of summer, And I guess I got bad luck because when I got to the pond, Git Gunkins was there, and he is the WORST bully you can ever imagine. Like in 7th grade, he combined all his boogers into

one big ball and then rolled it towards a bunch of kids and knocked them down like bowling sticks! You better not be one of his targets, because he shaves at least once a day, and he collects his shaven hair and beard fuzz into a little bag to dump on someone later in the day! So I dived into         the pond before he spotted me.

Git Gunkins

But I guess Leruty the Leprechaun was sore with me today, because some kid started peeing, and he let everyone know it. 

Well, I guess THAT was the "fun" I was expecting. Every time it's the last day of summer, I run out of luck. I'm gonna go to the Leprechaun's tavern sometime to gain

 some more luck. I heard that he gives you a crystal ball  and the longer the ball isn't broken, the more luck  you get. But only a COUPLE of people have been there  since it's so far away, so I might not have anymore luck  myself.

Tuesday

 Well, It's the first day of High-School, and I do NOT want to go. I hate how they give us a book of homework a day and expect us to finish it by tomorrow. I tried to explain that to my math teacher in middle school and he said "So how about you forget about Larkspur and actually study?" then laughed. So I'm not saying that anytime soon.

And I forgot to mention, yes, I have a girlfriend. Her name is Larkspur Dewdrop. In fact, I have pages from my drawing book I had when I was nine that I wrote about her. 

Today, while gathering wildflowers near the meadow, I met the most enchanting gnome I’ve ever seen. Her name is Larkspur Dewdrop. She was weaving a crown of morning glories and daisies when I stumbled upon her. Larkspur’s voice is as sweet as birdsong, and she knows all the names and secrets of the flowers in Glimmerwood. We talked for hours.

Then that led to-

Me and Larkspur are officially an elementary school couple!

We've been like that ever since the 3rd grade! And things are telling me we're gonna make it to marriage. Today, Git Gunkins got jealous of me having a girlfriend after SIX years and decided to try to threaten me because of it.

Gimme Your Girlfriend or I'm gonna tie your arms like a worm and roll a booger-ball into your mouth!

Okay, Booger-ball first!

Kids came around and circled me and Git, they tried to tell Git to stop, because no gnome should ever do that,

so eventually, the principle of the school had to take Git to his office.

I'm surprised Git even has a gang of friends that he bullies people with.

The spiky one is Larkspur's cousin (which she hates by the way) I think I made a mistake standing up to Git Gunkins like that. Because now his entire team might come after me. 

Git's gang

 Thankfully, there is still recess, And I JUST got the craziest idea eve! The idea was to build a recess empire! First, I needed people to sign up, and everyone that had seen or heard of the fight had signed up for the empire. I am the leader, and Larkspur is the general. We set up the base by the woods. Juiplar Trat even snuck some wooden chairs into the base! I have a feeling like this empire is gonna last all of high-school.

Well, the teachers didn't give us any homework since it's the first day, which I'm thankful for. 

Wednesday

I was right, Git Gunkins and his gang are after me. I even had to hide in a closet at one point. He even

copied me and started his own empire! He got almost all of the bullies in the school to sign up! And today, he did a raid and raided my empire's base, it was total chaos. there was tossing people, stick poking, injuries that either left scabs or scars, it was crazy. I hid behind the base and was spotted by Gabriel Hampire, (which is the spiky one in Git's group) he charged at me with a sharp stick. But I jumped over him and kicked him. He fell to his knees and caught his stick mid-air! I made a run for it but he was hot on my track. After a while of running, I ran out of energy and he grabbed me by my shirt and I got poked by a lot of kids from the other empire. Then Git Gunkins walked towards me and Gabriel

dropped me to the ground and told me to stay on my knees. But I wasn't about to get my butt kicked by Git, so I tried to get up and make a break for it but Gabriel held on to my arm. Git then raised a sharp stick above his head, I thought it was the end for me, but my older brother Dug tapped Git and the shoulder and gave him a piece of his mind. After that, he drop-kicked Gabriel, then Git's entire empire fled, Leaving a victory for my empire. And I gotta say, that was the greatest thing my older brother did for me. We don't really get along much, but that shows he cares for me more than I care for him.

My older brother

But then it hit me, how did he know I was in trouble when he graduated high-school?! So I asked him, and he said he was peeking in my book for "fun" and realized I was in trouble. I was a little mad at him for peeking in here but thankful that he stood up for me. He said he was gonna have to go because graduated gnomes ain't allowed here unless they ask the principal. So me and my empire thanked him and then we destroyed Git's empire's base. Take THAT Git!

Thankfully, there aren't any books of homework you're supposed to do a day. Instead, they give you a double-sided sheet filled with questions. 

Thursday

More than half of Git's empire has left. And now it's just him, his gang, and Mossque Gideon. So they're not a big of a deal anymore, at least not at recess. Git and his gang tried to make me eat a jar of snot after social studies (Which I would've had too if Larkspur and her older sister hadn't scared them off) Then while I was going home on a pumperpiller for 5 tokens, Bugho Hudembor tried to shoot me with a slingshot.

When will Git and his             gang just GIVE UP!? 

Friday

 Good news, We only have 4 classes, so now new classes have opened up, And WE GET TO PICK THEM! I chose wrestling, writing, and animal studying. 

Well, I have 7 classes now, but it was worth it. I chose wrestling to stand up to Git Gunkins, I chose writing to help me put some more details into the journal that Fizzlewick gave me, and I chose animal studying just because the animals we're studying are cute. Sadly, the new classes start next week, so today I have to deal with Git on my own. Him and his gang started throwing rocks at me and Larkspur today. But he ended up in principle Greentuft's office. Now I want to buy some of that hair liquid that Bramble Nimbletwig sells at Gnomeards. Because first of all, male gnomes are supposed to grow at least a mustache or a beard by the time they're my age, It is extremely rare for a gnome to not have facial hair at the age of 15, it has only happened to 1% of the gnomes in my village! So I guess that makes me special, but I really want facial hair anyway, because all the rocks that get thrown at me will land in my

beard instead of my face. So I need to get some tokens quick!

Saturday

I know I was gonna save up for some facial hair, but I needed to repay my older brother somehow. So I gave him half of my tokens. Luckily, Uncle Eldeot got me covered 

Here ya go, Sport!

He got me enough to buy 2 hair liquids! So Today I went to Gnomeard's and bought 2 hair liquids off of Bramble Nimblewig. And when I got home, I tested some of the hair liquid on a ladybug, and it grew a mustache. So I put some on me and what happened next was crazy.

mustache...               And...              Beard

I still have some hair liquid left, and I know exactly what to do.

Sunday

The fox came out during the day today, and stayed by my side the rest of the day too. So I guess that makes Her my companion animal (gnomes and animals love each other)

Monday

So my plan with the last bag of hair liquid is to pour it onto Git Gunkins when he least expects it. Still, I'm not trying to set a bad example for anyone. I'm gonna have to hide in a spot or something so I don't get suspended.

And it worked out today too! When Git rebuilt his empire's base, I stayed on a tree and heard him say this:

I'm gonna MESS Gimble up!

Dang, he hates me to the point where he wants to put my nose where my eyeballs are. So I poured the hair liquids onto his head and booked it outta there. Git 

started saying all types of bad words, like Mcnoodles, Goojaboogie, and Sniperdoodle! At the end of the day, I saw Git going to Fizzlewick's to try to get all the hair off of him.

Dang, I think I got him hard, because he walked out holding a "birch bottle of hair remover"! Larkspur invited me to a picnic today in the meadow. She brought the most delicious elderberry tarts,

  Even the fox came along! We sat under a willow tree while she told me my facial hair makes me look older. We decided to plant a few of her favorite flowers in Moss Haven to get started. The fox, ever curious, tried to steal a tart but ended up with her nose dusted in powdered sugar. Larkspur and I laughed until our sides hurt.

Saturday

Mom found out about my journal, but instead of reading about my private stuff, she rode on a pumperpiller to the shop and got some more sheets of note pages for me to put in here so I don't need to have a "TO BE CONTINUED" thing in here! Well, I won't be writing here anymore until something interesting happens, because the week has been kind of boring. 

Sunday

Today started with laughter but ended with unease.