The Baby-sitters Club Notebook is more like a diary. Kristy asked us to write up what

happens at every job we go to. This is important because then the rest of us learn about our clients' problems, habits, and special needs. For instance, after Claudia baby-sat for Eleanor and Nina Marshall the first time, she wrote up the job and mentioned that Nina is allergic to strawberries. Since we all have to read the notebook entries, it wasn't long before the whole club knew never to give Nina a strawberry.

As you can see, our club is well-run and well-organized. We have Kristy to thank for that, even if she is bossy sometimes (well, a lot of the time).

I turned to the appointment section of the record book. "Let's see," I said. "Thursday. . . . Claudia, you're the only one free. Do you want to sit for David Michael?"

"Sure," she answered.

I entered the job information in the book, and Claudia called Mrs. Thomas back at her office to tell her who the sitter would be.

As soon as she hung up, the phone rang.

Claudia answered it, since her hand was still on the receiver. "Hello, the Baby-sitters Club. . . . Yes? . . . Oh, hi. ... Saturday afternoon? I'll check and call you right back. . . . Okay. 'Bye."

I had already turned the pages of the record book to Saturday.

"That was Watson, Kristy. He needs someone for about two hours on Saturday, from two till four."

Watson is Kristy's mother's fiance. They plan to get married in the fall. Watson's divorced, just like Mrs. Thomas, and has two little kids: Karen who's five, and Andrew who's three. They stay with him every other weekend. When Watson becomes Kristy's stepfather, Karen and Andrew will become her stepsister and stepbrother.