The next day, Katherine and I are arguing about who has the better collection. We start calling each other names. Katherine yells, "Claire's grandmother is crazy as a bat." I hit her as hard as I can. Katherine runs home.

When Mom finds out about the fight and why Katherine was teasing about Grandma, she is furious. I have never seen my mother so mad.

She tells me, "You will always treat your grandmother with dignity and respect or you can stay grounded for life!"

Then, she sends me to my room.

I thought it was going to be perfect having Grandma live at my house, but it isn't. It is just awful! Grandma isn't like she used to be, Mom is always tired and cranky and now I'm grounded.

I feel really, really miserable.