Journal Entry #7

Phil told Violet that there was nothing wrong with Klaus and that he was working really hard.  He told Violet that stamping the lumber is the easiest job at the mill.  Phil said Violet should look on the bright side and continued to tell her that there was nothing wrong with Klaus.  There was a huge boom and crashing noise.  The stamping machine had fallen on Phil's left leg and broken it.  Violet rushed over to Phil, but he was not screaming or crying.  He was very calm and said that his leg was just broken.  Violet tells Phil that he has to get to a hospital.  Phil does not want to go.  Many of the workers at the mill promise to share their coupons to the Paultryville hospital so that Phil could go get his leg looked at.  Violet goes and calls for an ambulance.  Foreman Flacutono says that this is the worst disaster that has ever happened at the mill.  He starts to complain that this accident has broken the stamping machine and he doesn't care that Phil has broken his leg.  Klaus begins to talk about the meaning of a word and Violet realizes that he has started to act normal again.  Klaus asks what has happened to Phil.  Klaus does not even remember what he saw a minute ago.  Foreman Flacutono tells Klaus that he has broken the stamping machine and now the workers can not work anymore today.  He says that no one will get coupons for todays work.  Violet says that this is unfair and Foreman Flacutono says that he does not care.  Klaus bends down to pick up Foreman Flacutono's pots and as he gets up his glasses fall off and break.  Flacutono says that Klaus needs to go see the optometrist, but Klaus refuses.  Foreman Flacutono says that he has to go.  Violet says that she and Sunny could take Klaus to see Dr. Orwell.  Foreman Flacutono lets the Baudelaire orphans go to the eye doctor together.

Journal Entry #6

Klaus finally comes back from the eye doctor.  Violet begins to ask Klaus what happened, but Klaus says that he doesn't remember anything.  He remembers breaking his glasses and going with Charles to see the eye doctor, but doesn't remember anything after that.  Violet told Klaus to lay down on the bottom bunk to get some rest.  In the morning, Foreman Flacutono came into the room banging his pots.  Violet, Sunny and Klaus got up in a hurry.  Klaus didn't know where he was.  He told Violet that he didn't know where he was and didn't remember what happened the night before.  Violet noticed that Klaus was acting weird.  Klaus walked out of the bedroom and into the courtyard without putting on his shoes.   Violet tells Phil that there is something wrong with Klaus and that he should find out what it is.  Phil tells Violet that there is nothing to worry about and that she should not cause any trouble.  The Baudelaire orphans began their work at the mill.  Violet began to ask Klaus about what happened the night before, but Klaus would not answer the questions or say a word.  Klaus then followed Foreman Flacutono to the stamping machine and Klaus began to stamp the lumber with the mill's name.

Journal Entry #5

Violet and Sunny were worried about Klaus because he had not come back from the optometrist.  It was already dinner time and he was not back.  They were worried that the optometrist was Count Olaf and that he had taken Klaus away from Paultryville.  Phil told the orphans that it was going to be alright and that the optometrist was their friend, but the Baudelaire orphans knew that if Count Olaf was the optometrist, then he definitely wasn't their friend.  Sunny and Violet went to their bunk and began to think of Klaus and what could have happened to him.  The workers in their bunks began to whisper to each other, but in about ten minutes the whole room was silent and filled with snores.  Violet and Sunny could not fall asleep because they feared for their brother's life.

Journal Entry #4

The Baudelaire orphans start to debark the logs. Sunny couldn't use her debarker, so she used her teeth. Charles came into the mill and told Foreman Flacutono that the orphans could not be working in the mill because they were too young. Foreman Flacutono said that their guardian gave specific orders to him that the orphans had to work in the mill. Foreman Falcutono gave each Baudelaire orphan a piece of gum for their lunch. On their lunch break, Charles then took the orphans to see the library. When they entered, they asked where all the books were. Charles said that the owner of the mill let him build the library, but not buy any books. Charles had only three books in the library which he put in there. One of the books scared the Baudelaire orphans. The book had a big eye on the cover just like the eye that Count Olaf has tattooed on his ankle. Charles said the local optometrist wrote the book and gave it to him. The orphans fear that Count Olaf is the optometrist. Charles took them back to the mill. While working in the mill, Foreman Flacutono tripped Klaus. Klaus fell and broke his glasses. Charles then took him to see the local optometrist. Violet and Sunny were left behind and were scarred that Klaus would have to face Count Olaf alone.

Journal Entry #3

The Baudelaire orphans wake up the next morning to someone banging pots.  While they were in the bedroom, Foreman Flacutono came into the room and dropped his pots on the floor.  He ordered the Baudelaire orphans to pick up the pots or they wouldn't get gum for lunch.  They went to the kitchen and had there breakfast.  After, they went to the mill and looked curiously at the machines that they would have to use to do their work in the mill.  Foreman Flacutono began to yell orders to the orphans to begin their work with the huge logs.  A worker pressed an orange button and suddenly a big tree fell into the machine.  The orphans were in charge of the debarker machine, which takes the bark off of the trees.  The orphans were given rectangular metal pieces that they would use to take off the bark that the machine did not remove.  The orphans did not know how to use the tool to take the bark off.  Foreman Flacutono started to yell and scream orders to the orphans, but they didn't understand.

Journal Entry #2

The Baudelaire orphans arrive at the mill.  They notice that the building is shaped like an eye.  They go to the workhouse and the manager of the boardinghouse opens the door.  They tell him that they are the orphans that will be living in the boarding house.  The man tells them that they are not just going to live in the boarding house, but they have to work in the mill.  They go up to the room where they will be sleeping and notice that there are many other workers that also live and work in the mill.  The workers share bunk beds and are covered in sawdust.  The workers were drawing windows on the wall because the room has no windows and they wanted to imagine that there were windows.  They put all their stuff under their bunk bed and went downstairs for dinner.  They had beef stew with all the other workers and then went back to the room to go to bed.

Journal Entry #1

I am reading A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill.  In the beginning of the book, the Baudelaire orphans and Mr. Poe were on a train crossing through Finite Forest to Paltryville.  When they arrived at the station in Paltryville, Mr. Poe left the orphans waiting at the station.  The orphans begged Mr. Poe to stay, but he said that if he got off the train he would not be able to go home.  He would have to stay overnight because the train only comes to Paltryville station once a day.  The orphans are worried that Count Olaf will come and find them in the town, but Mr. Poe tells them that they will be safe with their new guardian.  Mr. Poe has given their guardian a description of Count Olaf so he will not be able to come and take the children away.  I am really excited about finding out what adventure the orphans will have in this book.