If, (as has been opined above) this was a stocking stuffer of Christmas 04 and it was written around New Years '05 - that would put us right in the timing of Caylee's birth in Aug '05? (IIRC). I remember getting new journals as a pre-teen and teen and I would usually write in them right away, and then forget about them soon after that. This would make sense to me that she was writing the ghost writing soon after getting pregnant with Caylee (doubtful that she even knew it at the time - since she still didn't know @ Uncle Rick's wedding) and she was discussing her latest 'achievements' with ther decisions about the 2 guys mentioned in the ghost writing, as her first entry. I do think that what we are seeing in the ghost writing is the beginning of Caylee's little life (as far as KC's world goes) and the ending of Caylee's life (in KC's world). No remorse for this little child - just brand new beginnings for her (with both entries).
Respectfully Quoted wenwe :cool2:
I like your theory about it being a stocking stuffer. Something that Cindy was aware of and knew had been given to Casey to write in during the time she had Caylee. Or Cindy knew Casey had been writing in there since Caylee. I had never had too much of an opinion regarding this subject until now.
Now, I think the page about not having regrets is from June 21st 2008. A WSers said they could see Casey sitting at Tony's apartment and writing that and so can I. That is exactly where she would write it, in her new world with her new friends after having made her decision to kill Caylee. It had been five days, almost a week(!)and Casey was "just a little bit worried" but feeling good. So good, in fact, she went to get a tattoo to express the joy of her new life.
The ghost writing shows me that this journal was used for a while before June 21st because she speaks of other boyfriends. Obviously, pages were torn out and I do believe this is a notebook from the time Caylee was born to the few days after her death. I think this notebook was with Casey at Tony's and was one of the things brought back by Lee. In Lee's statement(s)to LE he says that on July 15th he was speaking to Casey in while in her room. That Casey was sitting on the bed, that Cindy after overhearing Casey state that Caylee had been kidnapped-came into the room and (paraphrased)"punched/put her fist into the bed and said, 'why didn't you tell us this 31 days ago? we could have been looking for her.' Which makes me think the bed was cleared off in a normal manner. The pictures taken by LE show a bed no one would be sitting on because of all the stuff. I think it was some of the stuff Lee brought back and was "dumped" on Casey's bed.
I do think the '03 looks different than the "seize the day" part. That part looks just like Casey wrote it upon receiving the notebook and began to write in it(but those pages are ripped out). I think Cindy did tamper with the notebook, she put the '03 there to show it was a old notebook(?). I'm not stuck on knowing what Cindy was thinking, except to say it is possible she over thinks things and is less clever than she may believe. I think Casey was the one who ripped out the previous pages at Tony's, as you said because she was starting a new chapter. Cindy saw the notebook and didn't "dare?" rip out pages(lots of fingerprints?)but grabbed a red pen and put the date(it IS the date of when Casey GOT the diary, Cindy tells herself-and if she couldn't remember exactly what year and put '03 when it was '04-well that is not important because Casey didn't kill Caylee anyway)on the page above what Casey had written in red.
Ghost writing in Casey's journal
that this isn't the best for me.
My I'm
but it's best right now
xxxxxxxxxxx and its something for me for now.
I feel a lot better about my decision now that
Kenneth and I worked things out
Marcus has been nothing short of perfect
the past few days. He's known just how to
cheer me up. He is definitely a great guy
and potential boyfriend material. I'm glad
that I am getting
...js...