Journal 2

The McClellan family lived in Allendale, California. In the family, there was a man, woman, boy, and a girl. They began their day at 7:0 0 AM. The stove started their breakfast at 7:09. It consisted of toast, eggs sunny-side up, bacon, coffee and cold milk.
At 8:01 the children went to school and at least one parent drove to work. The children couldn’t have been older than 6 or 7 because they were playing catch outside when the bomb dropped. They also had a wild African animal themed nursery.
The mother maintained a flower garden and the father routinely mowed the lawn. The family frequently entertained guests with martinis, egg-salad sandwiches and bridge games. The McClellan’s had a large dog that enjoyed being with its owners.
The nursery came alive with colorful animals at 4:00 when the children came home from school. They usually played until 5:00 and then took a bath. After dinner the father smoked a cigar. At 9:00 PM a bedtime poem was read to Mrs. McClellan and possibly the children. Her favorite poem was by Sara Teasdale and was about how if humanity were to destroy itself nature would keep on going as if society were never there.
They were the stereotypical normal family. They were outside as a family; they ate breakfast together, and had a family dog. They were probably very family oriented and ordinary people. They probably never saw the bomb coming.