1. Name: Margaret Veena Costello

2. Date of Birth: August 2, 1896

3. Place of Birth: Eagle Creek, Montana

4. Parents: Stewart and Colleen Costello

5. Siblings: Cindy Kate (1903-), Glenda Daye (1905-), Hazel Helena (1907-), Derby Daniel (1908-)

6. Describe your childhood. I live on an alfalfa farm in some land leased from the Buchanans. Kimberly has always been my nearest neighbor.

7. What did you enjoy doing as a child? Kimberly and I like pretending we're spies. We hide in the woods and invent funny, exciting stories to tell.

8. What is your earliest memory? Falling out of a tree when I was two. It knocked the wind out of me.

9. How old were you when you went on your first date and where did you go? I have never officially courted. Brian Anderson and I have talked before and once we went on a walk around town, but I'm not sure that counts as a date because he didn't kiss me.

10. Married?

11. Pets? I have two black winged Lorikeets named Romeo and Juliet.

12. Education: I will be in eighth grade at Eagle Creek School.

13. Current friends: Kimberly Buchanan, Brian Anderson, Jan Smithers

14. Occupation: Being a woman.

15. What was your first job? I've never had a job. I do a lot of chores around the house and I have to look after the younger children but I am not paid for it.

16. How much did you make?

17. What is your favorite quote? "To be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin." - Mark Twain

18. What are you doing now? Trying to convince Kimberly she needs a S-curve corset. Her sister is trying to talk her out of it but I think she needs a little "umph" to get men's attention.

20. Do you admire a famous person? Mark Twain

21. What makes them admirable? Well, he's dead now, but he always seemed like a funny man.

22. What is your favorite food? Watermelon

23. What is your favorite color? Pink

24. What is your favorite song? "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" by Edward Madden. I can play it on piano. Kimberly and me are thinking about doing it at next year's music festival.

25. Hobbies: Playing the piano. Drawing dresses. I also like reading fashion magazines that Miss Lucille gives me when she's through with them.

26. Name of the last book you read? Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

27. Tell me about a memorable moment in your life; a time you will never forget. I got to play Sacagawea in a skit at this year's founders' day. Brian Anderson was Meriwether Lewis. Jansen Larkin was William Clark. We wore elaborate costumes. It was so much fun.

28. What things do you find yourself doing that you said you'd never do? Thinking about boys. Two years ago, I thought they were icky, but now, I think about them all the time.

29. What are the goals you are still working toward? I would like to go to college someday, but I don't know where.

30. When people look back at your life, how do you want to be remembered? Beats me.

31. What is your favorite outdoor activity? Swimming. I dove off the cliff when I was seven and twisted my ankle.

32. Do you attend church or religious services? Margaret and I go to Eagle Creek Memorial but my parents don't go anywhere on a regular basis.

33. What is your favorite Bible verse? 1 Kings 10:9

34. What makes you happy? Adventure of any kind. Even if it's a different route to school, I like seeing new things.

35. What makes you sad? Loss. My parents are not getting along right now. My father moved to Outlook for business reasons and I am afraid he won't come back.

36. What frightens you? The fear of saying the wrong thing.

37. What is there about you that would surprise people if they found out? Once, when I had a toothache, Kimberly helped me remove it. She tied a string around the sore tooth and slammed the door. When my mother took me to the dentist over in Quincy I found out that Kimberly had pulled the wrong tooth.