Hi

My mom is usually really busy with work and now college since she's getting her doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy. I don't remember exactly why she asked me to take over her blog, but I've been struggling with what to post for a year or two. I finally decided on a revisit of "Through My Children's Eyes" but Laura went upstairs to go take a nap with my parents before I finished so that's still unpublished.

So here's an update on us (Kinda like a Christmas Letter but in November)

I cannot summarize these last 2 or 3 years because I have a bad memory. I went into online school for 8th and 9th grade but decided to go back to public school for the rest of High School. I think that was one of my best decisions since I feel like it's made me mature a bit and also have the chance to make new friends since I lost contact with most of them during online school. Kylie's also going to school with me which is pretty nice.

Megan (me) is now 16 (I want to go back to being 5) and is a junior in high school. I'm taking an AP art class and I'm really enjoying it so far. My hobbies include eating food and sleeping. I've gotten into anime now and I think I've watched at least 50. Christmas hasn't come yet, but I guess one of my favorite gifts was a secretary desk, which I tried to bring up the stairs myself. That resulted in me getting stuck halfway up the stairs and me yelling for help until Beth came and called me an idiot, then brought it up almost by herself (proving she is way stronger than me) The desk is pretty nice though, it was my mom's first desk. My favorite thing about this year was probably getting to go on a church trip to Nauvoo, Illinois with Kylie and Beth. I made a lot of friends and became better friends with others.

Kylie is 14 and a freshman in high school. She's doing really well and has been called out by a lot of her teacher for her good grades. She's made a lot of friends and is now taller than me. Kylie's also into anime (she's the one that got me into it) and has watched 70+. I swear she listens to music 24/7 and she can list any song off any of her playlists within 5 seconds. She no longer likes pink and has gone full-out tomboy, wearing only t-shirts and basketball shorts except when she has to wear a skirt to church. Kylie likes roleplaying and is usually the "Dungeon Master," making up a gazillion new ideas of worlds and characters.
Me: Hey Kylie, what was your favorite part about this year?
Kylie: Nothing.

Beth, sarcastic as ever, is now 12 and in 7th grade. She's in Pre-AP classes and likes drawing. She still loves reading and has a phone now so she reads almost everywhere. Her favorite series are Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Maze Runner, and Magnus Chase. She still loves purple and Aunt Kiki but has no longer decided to be a doctor. She's looking into writing and photography as possible careers and is already saving for college.

Jack is 11 and in 6th grade. He's still a dork but taller now. He resembles me a lot but is very much extroverted. I'm pretty sure the "League of Incredible Spies" from 3rd grade has disbanded but he's still friends with some of the people in that group. He likes Voltron: Legendary Defender and me, him, and Kylie geek about it frequently. Jack isn't into Pokémon, Animal Jam, or Rift as much but he likes other games that I don't know the name of.

Eva is 7, almost 8, and is like an exact copy of Beth. She's very sarcastic and has roasted everyone in our family at least once (except Beth I think.) She and Laura are best friends and they like to play Barbies. Listening into their games is very entertaining as it usually involves stuff like roof-jumping, tigers, and death; though I'm pretty sure me and Kylie were the exact same way. Eva usually gets all A's and I'm pretty sure she's never gotten a B or below, even though she's only in 2nd grade.

(After reading the story about how Eva was born)

Eva: "Wow I almost died!"

Me: "Yep."

Eva: "Would you have a different sibling instead of me?"

Me: "Nope, I wouldn't replace you for the world."

Eva: "Well, I would have another sibling instead of you!"

Laura is 6, in kindergarten, and super sweet. Whenever she's upset, she usually just cuddles with either me or Kylie. She's made a lot of friends already and enjoys telling us about her days at school, even though they usually aren't 100% accurate. I think she's the one that's taken after me the most, but only time will tell. Her and Eva are very independent and insist on making food for themselves which is usually Nutella-loaded sandwiches.

My dad is still working at Fidelity Investments, but I don't know what kind of job he does. I think it's something with math. Anyway, he's stopped playing Rift as much since he "beat the game" and is trying to find different MMORPGs that were just as good as Rift. He still goes over to Dan's to watch boxing.

My mom still works at the same place but now runs 3 businesses, helped publish a book, and is getting her doctorate. She got surgery a couple months ago but is doing pretty good for having heart failure. I'm really proud of her for being able to accomplish everything even with her heart issues. I'm super thankful she survived and hope she only gets better as time goes by.