My name is Raspberry Quigley.  Raspberry Anne Quigley.  I am fourteen years old, live in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with my family.

I have long, red-blonde hair (probably why I was named Raspberry in the first place), big, green eyes, and freckles on my face.  I am roughly 5' 4" tall, weigh about 120 max.  People say I'm very pretty, and have a good attitude (I do, most of the time! LOL).

I have three sisters:  Strawberry (12), Blueberry (10), and Cherry (8).  We have two cats, Maine Coons, named "Sweetie-Puss" and "Omarian", and a dog, a Chihuahua named "Baby".

I get along with my family most of the time; I do argue with my sisters sometimes, particularly Cherry.  She loves getting into my things, getting into my clothes, which drives me bat crazy!  Then I wish I could send her off to Siberia somewhere! LOL

I am in the ninth grade at Eau Claire Senior High; this is one of the first assignments handed out to us.  (School started on Friday; it's due tomorrow.  I got a late start; have all day to work on it today as it's a holiday; school's closed.)  So far, I like school; I just pray I feel the same way later on in the year! LOL

Some of my favorite things to engage include shopping (what girl doesn't like to shop?? LOL), look at boys (particularly the cute ones on the football team! :) ), talk on the phone, listen to Green Day or Evenescence (my two favorite bands; I also love Celine Dion), and collecting stuffed animals (particularly pigs; I'm a piggie lover! LOL).  I love to write stories, poems; I mainly write about being a teenager, what it's like.

In addition to the above, I also love to go to church (I go to a Spirit-filled, Bible-believing church not far from where we live; I get so much out of it!), help out with the kids at school who have special needs (I want to work with special kids when I grow up), and visit the old ladies at the nursing home when I can have some spare time; they always get such a kick out of it whenever I see them!

I have a varied and very busy life, as you can see.  Maybe it's my love for people, God that's gotten me focused.  So many of my peers don't have it nearly as good as I do, and it's a shame.  They're into drugs or alcohol, or else they're having sex when they should be enjoying what's left of their teenage years.  This is why I'm glad I am the way I am, and know better than to do such things (plus my parents would kill me! LOL).

Well, I gotta go; have to make breakfast for the kids, then I am going to go back to bed, hopefully sleep until noon!  I can do that today, you know; it's a holiday!  How I love holidays! :)

Take care and God bless; will write in here again!  Bye! See ya!

~Raspberry Anne Quigley, aged 14. :)