Hello!  It's me, your friend, Raspberry Anne Quigley, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin!  Thought an update was in order, so here goes nothing ...

I am now fifteen years old.  I just turned fifteen last month, on the 12th. 

I will be sixteen next January; have a little over 10 months to go.  :)

I am still going to church every Sunday, helping out with the special needs kids there (and at school); I find it very fulfilling to know that I am helping people learn about God and about the world around them.  I also still find time to watch boys LOL, talk on the phone (natch!), shop, collect toy animals, listen to Green Day or Evanescence, and love on my cats, "Sweetie-Puss" and "Omarion", and also my dog, "Baby".  I am a very busy young woman.  :)

In addition, I continue to fight with Cherry, my youngest sister; she's nine and a giant pain in my neck!  She drives me crazy; she's also very spoiled!!  Strawberry (13) and Blueberry (11), my other two younger sisters aren't nearly as annoying as Cherry; I get along with them much better than I do with Cherry!

We will be having a new family member in several months:  mom and dad have applied to adopt a child from Poland; we are going to have a little brother!!  Right now his name is Kryzstofer, but we plan to spell it Christopher.  He is six years old and is in desperate need of a family.  Mom and dad found out that they were approved for the adoption; ever since they've been on a tear to get the extra bedroom ready for a little boy and have been giddy with excitement. 

I have, too; maybe a boy in the family will help cool Cherry's jets!

Kryzstofer/Christopher is handicapped:  he walks with crutches or uses a walker; he was born with withered legs.  This is why nobody wanted him; yet when mom and dad saw his picture that the adoption agency sent, they could not say no.  So as a result, we will be getting a brother.

Maybe we could call him Dingleberry?  Or perhaps Kiwi?  *grins*

Well, I'm at school as I write this, so I will go.  Have to work on my Spanish assignment or else I will have it as homework tonght; don't want to do that, soooo ...  I will write in here again soon; take care and God bless!  Oh, I can't wait until Kryzstofer/Christopher comes to our family; this is going to be soo cool to have a little brother!!

~Love, your friend, Raspberry Anne Quigley.  :D

*to be continued.*