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The Hill family of Eastern Ohio, USA
H: Richard Andrew “Rich” (44) – Dark brown hair, Brown eyes -- Realtor
W: Anna-May Louise “May” (44) – Blond hair, Blue eyes – Stay-at-home mom
S: Lukas Loren (Beres) “Loren” (23, adopted) – Light blond hair, Ice blue eyes
D/D: Beth Charlotte (16) – Brown hair, Blue eyes / Cara Louise (16, deaf) – Brown hair, Blue eyes
AS: Keoni Malakai (14) – Black hair, Brown eyes
AS: Alejandro Miguel "Ale" (14) – Black hair, Brown eyes
D: Alana Jennifer (13, adopted) – Light brown hair, Green eyes
S: Connor Jackson (9, adopted) -- Black hair, Blue eyes
AD: Esperanza Noemi "Anza" (9) – Dark brown hair, Gray eyes
AD: Martha Hope (14) – Black hair, Brown eyes, African
AS: Wekesa James "Kesi" (newborn) - Black hair, brown eyes, African
Our family has been doing wonderfully. Loren bought a house just down the road and is working on securing a job at a horse barn nearby. He comes by regularly to help out around the house. Beth and Cara are doing well in their respective high-schools. Beth (the quieter one) attends a high-school for deaf children and likes it very much. Cara (ever the outgoing one) attends a regular private high-school. Keoni loves being a part of the family and he recently made it onto the Varsity soccer team. Ale is still pretty quiet, but he is starting to do well in school and actually took part in a debate during class. Ale is very interested in learning about his heritage and we wouldn't be surprised if he ended up going back to Mexico. Alana misses Loren very much (she was very close to him), but is doing all right. She is homeschooled by May because her reclusive personality made her the target of much teasing in elementary school. Connor is very outgoing and he loves to hang out with his older brothers, especially Keoni. Anza wants a girl her age around, so we are looking for a girl to adopt who is nine or ten. Anza has found a liking for art and her pictures decorate the walls of her room. We are not going to change Martha's name. Martha is a little insecure still and the older girls and Loren keep a close eye on her. We are teaching Martha sign-language so she can communicate better with Beth and Cara, but also so that she can teach her son sign language. Martha is also being homeschooled at this point. She has expressed interest in going to a normal high-school, but we just aren't sure about that yet. Martha's son, whom she named Wekesa James (or "Kesi") is now two months old. Kesi is very active and likes to babble.
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My lovely PPs!
!!! Phoenix and Zachary (twins) and Katya
This message was edited 7/28/2006, 1:06 PM