My name is Cristian Anthony Lemus. I’m 13 years old and happy. My life started on April 25, 1994. I was born 8 lbs. 11 oz. and brought into this world to Tess and Tony Lemus, my mom and dad. Taylor and Isabel Lemus are my little brother and sister. They are the two people responsible for me not doing stupid stuff like drugs and for not getting into more trouble than usual.

My parents got divorced when I was 5 years old. I live with my mom. Most of the time we get along, but she is very tough on me. Even though I sometimes wish she’d stop nagging me so much, I know she loves me very much. She says I’ll always be her “baby boy”.

I’d like to tell you about my little brother Taylor. I love him so much. His birthday is April 30, 2001. He annoys me from time to time I guess because he’s a kid, and he probably doesn’t understand me. When I have a problem he helps me by cheering me up. He tries to be funny. He keeps me from doing bad stuff by me remembering that he’ll learn the bad stuff I do.

Isabel, a.k.a “Missy” or “Missy-bell”, took her first breath on April 1, 2005. She is 2 years old and healthy. She is an evil genius. Once we tried to drain the tub and she stopped the water by putting the cup over the drain. She loves playing with Taylor and I. Missy is definitely not a girlie girl, but she can be when she wants. Having a baby sister reminds me not to treat girls bad, because I wouldn’t want anyone to treat her that way. I will always be over protective with her.

My dad, step-mom and my siblings live in Hartford, Connecticut. They moved over the summer. I was able to help with the move when I was there over the summer. They moved there because my step-mom got a job offer to work at Travelers Ins. Co. as a statician. They live in a nice house. I didn’t like them moving, but I’ve learned to deal with it as best I can.

Even though my family is in Connecticut, I talk to them on the phone every week and sometimes I feel sad because they aren’t close by and I can’t hang out with them like I used to. The good thing is we’ll see each other for Christmas and vacations. I am looking forward to spending the holidays over there mainly because of the snow and my dad said I’d be getting a snowboard for Christmas.

This is my life, the life of Cristian Lemus.