I’ve come to some conclusions.

1. Change is good after a heartbreak. Some women cut their hair after a difficult breakup. My family do things with our houses. It helps keep us busy and moving, and the change of scenery can sometimes make you feel a little better.

2. I will never understand teenagers, even though I used to be one.

So…this is my first solo blog. This thing’s been up since my grandmother created it, so I’m not about to let it die. It’s tradition. It’s in our blood, now. This blog is where the Farrington clan have been turning to for generations in times of stress, heartache, anger…you name it. Which reminds me…I’m thinking about changing the family name back to Farrington. Don’t get me wrong, I love my dad and everything, but…I don’t know. It just feels sort of right. Maybe it’s all this history in this blog getting to my head.

We were all finding it hard after my mother’s death. The children missed their grandmother dearly. They all threw themselves into learning new skills, just to think about something else. Shae told them it might be a good idea. It appears to be working.

Uh, Nicola was using the chemistry set. She really loves that thing. It doesn’t always work in her favour, though.

Teenagers…well, Mina and Nicola went to their school prom, and you wouldn’t believe the mischief those two little devils got into. Nicola got into TWO FIGHTS and got rejected for a dance (stupid…honestly, who could reject my darling little girl?) . Somehow after all that, she managed to get Prom Queen. Though I was prom King in my class, and I barely knew anybody…Mina came home all smiles and giggles, too. Turns out she had gotten together with a boy she’d known through childhood. Robert or something. i don’t know.

We had a funeral for mom. It was nice. We invited round a mixture of all our friends. I even let Mina bring her…boyfriend. She doesn’t seem afwfully excited about him, though.

Poor Ellie. She managed to keep it together even when she saw mom die, but at the funeral she just broke down.

We had a long talk again. I asked her some advice, and she told me to go for it. You see, I’d thinking about moving. I’d been thinking about it for some time, but I didn’t want to uproot mom. I certainly didn’t want to sell the family home to some hick who would ruin it. So, Ellie’s decided to move back in. And we moved to Isla Paradiso.

It’s already happened. We’re here, and a lot has happened in such a short amount of time.

(Leonardo’s room)

(Mine and Shae’s room)

(Mina and Nicola’s room)

We’re quite happy here. A change of scenery has done us good. Obviously, we aren’t going to forget, but it’s all about the new. Plus, I have a feeling mom would have loved that we did this. There’s so much to see out here.

I got to work teaching Leo and the girls how to drive. He wasn’t very coopertive, but we had a break and had a water baloon fight. We didn’t get in until 12. I had a lot of fun. He grumbled about being outside, but I could still see him smiling.

What a view to do homework next to, eh?

I was thinking about Riley again, soon, though. I had to try and get this potion or find this gem…Nicola and I decided the potion would be easiest. We both tried to create it. I worked on it while she was at school, and she worked on it while she wasn’t. I helped her with homework and brought food up for her. This was what mom wanted.

Apart from that, we tried to settle in. Shae’s transfer went in straight away, so she did undercover police work.

Nicola somehow got other girls to dislike her. (Only a couple. The majority are very nice, she assures me)

Mina got overexcited about inventing things (this week it was toys).

And my strapping young lad tried to pull the moves on some ladies! Not that he;d word it in such a way…I usually wouldn’t either. Type-ramble is much worse than word ramble…or at least it is for me, anyway.

But he wasn’t really flirting with the girl, nd he says Riley can get a bit jealous, anyway.

Which begs the question, how on earth does Riley have feelings like this? How is she…real? Or, sort of real. I’d better not look too far into it. That doll has done so many wonderful things for that boy.

Spooky day! Why Mina chose a wedding dress, I have no idea.

Leo and i had the same idea. My cowplant costume came out of the wardrobe. I love this thing. It’s so comfy.

Nicola was lazy, but for good reason.

And Shae was dressed like a tofu dog. When i asked her why, she responded that there was always one member of this family who dressed like some form of hot dog on Spooky Day.

I love her.

Apparantly Riley was being quite jealous at the party, too.

I heard Nicola scream at about 6am this morning. I ran up straight to her with the fire extinguisher (she’s not very flame resistant. Potions are forever blowing up in her hands. The amount of showers she needs…). She held up a glowing, glittering potion, before quickly yet carefully going down the stairs and into Leo’s room.

The day was finally here.

My mother’s final project was completed. She gave up her dreams for this. I;m not saying it was worth it giving up her dreams for, and I;m not saying it wasn’t…who am I kidding. I’m just happy. Screw all that. My mother wanted this, when I started to believe, I started to want this, Shae, and Mina and my wonderfully smart Nicola wanted this, and most of all, Riley and Leonardo wanted it.

I welcome her to the family with open arms.

Although i know i;m going to regret having FOUR teenagers in my house.