hi there people it's Emile and i just got out bed and i do not feel like being awake right now but I guess I  have to and I for one am not okay with that because right now no one is awake i don't want to right anymore so i'm going to stop for right now and take a brake and i will right again soon good bye for now

hi i'm Emile and I am the baby of the family and i really think that this is kind of dumb but anyway i have to do it so here  goes nothing . so like i said i'm Emile clancy and i'm the baby of the family and i really love art and songs and stuff like that i just love all art and a lot of people think  that my sister and I are so much alike but were not there just crazy right for thinking that maggie and I are like the same anyways i have to keep righting int'ill i get to 100 words and i think that i am just about there yep i'm there so blog you latter bye.

what i think about penguins.

penguins are a white and black bird, they cannot fly like other birds, but they can swim very fast when they need to, they sort of waddle when they walk, and they slide on their belly when they get tired of walking, they are my favorite bird of them all, i dislike geese very much, for they hiss and flap their wings if you try and feed the younger ones, anyway, back to penguins. they like fish i like fish therefore i must be a penguin. do you ever wonder why they live in such a cold place? i do. and how can something so small hold its breath for so long? i wonder what kind of fish they eat, anyways this is just the kind of things i think about sometimes.

Here's to...

Here's to: the letters we never sent.
the notes we never passed.
the crushes we were too afraid to say we liked.
the mistakes we were too scared to make.
the ships that never sailed.
the promises we couldn't keep.
the bad dreams we just couldn't wake.
the thunder storms on our weekend plans.
the life long friendships that eventually end.
the stories that don't end with "happily ever after"
the families that fall apart.
the people that change.
the flowers that die.
the seasons that end.
the family members that pass away.
the love that leaves.
the times in life that will leave you breathless, speechless, and you feel like you could die.

But eventually you get used too it all... You learn to numb it out.
Because honestly, that's just part of life.

Here we are

We are here.

Here we are.

What is this? Why are we here? What will we be doing with this space?

We're a family of eight. One of us has flown the coop already and now lives in Seattle. She won't be joining us on the blog. The rest of us recently left our home in Virginia to start over in Tennessee. We homeschool. This is part of our goal to use our creative writing skills.

Every week, each of us will share a little bit with you. Each day, you'll get to hear from someone else. Everyone gets to share what they want, how they want. This won't be graded. It's just a vehicle we are using to sharpen our skills.

If you want to comment, we'd like that. We'd prefer it if your comments were constructive, and that they actually pertain to some aspect of the post. Also, please remember that this is a family blog, so any comments with questionable content may be deleted.

Thanks for reading.

Thanks for sharing our journey.

Thanks for being HERE.