The holiday letter that wasn't

Hey.

This is Kyle.

I asked my mom before Christmas if we were going to do a card. She said sure. Then I asked her again after Christmas. She said sure, go ahead.

All right. I'm the only one that had anything cool happen last year anyway.


I turned 16!!!!! I got my license. I got a job at a fast-food place. It kinda sucks (Uh-oh, Mom doesn't like me to talk like that). I'd rather not work but it helped me to get money to buy a really sick longboard (that I had to walk all the way to the mall in the heat to buy). My mom was visiting teaching and I wanted it right now. I don't know why Mom and Dad wouldn't take me.

One day at the end of summer when my mom wasn't home I forgot if I worked later that night, so I wanted to go to work to check my schedule. So I got on the longboard. The hills by my house are sick. Sweet ride! But I hit a curb or something and fell off. I don't really remember. I took pictures of myself with my phone and texted some cool shots of my bleeding head to my friends. Then Mom got home and said I needed to go to the doctor. Whatever.

It was cool how all the nurses looked at me. I was an official longboarder! Yeah! I broke my nose, got stitches by my eye and had to go somewhere for some scan on my head.  Oh, I had a concussion too. Because of that the doctor wouldn't let me work. I guess I didn't work that night after all, ha ha.

It wasn't so bad until a guy called me that night and asked me to give a talk in church the next Sunday. And it was my Eagle Court too. At least I healed before yearbook pictures! Juniors rock!

Another cool thing this year was that I got to baptize James. Oh, I guess that was his thing, too.

I think my sisters are still doing ballet. Wait, I know Emma is, 'cause I've driven to pick her up. I know Elise is still doing violin because she always practices right when I'm trying to listen to a youtube video or do something else on the computer. James and Samuel make a lot of noise, that's all I know. Oh, yeah. Samuel started kindergarten.

I take guitar. I'm always thinking of the next concert I want to go to. My mom teaches piano lessons but I still haven't figured out her weekly schedule. All I know is it never works with my plans. My Dad is STILL in Scouts.

We went on a cool trip to the Oregon Coast. It would have been better if they let ME drive.

Well I guess that's about it. Oh, yeah, it's my birthday this week.


Chill,

Kyle