Natalie+R

=---Georgia---=

--Did you know that I'm Maricela's long lost sister?? Well I am and I dont care what you say!! When I was born my family couldn't afford to keep me so they sent me to live with my half sister Mia Adrian. I found all this out 2 weeks ago. I found out that I have my true family and my family that adopted me. I found out that my true family couldn't afford me, and that my long lost sister is pregnant. Oh Ya so is Mia. Any way I'm Georgia, I'm a 13 year old mexican teenage girl. Life is hard. Haha like Maricela says "So shoot me and get it over with.(JK BTW)"

--So on Monday I was having my morning walk with my mom and we passed by a lot. It was like the city dump!! IT WAS GROSS!!! Well anywayI saw someone in there wandering around. It was my friend from school, Kim. She planted something, I think it was lima beans. I didn't ask about it because most of the time she's depressed, sad, and disappointed.

--It's now Friday and I see our neighbor taking a bag of trash from the lot, it's gotten way more trash, and got on a bus that said it was going to city hall. Then later I saw in the paper that she went to city hall and demanded to speak to the mayor. She was told to wait so she sat down and opened the bag, the smell was so ripe she was rushed in and got her way. It sounded soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!

---It's now Wednesday and now there's an actual garden area with plants and water buckets and people to watch!!! That morning I pleaded with my Mom to let me start a garden. Hahaha I begged her so much that she finaly said yes!! That night Mia and I bought seed packets for pumpkins, carrots, and strawberries. --The garden has been fun. Kim has become more friendly!! Everyday after school we walk to the garden and water the plants and take our shift of watching the garden while we do homework. During my morning jog with my mother I water the garden then I try to catch up to her. Then at night Kim comes with her family. It's soo much fun!!!

---The plant's are growing more and more. I can't wait!!! I made a deal with a farmer that if I fed his animals he would give me and my family a few of his butchered pigs. My family is soo excited!! So am I !!!! So anyway I'm growing all my plants for the animals so I don't have to spend my own money on actual food. I heard that veggies like pumpkins, strawberries, and carrots. ---My sister's are awesome, they are totally cool (kool). They both feel like they are a part of a " Chain Gang." On the weekends they let me help them out in the garden. It's soo fun!!!

---The Garden has really helped me. I've got new friends new ( non-related) family. The funniest time I've had in the garden was the time Yolonda ( member of the Chain Gang) broke 2 of her very expensive, just got yesterday, nails. She cussed out loud for like 10 minutes. Deborah ( adult of Chain Gang) couldn't shut her up!! Between you and me it was also one of the scariest moments. It's now the end of Fall. The farmer gave me 5 butchered pigs! 5 like I was expecting 2 or 3 I never thought I could get 5 pigs like holy crap!!! Hahaha So my family decided to throw a party for having the garden here making this town a more pleasent place and bringing the town together. We're almost ready to start the party. We're going to grill one of the pigs on the new grill an african american family bought for the people of the garden a few days ago. PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We busted down the streat with a boom screaming and singing. When we got in the garden we grilled the pig BBQ. Ten it was so cool (kool)people started contributed their plants like watermelon, strawberries, carrots, kiwi, and alot more!!! It was like a picnic/ potluck thing so cool.

During the season I realized that I was focused on feeding the pigs, I wasn't focused on pride and accomplishment. The garden is so cool and amazing and everything life is all about. It's like a big family! Now I know for next year to enjoy it more I'm still going to talk to the farmer dude 'cause he said I fed them well and he would like me to do that again. Hehehehe sadly it's almost winter which means no more garden. :( After winter is over and I see the first person there, you can bet that I will scream and shout and be so excited that my screams will scare people in Jamaica they are so loud ( remember I live in Ohio!!). Then I can plant again and maybe next year grow closer to the garden. Like an old women I met at the garden said " Garden like family."