Anyway, as you can see, Kristy is always having creative ideas, and she's really good at putting them into action. She's a real "do-er," as my dad would say. Nothing seems to bother her, either. Maybe that's because she's used to being in the middle of a lot of activity. Kristy comes from a large, complicated, chaotic family. Here's who she lives with: her mom, her stepfather Watson Brewer, her two older brothers Charlie and Sam, her little brother David Michael, her adopted baby sister Emily Michelle (she's Vietnamese), and her grandmother Nannie. Plus, every other weekend

and on vacations, Kristy's stepbrother and stepsister Karen and Andrew come to stay. Plus, there's a cat, a dog, and two goldfish.

Whew! it’s lucky Watson is a millionaire (really, he is) and owns a mansion. That family just wouldn't fit in any regular house, Kristy seems to love being part of such a big family. I guess it helps that she's so outgoing and assertive.

How else can I describe Kristy? Well, she loves sports and is kind of a tomboy, she adores kids, and she couldn't care less about clothes or makeup or any of that stuff. She's happiest dressed in a turtleneck, jeans, and running shoes. She's pretty short for her age (like me) and she has brown hair and brown eyes (also like me). And, last but not least, she's president of our club.

The vice-president of our club is Claudia Kishi. It was Claud's room that we were all sitting in that afternoon. In fact, we always meet in Claud's room. Why? Because she has her own phone, with a private line. That means that we don't have to tie up anyone else's line while we take BSC calls. As vice-president, Claud doesn't really have any other duties, besides supplying the phone and the meeting place. But she does supply one other very important thing for the club: junk food. Munchies, snacks, bonbons — Claud's kind of