Now here's the really weird part: Mary Anne and I discovered that our parents had been in love when they were in high school (we found it out by reading their yearbooks). But they ended up marrying other people. Mary Anne's morn died when she was really little and her dad, Richard, had to raise her all by himself. He was pretty strict for most of those years, but now all that has changed.

    Anyway, once Mary Anne and I discovered that our parents had been high school sweethearts, we decided to get them back together. And we did! Isn't that cool?

    Then our parents got married (after dating forever) and now Mary Anne is not only my best friend, but my stepsister, too. Unfortunately, my brother Jeff got homesick and moved back to be with my father in California. I miss him a lot, but he's much happier with his friends and the warmer weather. It can get super cold here! Especially in the drafty old farmhouse we live in. It's over two hundred years old and even has a secret passage leading from the barn to my room. I'm not sure, but I think it could be haunted.

    Things were really crazy at our house after our parents got together. Mary Anne and I discovered that even though we liked each other a lot, we have very different habits. For instance, I have to listen to music when I study. Mary Anne needs complete silence. And like I said before, I'm totally into health food. Mary Anne could take it or leave it. Plus, I'm outgoing and a little impulsive. Mary Anne is on the shy side.

    Then there're our parents, who are also complete and total opposites. My mom is the ultimate slob. Washing dishes or cleaning the house are about the last things she wants to do, whereas Mary Anne's dad is Mr. Organized-Neat Freak. Everything in his life is labeled, including the socks in his dresser.