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hat makes your family unique to other
families you know?
My family is very tall! I top all of my siblings and parents
at six foot seven inches, but most of my siblings and my
dad are over six feet.
My family has always been musical, with every child
starting piano lessons at age five and ending senior year
of high school.
We’re all very competitive, which is both a good thing, and
a bad thing. Good, because we push each other to be the
very best we can be. Bad, because sometimes competition
can get between us and make tensions run high.
We love the outdoors and we spend much of our free time
at our northwoods cabin.
What is an average homeschooling day with
Seton like for you?
I wake up at 6:30 a.m. sharp and begin my school day. I
usually start with an enjoyable subject like Chemistry, but
it varies day by day.
After breakfast, I normally go to daily Mass and bring
school work along in the car. When we get home, I
practice piano for half an hour, then I work hard to get the
rest of my school work done.
I usually finish around 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon, then
use the rest of my day reading, writing, or helping my
parents.
What’s something you have done that you
really enjoyed doing?
I participated in National Novel Writer’s Month this
November which was a lot of fun. Participants try to write
a 50,000 word novel during the thirty days of November.
It wasn’t easy, but I did manage to finish my novel. It was
a stressful but rewarding experience that allowed me to
accomplish my life-long goal of writing a novel.
This year I became obsessed with Chemistry. After my
siblings told me how awful it was for them, I entered
Junior year dreading the subject. When I gave it a chance,
I realized that I really enjoyed learning about it. It just
makes sense to me.
What are your hobbies and interests?
I can honestly say that I enjoy doing schoolwork. Besides a
few unpleasant courses (i.e. History), I enjoy the challenge
of learning new things. I’m also an obsessive reader. If I’m
not stopped, I’ll burn through a five hundred page book in
a day sometimes.
My bookshelf is one of my favorite possessions, and one
of my pastimes is rearranging my many books in different
ways. Finally, I’m a writer. My passion for writing really
grew this year especially.
I write poetry, short stories, novels, anything with
words. If I’m not writing (or reading), I’m thinking up
lines of poetry or plots for future stories while I go
through my day.
What are some things you do as a family
and on your own that you particularly
enjoy?
With my two oldest siblings out of college and in the
workforce, and an older sister far away at college, I just try
to get as much sibling time as possible.
Whether it’s playing the
Nutzy
card game in the
family room, singing at the top of our lungs while we
clean the kitchen after meals, or duck hunting in sub-
zero temperatures (oh the memories!), anything and
everything is an adventure for us. If it’s not, we’re sure to
make it into one!
What do you hope to do in the future?
The short answer is: I don’t know.
As a Junior, future plans have really been on my mind, but
I don’t really know what I going to do. I’d love to be an
author someday, but I could just as well see myself as a
chemical engineer.
Right now I’m just trying to sort through my options, try
out as many new things as possible, and pray for God’s
will.
In the end, I’m not worried, because I know that His plan
is so much better than anything I’ll come up with.
BAYLEY BULLETIN, DEC 2016-FEB 2017
