Tittle: Who am I?

Summary: This story starts with an essay by Lissie McLeod-Ryan, youngest daughter of Claire McLeod and Alex Ryan. It is just an introduction to my story really because I was finding it hard to put all the information into my story.

Authors Note: Please read and review my story. It would mean so much to me.

Chapter 1: Essay

Who am I?

By Lissie McLeod-Ryan for Ms. Karey of 7ENV

Task: Write a paper on who you are. Include family, friends, where you live and other information.

I am the youngest daughter of the McLeod's Daughter's daughter's.

Now that might sound a little strange but it means that I am Jack McLeod's youngest granddaughters. Jack only has granddaughters and daughters we all have different last names.

My mum and dad, Claire McLeod and Alex Ryan were the first to get married. I have 3 older sisters. They are Charlotte, Imogen and Florence (but everyone calls her Fly).

My name is Melissa but no one calls me that. Everyone calls me Lissie. I am 13 years old.

I have many cousins. Some 1st and some 2nd. They are all girls.

My Auntie Tess and Uncle Nick were the next to get married. They have 6 daughters. They are Liberty (Libby), Ruth, Tabitha (Tibby), Ginny, Bridget and Louise.

They also have a son who lives with them too. He is 18 though and is moving soon. His mother died when he was 4 and now he lives with Nick and Tess and Tess treats him like her son. His name is Harrison.

Libby is 16, Gin is my age and Louise is 3. The other girls fit in between them.

My last auntie to get married was auntie Jodi. Jodi married Luke Morgan once he came out of gaol.

They were only married 4 years ago and have one daughter, Sydnee and are expecting another (you guessed it) daughter soon.

Then I have my second cousins. Not all of them live on Drover's or Wilgul.

Regan is married to Dave Brewer. They have two daughters. They are Wallis (13) and Lillie-Anna (9). They live on Drover's at a house they built when they got married.

Jasmine married this guy called Ace Jenkins. They have one daughter called Bailey. They tour the world but always come and visit every year at Christmas. Bailey is 15 like my sister Fly.

Lastly of Hugh's children and my second cousins is Emily. Em isn't married but has two daughters called Summer and Zali. They are 4-year-old twins. Em says that their dad doesn't want anything to do with them so we don't talk about it.

Most of my family lives at Drover's, Killarney or Wilgul.

My mum, dad, sister's and I live at Drovers in the main house.

The Brewer's, Morgan's and Em and the twins all live in houses that they built around Drovers.

Jasmine, Ace and Bailey live around the world but when they visit us they stay at our house.

Tess and Nick live with their daughters at Wilgul. They don't live in the old house, they built a new one because the other one was to small.

There are also other people who live at Drovers. They are Kate and her fiance Patrick and Stevie and her daughter Rose.

Kate and Patrick live in the shearers quarters but are looking for somewhere to live while Stevie and Rose live in a house my mum and dad gave them as a present.

Meg (my grandmother who is really my auntie Jodi's mum) and Terry (who we all call pop) live at the cottage and are now married. They look after children who need a home. Right now they are looking after a 16 year old girl called Beth and a 2-year-old called Jayne.

Now in the task it said that I need to include friends.

All my family are my friends. My best friends are my family actually. They are Ginny and Wallis. We also have another friend called Erica Longbridge.

Erica comes over to Drover's and/or Wilgul every weekend. We always have a sleepover. Erica lives at Killarney. Her family bought it after my grandfather, Harry died and Grandmother Liz left.

So you know where I live already so here are some more facts about me –

My birthday is the 16th of September.

My sister Charlotte is really my half-sister but her real dad is a-few-words-can't-say-in-this-essay.

All my family can ride horses and have their own.

My mum is the best rider in all of Australia.

My whole family knows how to play footy because of our dads. The only thing they don't like about having all daughters in that no one can play AFL with them.

I have my mum's hair and my dad's eyes. I also have my aunties Tess and Jodi's love of talking and gossip.

My middle name is Rebecca after one of my mums friends.

The End

Just some Aussie slag/language;

Gaol – jail

Mum – mom

Bum nut – egg

AFL/footy – Australia Football League

Some of my own slag/language;

7ENV – Year 7, English, Class Violet.

Please read and review it would really mean so much to me and please excuse my spelling and grammer.