ark . avis

     My immediate family is kind of big. I live with (in order of age) my mom, step-dad, and sister in southeastern Idaho. My dad, step-mom, step-sister, and step-brother live in southern Arizona. My brother is currently serving an LDS mission in El Salvador. My other step-brother lives with his friends in northern Utah. I am the second youngest if you include step siblings. My step-brother that lives in Arizona is the youngest. My brother that is on his mission is oldest. So out of who I live with, I'm the youngest.
     My dad and those that live with him just moved to Arizona last August. They used to live much closer in Northern Utah (where my other step-brother lives). My brother has been on his mission since July 8, 1998, and will return July 8, 2000.
     The part of the family that lives with me moved from northern Utah about three years ago. Up until that time I had lived there all my life. Both my parents were living there and the whole family was there. My dad's brothers lived there too. Since then we have just gotten further and further apart. It went from a four minute drive to 45 minutes to 2 days! I haven't been to see my dad since they moved.