The Olson family has always been your average, well off family. They weren't rich, but they were definitely not poor. Four years ago this started to change. At Christmas time the kids noticed changes. They didn't have as many gifts as usual, they didn't have a huge feast like always, and their parents just didn't seem happy. The night after Christmas the parents call the older children down to the family room, explaining that money was getting tight. The kids understood.

A month later and the family has lost their large home. The parents rent a cabin up in the mountains that only has four bedrooms. Two for the girls and Two for the boys. The parents sleep in the living room on a pull out couch. The kids start attending school a couple miles away. Their ipods, cell phones, and computers were all sold so they could actually have some food and heat for the winter.

Things can't get much worse right? Wrong, their mother gets fired from her job due to budget cuts and not only that, but something is different with her. She is getting sick a lot, more moody, and more tired. The kids here their mother and father fighting at night while they are all tucked into bed. A few nights later and their mother tells them that she is pregnant. With the new baby coming their father starts working two jobs.

Food is low, space is tight, its overly hot, but too dangerous to go outside. The kids start acting out. Their mother is stressed out enough so they don't want to upset her, their father has practically become nonexistent due to the long hours of work, and they can't turn to each other because everyone is just upset and stressed.

A year or so passes and things are not good at all for the family. When they thought things couldn't get worse their mother gets all call from their grandparents. She decides she must leave to go see her sick mother, but on the way home there was an accident. The roads were icy and she swerved, hitting a semi-truck which killed her. One of the older siblings takes care of the youngest the best they can.

The kids now act out more than ever. They get into bad things and are horrible to each other and other people. Their father has no control over them, especially since he is never around still. After a while he decides to send them to live with their mother's youngest brother who owns a large farm. He has a family of his own, but welcomes the kids to come.

Their uncle is strict about everything. They have chores to do now, harsh groundings and other punishments if you don't do as your told. Everyone is expected to help everyone, you are expected to go to school everyday. You aren't aloud to mouth off or talk back. The Michaels kids (cousins) are all well behaved and follow the rules. They are their to make sure their cousins follow the rules as well. What will happen to the two families? Will the Michaels kids become bad like their Olson cousins or will it be the other way around? Or maybe both?

Setting: It's 4am at the Michaels family farm and time to start chores. It is Monday, April 8, the morning after the Michaels family has arrived. It's going to be partly cloudy today with a high of 65 degrees. There is a slight breeze coming from the northwest that is expected to pick up later in the day.

The Olson's farm is large and surrounded by large hills and fields on both sides. There is a field outback and the other side leads to a forest. They have all sorts of animals, cows, horses, sheep, chickens and they grew all their own food. All the animals have different barns and pastures. The farm house is a large two story one with good sized bedrooms. Their are two kids to a room and some of the younger kids go three to a room. They have a swing set and a large tree house to play in when they aren't working and studying.

Needed: *Aunt and Uncle (Age depends on how old the eldest Michaels child is) *Olson kids (Youngest is four. These are the kids being sent to their aunt and uncle) *Michaels kids (No age limit. These are the cousins who are very well behaved for now anyway.) *Other (Neighbors, People who work on the farm, pets(they can't talk and please play a person too.) Only a small amount of these please.)

Rules: *I am not too picky so semi-lit and up is good. *Please stick to the plot *Please make an effort to tell me if you are leaving. *Follow this skeleton, I like Paragraphs too.

Skeleton: Your name/nickname: Character's name: Family they belong to: Nicknames: Age: Gender: Looks: Anything else I should know:

My Character: My name/nickname: Lemony, Lemon, Lem. Character name: Patrick Xavier Michaels Family: Michaels Nicknames: Pat or Patty Age: 17 Gender: Male Looks: Patrick! Anything else you should know: Patrick takes his anger out on the things around him, not the people. He also follows the rules and he gets frustrated if you don't follow them too.

My name/nickname: Lemony, Lemon, Lem. Character name: Taylor Lynn Michaels Family: Michaels Nicknames: Tay Age: five Gender: Female Looks: Taylor! Anything else you should know: Taylor is diabetic, but she is pretty good with managing it. Also Patrick and her are inseparable.

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ooc: Cloe! tackles Still trying to think of an intro and Mickey is trying to decide who to join as.

ooc: It took me a bit to get used to it. If you need any help just ask me.

Intro:

The clock just hit four AM and the large farm house already smelled of bacon, eggs, Pancakes, and even some burnt toast. The windows were open downstairs, allowing the cool breeze into the house, along with the smell of fresh farm air. There were no birds singing or light flowing through them yet because of the early time. At least two voices could be heard from downstairs.

The two voices were Patrick Xavier Michaels and Taylor Lynn Michaels. Seventeen year old Patrick was standing in front of the white, gas stove in the big kitchen. His hazel eyes were focused on the bacon frying in the pan in front of him. Pancakes were cooking on the griddle and there was a pan of eggs next to the bacon, currently just being kept warm. "Yes you can help me with the horses today, Tay." he said softly, not taking his eyes off the food.

Five year old Taylor was sitting on the counter, her gray blue eyes were focused on the window, even though it was too dark to see anything. "I can't wait to see Shiloh." she said happily, playing with her medium brown, curly hair that was currently in pigtails. A smile fell across the young girls pale face. "Patrick I am really hungry." she told him, staring longingly at the the food cooking.

Patrick looked over, placing some of the bacon on a plate with a paper towel placed under them. He laughed. "Don't worry Tay. It's almost done." he told her, as he put the eggs in a bowl like his mother normally did and the pancakes on a plate. "Can you take these to the table for me?" he asked.

Taylor took the eggs to the already set table and then the pancakes. Patrick soon brought over the bacon and toast. "Now we just need milk, juice, and fruit." he said. He walked to the fridge, Taylor following him. He handed her the bowl of mixed fruit and he brought over the juice and milk. "Perfect." they both said together. Patrick lifted Taylor up, spinning her around, then set her down. He fixed her dark blue jumper that she wore over her pink tee shirt. Taylor sat down at the table.

Patrick ran a hand through his brown, spiked hair that had blonde tips in the front, after sitting down. He started adding a variety off food to Taylor's plate, making sure he knew how much she ate of what food group. He then just placed some food on his own plate. He was wearing a pair of old jeans and an old black tee shirt, no need to get dressed up right before chores.

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Your name/nickname: Heart Character's name: Seattle Olson Family they belong to: Olson Nicknames: Sea, hey you Age: 17 Gender: Female Looks: Clickk, not mine Anything else I should know: Seattles not to happy about living with the Micheals, so she's often gone hours at a time through-out the night. Whether it be with some guys, or she's playing down at the bar in town. The only time she's willing to stay is for a meal, or if she wants to spend some time with the youngest Olson.

ooc: All may join. What Cloe? I didn't tell anyone anything... :) I am working on my intro just so you know. You can post when ready.

ooc: I added my intro to the post up there! ^^

ooc: See ya Cloe! I have ten more days of school. grumbles

ooC: hey now im back. you should have told me you made the board haha! I would like to join as a stable hand. A friend of the Michael’s.

Skeleton Your name/nickname: Abbg, Abbg2006, Ash Character's name: Isabelle Ann Tyler Family they belong to: Tyler Nicknames: Iszy, Bella, Belle, Bell, Strawberry Age: 17 Gender: Female Looks: Belle Anything else I should know: She loves animals that’s why she works on the farm, with the Michael’s. She lives with her abusive father. The Michaels don’t know about her father abusing her or they would have taken her in by now. Her friends call her Strawberry because she was riding one of the Michaels horses and fell off into a bush of berries while wearing one of the boy’s straw hat. Thus Strawberry.

[ [ Umm.. Bump? Is this ever going to start??? O: ] ]

[[OOC: Can I slide in?]]

Your name/nickname: Neko, Pikachu Character's name: Gwenn Madison Olson Family they belong to: Olson Nicknames: Gwenn Age: 17 Gender: female Looks: Not mine Anything else I should know: She is very smart, makes straight A's all the time, and is an inspiring artist. She is usually caught drawing at a giant oak tree far from the farm. It's the only place where she can have peace and quiet from her siblings. She likes to draw anime, and nature.