Update on life

 Ok. At this point, I’m the only one editing this. Life has been a crazy roller coaster so far. Not going to give any details. But we’ve all been here for each other.

I’ve made many friends (4) so far but hope to make more. We’re on the 3rd marking period already. This year has gone by way to quickly. 

It’s 2024 if you’re wondering. My friends names are Juliette, Aofie, Maria, and Savanna. That’s all I have so far and I’ll add more soon. 

  -Abbie, Feb 2, 2024

Abbie (almost new school year!)

Hello! It's me. Again. I'm almost in 6th grade. I'm super nervous. It's a new school and the school is HUGE!! Im nervous because only 2 of my friends will be there. I wish more people I know went there😭

I guess Hailey, Easton, and Cait will be there. But now I have to go buy uniforms (ugh) I hope I have a good school year!! I'm also almost 12. I'm super exited to turn 12!! Off topic but there was this CRAZY storm. Here's some pictures from the power outage and some trees falling. 

This isn't our house it's someone else's and I hope there ok

Thise tree pulled the ground out

This picture is a tree crushing a car😭😭

Here's my family playing games in the dark

That's all because I have nothing else to say (Kayla your welcome for this❤️) bye!! 

2022 Easton

 It’s been so long since I’ve been on this blood that I have so much to share! 

I am now is 7th grade almost 8th because it’s the end of the year. I always have had this question but it never gets answered. When it summer brake and you just finished let’s say 5th grade. When someone asks what grade your in do you say your in 5th grade or 6th cause 5th grade ended but 6th hasn’t started yet? What is the answer?

My favorite activities include eating, sleeping, video games, Netflix, eating, reading, sleeping, and did I mention eating? Yeah it may not look like it because of how skinny I am but I love eating. Some of my favorite foods are Macaroni and cheese, most hot dogs, and most cereal. I love when I get home from school and I just get a big bowl of Frosted Flakes, or Luck Charms. Mmh yummy. 

Now that I’m 13 (yeah ONE THREE I’m basically a teenager now) I have my own phone and I’m on it like all the time unless I’m reading or just messing around with my sisters. They say I annoy them but I think they just say that, (I hope).

I miss being 2-3 I would just run around and be silly and now I have responsibilities. I HATE and I mean HATE being responsible for things. It’s not really a hate but it makes me scared and just want my mommy. I love reading this blog when I get bored and now I get to write in it I am so excited to type my way to…. well just type. 

2023 Abbie

 This is Abbie. I finally found how to edit this!

Things about me:

I’m now 11. I’m in 5th grade (almost 6th) I'm in heritage elementary and almost Conrad! Once I read about my tantrum I’ve been scared ever since😂 Paige is almost in collage and Hailey is almost in 10th. Easton is in 7th almost 8th. Paige is going to BYU and all the others are going to Conrad. Caitlin is the same as me. I love almost everything and my favorite food is Chicken!

Well that’s a lot so Goodbye! I’ll talk later

Hailey 7 Years Later

Hailey (me) has grown up so much and is *almost* a Young Women now. I just turned 11 and am in 5th grade at Heritage Elementary. I'm starting middle school next year and, again, got to choose where I wanted to go..... except I didn't. 😂 My older sister got to choose by deciding to go to Skyline 3 years ago.


I still enjoy dance and dropping into splits and bending into very uncomfortable positions any chance I gets. I am super energetic and am always finding fun things to do. One thing I HATE doing is reading. I will read for the occasional school assignment and that's about it.

Paige 7 Years Later

7 Years Later.... and the 5 Hughes children have taken over. A LOT has happened in the last 6-7 years, so lets just go down the line.

I, Paige, am 13 (almost 14!) am in 8th grade at Skyline Middle School and leave in 2 weeks. I have made many friends and I am sad to leave. I have said this to many people but I am SO ready for summer, but would love to go back to Skyline instead of high school. Now Delaware is weird and wants YOU to pick were you go to high school. Now that may seem enjoyable but trust me, it's not. It is a very long and stressful process including open houses, interviews, hoping to be excepted, and more. I wanted to go to Conrad School of the Sciences, but they didn't want me. So now I am "stuck" in between Mckean High School and Dickinson High School. By "stuck" I mean I want to go to Mckean but my mom wants me to go to Dickinson. We will see how that turns out. In news not regarding school, I am a Mia Maid for Young Women, but I'm still the beehive president. Finally, I have gotten to go on many trips to New York, DC, etc.

So I apparently have an adult child...

Whether or not I am old enough or mature enough, life has a way of making things happen that I am never quite ready for. Whether or not I am old enough or mature enough, I realized this week that my child is, in fact, an adult.

At some point in our relationship you grew up. And as you did you took on more and more roles in my life. At some point you became less dependent on me and I became more dependent on you. You became a confidant. You became a role model. And you became my friend. That is a cherished and valued relationship for me. It was hard to let go of your childlike tendencies. It was hard to watch some of your failures. But each of those moments made us as close as we are today. And that friendship has been worth every heartache. 

But that relationship isn't done growing. We have a whole lifetime of evolution still. There will be more ups and downs. There will be more struggles and more heartaches. And I pray daily that there will be more friendship. 

One of the biggest struggles you and I deal with is control. Your dad pointed out to me this morning that so much of what you are doing right now is trying to be in control. We all deal with this. Work and school and church and other responsibilities dictate so much of our time. There are very little areas even in our adult life where we truly get to feel like we are in control of our finances, our emotions, or our choices. Keep in mind that I am not trying to control you. If I could or should have stopped you, I would have never let you serve a church mission. I would have never let you move across the country for school. I would have stopped you from declaring a major that seems fun, and tried to force a major that could guarantee 100% success 100% of the time. These, and so many others, are very adult choices that you made on your own. They take you further into an independent world. And they are reminders of how much our relationship really has changed. But these were your choices. And they were good ones. And even though I was terrified, even though I was worried, I trusted you to make them. It wasn't easy letting go. But I did. I resisted the urge to physically lock you in a room and pretend you were still a teenager. I resisted the urge to shelter you from any and everything that could have happened. That urge was there. And I resisted. 

There are many more of these adult choices coming. And they are yours to make. I will be terrified, and I will be worried. And sometimes I will see the picture clearer than you. Sometimes I will bite my tongue and let you fall. And sometimes I will do everything I can to guide you. Because that's what I do. I do not subscribe to the idea that a parents job ends. Ever. Not when a child turns 18. Not when a child seems past hope. I subscribe to the idea that families are forever. And I subscribe to the idea that I committed to be your mom for exactly that long. 

Please remember that my need to defend and protect you will never go away. Not because you are a child. But because you are my child. Regardless of your age, your success, your marital status, or your emotional state. Wherever you go, whatever you do, you are mine. And that kind of love just doesn't fade.