ed。 But maybe I should have wondered。 Why let the outside go and keep the inside
so nice？ It was spotless inside our house。 Except for the
boys' room； that is。 Mom gave up on that after she discovered the snake。 If they were old
enough to adopt a snake； she told my brothers； they were
old enough to clean their own room。 Matt and Mike translated this to keep the door closed；
and became quite diligent about doing just that。
Besides the yard； I also never really wondered about the money； or the apparent lack thereof。
I knew we weren't rich； but I didn't feel like I was
missing anything。 Anything you could buy； anyway。
Matt and Mike did ask for things a lot； but even though my mother would tell them； No； boys；
we just can't afford that； I took this to mean； No； boys；
you don't deserve that； or； No； boys； you don't really need that。 It wasn't until Bryce called
our home a plete dive that I started really seeing
things。
It wasn't just the yard。 It was my dad's truck； my mother's car； the fami