The Unusual Teenager

My teenager never sasses me. He never wants to stay out
late. He never tells me that I embarrass him. He never rolls his
eyes at me. He still lets me hug him.


My teenager goes to a beautiful, new and modern junior high school.
He's going into the 8th grade.

My teenager rides the bus to school everyday but the cool thing
is that his bus picks him up right in our driveway.

My teenager has a classroom designed specifically for him. He has
his own space, his own pictures and his own bean bag for naps.

Tanner has a few genuine teenager characteristics though. He has a

tantrum when he doesn't get what he wants, he's sneaky and he's

always hungry. There is one more characteristic but I won't mention

it.....

Life Is Good

6th Grade Has Been The Best Year of My Life!

So says Hailey...

"I loved my sixth grade teacher. I had the best kids in my class.

The boys were hilarious, the girls were nice. I learned how to

dance, I did pretty good in math and I loved history. I'm

scared to go to Junior High because it will never be as good

as 6th grade."

BFF (best friends forever)

Hailey was very diligent with her homework. She knows that next

year ( Jr. High) will be "more harder".

First Love: Braydon (lucky for me he has moved to a different state)

First dance ( no pairing off....yet)

Leaving for her first "real" babysitting job next door : "I'm going to

buy a lime green Volkswagon Bug with all the money I make".

First Instrument: acoustic guitar. Some day Hailey and her dad can

play some Jimmy Buffet tunes together.

Favorite Sport: definitely soccer!

Still "imaginating" at twelve years old. I want her to stay like this

forever. Next year, Junior High, will be much harder on ME than

it will be on her.