My baby is a teenager!
Lucy is 13 today! Wow. I'm totally, legitimately Parenting Adolescents ! (old reference for those who have known me forever). Life is GOOD with two teenagers in the house. It's been a year of intense togetherness and aloneness. We spent many hours doing activities we enjoyed as a foursome, but also I think we each had more alone time than ever before. It wasn't a year of making new friends, experiencing new places, trying new activities but it still provided plenty of personal growth opportunities. Lucy has proven herself to be an exceptional student. She grasps new concepts quickly, she is organized and has excellent time management skills, and she is engaged with the content. She has deepened already existing friendships with school friends, her best friends Lily and her cousin Alethia during HOURS upon HOURS on facetime. Her personality is so much like Bruce's. It’s like watching a duck in a pond. ....being with her is relaxing. She is fun and clever and p