Ruth Turns 13

I am officially the parent of a teenager. I have been dreading this, at least I was a few years ago. Things like this seem to creep up on you without you recognizing any real change. We have discussed good teenagers as opposed to the classical teenager. I want my teenagers to be happy and successful and that means being a good person even when it is hard and your body is changing a lot. So for the first day, things are pretty good. In fact, Ruth really is quite amazing on the whole. She is an excellent student, she is helpful and organized at home. She doesn't mind working and cleaning and helping with her younger siblings. She reads her scriptures and prays. She attends church happily and likes to learn at church. I have no complaints. I just hopes she stays on the same path.

I think Ruth had a pretty good birthday. It is unusual to have my parents around for a birthday, so that made the whole event more special. We did the normal fancy dinner, presents, and cake, and then a bunch of us went to see Tangled in the dollar theater.