Life with a teen is, ummm, occasionally like a roller coaster ride that never ends!  It has dips and curves, highs and lows, tunnels and sunshine – and perhaps, if we’re really lucky, she might even TALK to us, too 🙂

A week ago, DD#1 was whining about not having any cookies for a treat after dinner.  Mind you, this was before the GS cookies arrived…so, I told her there was dough in the fridge, all she had to do was to read the instructions and bake a pan of them.  You’d think I told her to cut off her limbs for all of the heavy sighing, whining and stomping she did!  Needless to say, we didn’t have any cookies that night.

Last Saturday, JD and the son-man went on a Cub / Boy Scout adventure, and left the girls with me at home.  I don’t really know what aliens he left me with, but the kids were so quiet that I slept until 10 am!  Then, I told the little ones they could watch a movie, and told the big one I was going to my office shed to check emails, consume caffeine and wake up. 

What did I find when I came home?  Feast your eyes on this lovely sight!

Ah yes, the sweet smell of success.  All three girls helped, but the eldest was the one who did it in her own sweet time.  And they were good, too!

Then on Friday, DD#1 attended the Texas UIL (University Interscholastic League) district competition.  She competed in LISTENING SKILLS (go figure that one out) … and won FIRST PLACE in the district!!!  There’s still a few more competitions to go, to see if she makes it to state, but we’re so very proud of her nonetheless.  Wahooooo that she listens to someone at least!