That's my daughter, Shea. She's 14 today, and I'm marvelling at how time flies by....it seemed like just yesterday that she was in diapers.
She's really something, is Shea. She's on High Honor Roll at school; her lowest score on any test this quarter was 98%. She regularly gets A+'s on her assignments and is incredibly disciplined about doing her homework. I don't know where she gets it from; I'm not THAT organized or disciplined!
In the past year I've seen her really blossom and develop a strong sense of self. She's discovered her conscience and is making decisions about things according to what it tells her - for example, she says that eating meat bothers her, so she's decided to stick to a vegetarian diet for now. She's also discovered that expressing ones individuality through clothing and hairstyles can be a very liberating thing. She's got a strong sense of style, but she's also got a strong sense of decorum. She won't wear mini skirts or shorts, prefrring to sport capri pants and skirts that come to about an inch above her knee (and I can't tell you how thankful her dad and I are for that small mercy).
Happy Birthday, Shea. Your dad and I are incredibly proud of you!