Being a parent is hard sometimes.

This weekend has been busy for me. I didn't go anywhere just washing the walls down. My walls are so bad from kids hands, crayon over the years, and smoke stain. I'm amazed at how the magic eraser works. I can't wait to get the rest done.
Yesterday, Sarah was playing outside with friends. I checked on her often. I had let about a half hour go by and Vince out of now where said she need to come in. That she had been outside without one us for long enough. A few minutes later I went out to call her in. She was looking at the side of Vince's car. I asked her what was wrong. She told me another kid(that we have problems with) scratched dad's car with his bike on purpose. There are two scratches on one side of Vince's car the length of the car and one one the other side about the length of the car. After talking to her for a while she admitted to doing some of it. I told Sarah that we where going to call the cops and the kid might go to jail. I went to talk to the manager of our park and she called the boys mom. The boys mother informed us that he had been at his father's house all weekend. So I left the manager's house apologizing for interrupting her Sunday, sad because Sarah lied to us, and mad because of Sarah did something she knew was wrong and lied about it. After talking to her for a long time she admitted to doing it herself. We talked for a long time about lies and deceit. Vince and I decided that her punishment would be to be grounded to her room for a month. I think that she seemed to understand what she did was wrong and that lying always makes things worse. I think that this punishment is going to be hard on me also. It will be hard to have her in her room that long but in my heart I know she needs this lesson. I just hope that she learns from this mistake and never does it again.
On a lighter note. Miranda and I went shopping Yesterday for Coleman's birthday. I found some really good deals. I will take lots of pictures. Below is something I found and thought I would share. It made me laugh.

A mother enters her daughter's bedroom and sees a letter on the wall over the bed. With the worst premonition, she reads it, with trembling hands:"It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm telling you that I eloped with my new boyfriend. I found real passion and he is so nice, with all his piercing and tattoos and his big motorcycle. But is not only that Mom, I'm pregnant and Ahmed said that we will very happy in his trailer in the woods. He wants to have many more children with me and that's one of my dreams. I've learned that marijuana doesn't hurt anyone and he'll be growing it for us and his friends, who are providing us with all the cocaine and ecstasy we may want. In the meantime, we'll pray for the science to find the AIDS cure, for Ahmed to get better, he deserves it. Don't worry Mom, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'll visit for you to know your grandchildren.

Your daughter,
Judith

PS:Mom, it's not true. I'm at the neighbor's house. I just wanted to show you that there are worst this in life than my report card that's in the desk drawer. "