Just wanted to share--proud of dd today

I've shared recently that we've had some issues with dd lately--fairly minor stuff in the grand scheme of things I guess but things that made me concerned that there were warning signs with trust and not doing what she should, etc. that she was headed in the wrong direction.

So, I just wanted to share some good stuff too. This morning, despite the fact that I totally forgot to set my alarm, dd got up early, got ready and sent the dog in to wake me up to drive her to school at 7 a.m. (on a Sat!) to go clean up around the school. We're talking putting on work gloves and picking up trash, raking, etc. On the way there, I ask her since I still owed her $10 for mowing the lawn the other day but I had it in my