I can’t believe Joy actually got up before we did. She said she wanted to get an early start, but God, she must have been gone before six. Of course, that concert is all she’s been talking about for a month. Telling anyone how she’s going to be part of the new Woodstock. Playing her albums so loud, Ronny shouted at her to turn that s**t off.
She’s been improving these last few weeks. Going to class. Actually called the last time she was going to be late. Then she had a feature in the school paper. Not that I completely approve of how teens emulate those drug-using comedians, but I have to admit that her article was good. Surprised me. Of course, she has been scribbling away in that diary ever since I gave it to her for her ninth birthday. That girl always has her nose in it. I’d wondered
