Help! We have a teenager in the house.

CJay's birthday was today and he got one of his wishes...no school! School was canceled due to "inclement weather". We got 7-8 inches of snow today and I think the county will be shut down until Monday. He received money and a model airplane from Timm, Andrea and her mother. We gave him a set of knives Karl picked up on steep and cheap last month. They are called "kiss" and "peck"...I know, strange names for knives. Conner gave him a world of warcraft mount and Gavin gave him an itunes gift card. His BIG present from us was a trip with Karl to the Higgins museum in Massachusetts. I think they will have a great time and we hope CJay likes it. I think he had a good birthday and is happy about it. I can't believe he is growing up so fast. Time does fly the older you get. The last year milestone I looked forward to was 25 when I could rent a rental car and my insurance rates dropped...that was 8 years ago!
So, we are taking suggestions on how to proceed with raising a teenager. Any tips will help...anything I'm serious!

1 Month

Well, I can't believe it's been 1 month since my Dad passed. One of the first things I thought about was him. I touched my grandmother's ring that he wore for years and I did my little soliloquy. Sometimes I think he is just a phone call away, the separation seems to be getting harder. Also, we've lived in Virginia for 4 1/2 years now and I've never seen a funeral procession...today I saw one driving down the street and I had a mini break-down. Of all days, geesh!
It's been a tiring week, I am so glad it's Friday. Tomorrow is pretty booked for me though with church meetings/activities. I'm looking forward to the day of rest on Sunday.
On a better note, CJay's having a sleepover tonight and one of his friens brought a WII dancing game. I've always wanted to try one of those. I let the boys fight it out for about 6 songs...by the way, don't ever play with CJay...that boy has natural dance ability! I then got up and smoked them all! Glad to see I still have my moves..hehe. I am totally feeling it now though, maybe that's why I feel so tired. It's a great workout though. I want to try the Michael Jackson game. I'd love to get his moves down pat!