This girl...

is really friendly,
and curious,
an excellent student,
and funny.
Really funny. I mean, this girl has a sense of humor.

This girl...
is a great friend,
an excellent babysitter,
and an even better sister.
Even if she can be a little bossy.
Because she knows what's what. She knows.

This girl...
can ride a pony over jumps two and a half feet high,
has a really good eye,
is very organized,
and has an extremely sensitive sense of smell.

This girl...
is a computer whiz,
loves the color green,
and has feet the size of her mother's.
But still likes to cuddle up like when she was a little girl.
Sometimes.

This girl...
is really good company,
gets car sick,
is an incredibly talented writer,
and dreams of travelling,
going out into the world,
taking pictures,
but says that she will send little presents back home,
like maybe a scarf she finds in a shop somewhere,
that she knows her mom will like.

This girl is thirteen.

Happy Birthday, Caroline. I love you.

More tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
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