Hi. Today was my 17th birthday. My little sister gave me this journal to write my thoughts in. She said not to think of it as a diary, but that's kind of hard to do. I'm only writing in it to be nice to my sister. I just finished my dinner, and I'm going to go to bed soon. I have to got to the quarry to help my father in the mines because I'm now of age to work there as a volunteer. Next year I'll be working there every day, except for Sunday. The mines are always closed on Sundays. Anyways, I'm going to bed now so that I'll be rested for tomorrow.