Parents of Teenagers...

way before I was preggers, Panda and I agreed to kidsit for his brother while they go on a cruise to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

Well, it seemed so far away but it starts tomorrow!! We are going to be parents to a 15yo (boy), 13yo (girl), and 11yo (boy) until June 1st. As with many kids this age, there are many activities - tutoring, water polo, baseball, choir, etc. Then we also have our own appts for the pregnancy, DDT's therapy, wedding, etc.

My one fear is going into labor while I am at their house, so I am going to be packing a bag just in case.

God help us and please let us survive this week and 1/2....

No Joke...

this was in the Village police blotter:

Monday, April 27

8:21 a.m. 2000 Block and Zell Drive - Welfare Check. Three crows are attacking a cat in a tree. The suspects were gone on arrival and the cat is fine.

I love the village!!!

Disneyland In Pictures...

my folks very generously took the family to Disneyland on Tuesday and DDT had a great time! We invited Rabijay as well so that Panda could go on adult rides as well. Long day but DDT did great.

Playing Around...

with DDT on a Sunday afternoon.

This is Where....

we ate dinner tonight....Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, just a few minutes from home and it was beautiful!

Keeping Cool...

in the hot weather thanks to a little, yellow pool.



Hankers trying to stay dry, thus hiding in the trees. Although take note of the buckets and wet spots in the dirt, the kid tried and tried:


Begging to come in the house and get away from waterboy:

Almost but Not Quite....

finished with DDT's room. We have a couple of finishing touches but it is completed enough that DDT can sleep in his big boy bed. Last night was night #2 and we didn't hear a peep from him.

Here are some before pics, take note of the bamboo growing in the wall...Thanks to my hubby and Dirk for getting the new windows installed, especially where no window existed at all:







Here are some after shots:



Yes that is a gun, a Red Rider BB Gun to be exact...I know, I know, he will shoot his eye out -




Panda is going to build some doors with metal and paint w/chalkboard paint to cover the cubby holes-


Big Boy Bed-


A HUGE THANKS to my hubby for working on getting this room completed sooner rather than later. All of his days off went to working on the room and it is awesome!