You live in a zoo.

Calvin's 8th Birthday. $159 to have it at "The Hoop"— a local gym-for-rent. Calvin handed out over a dozen invitations, but there wasn't enough of a showing to play a real 5-on-5 game of basketball. But Calvin had a good time, and that makes me happy.

Monica is on a big kick to move. I think the stress of living with her mother is too much for her, so she spent a portion of her weekend driving past houses for rent...peeking into windows, and hopping fences into back yards.

Our across the street neighbor; Pat and Judy, said they would build us a deck in our backyard...if we promise not to move.

Getting away seems really appealing, as long as we don't spend a whole lot more money for less of a house.

I gotta go get the rest of my belongings out of the burnt house.

"Goin' mobile" (the Who song)