Singing in the Rain

I apologize for the lack of updates/posts.  3 weeks ago at work I was asked if for the next 6-8 weeks I would be interested in working 2 additional days.  We've had a doctor on maternity leave and patients are waiting a long time to be seen.  Seeing that Mike only had 2 weeks left of school (and then has all of August off) and with the girls being off school, working a few more days wouldn't create too much havoc plus the added income would be helpful.  My sweet mom-in-law has been here for the past two weeks helping us with the girls until Mike is done and I've been working 4 and 1/2 days a week.  I know...for you full time working people this is normal, but I've been spoiled in only working 2 days a week.

Summer is flying by.  The girls are enjoying the backyard and Mike's most recent find--a trampoline.  Last week we had some blazing H.O.T. days and we lived next to the fan.  On one of these scorching afternoons out of no where it started raining.  This was much welcomed and within minutes we had a "pool" in our backyard.  The girls were all about it.  Especially Grace.

Did you ever do this as a kid?  There is something so fun and inexplicable about splashing around in puddles.  It makes you want to sing.

I'm singin' in the rain...what a glorious feeling... I'm happy again...just singin' and dancin' in the rain.

Home Sweet Home

We spent the Fourth of July weekend moving.  Not much was done in the way of celebrating our country's independence this year, but I'm glad for the extra long weekend that Mike had off school and I had off work so that we could get it done.  This was our 6th move in our 7 years of marriage.  And here it is....

It really doesn't look like much.  And Mike likes it this way, he says we are less likely to get robbed.  This is after all Pomona.  Nonetheless, we are very happy, it will work well for our family this next year.  Here is a small tour of the inside.

I love that I actually have a laundry room.  An office room.  A play room.  A kitchen room.  And a living room.  As opposed to having an all-in-one room, like in our apartment.

And the highlight of the house ....the backyard.

The girls are loving it.  With the help of a couple of yard sales Mike was able to completely stock up the backyard with play structure, canopy, pool, kids' picnic table, glass table and chairs for less than $40.

 There are lots of little kids in the neighborhood and the girls are excited to have other kids to play with.

The neighborhood reminds me of my mission.  It is the type of neighborhood that we would stake out because we knew it was full of Spanish speaking families.  Here are some of the things that give it away:  1. Mexican Flags  2. Ice cream trucks that go by literally 6 times a day (last drive-by being around 9pm).  3. Street vendors with their little carts sounding their horns 2-3 times a day selling corn on a stick or tamales.  4. The chorus of dogs that howl every time an ice cream truck or ambulance goes by. 5. Neighbors busting out their Nortena music. and  6. Christmas lights up in July.