Do you like "Lifetime" movies?

Last night we were living a lifetime movie. It seemed like hundreds of teenagers (high school kids) converged on our neighbor's house. This house is behind our house two houses to the left of us. Remember how CLOSE houses are in S. CA. They were playing live loud music outside in the backyard (which of course faces our backyard) and it sounded like microphones were going - the whole nine yards. We think these people also have a pool. Kids were parking on our street, which is a cul-de-sac, and walking over - because they live on a busier highway and there is no place to park. Well, I decided not to call police because I just did two nights ago, but I prayed like crazy someone would and in the meantime decided to stay up and watch tv to try to keep my mind off of the noise. Sometime around 11:00 p.m. a helicopter starts circling our area shining lights and with a loud speaker telling the party to break up, they were minors drinking alcohol, etc. etc. They also announced those people would be paying the price for the helicopter. The helicopter flew around and around for about 15-20 minutes. Talk about excitement - well about 14 or 15 of those kids went to the house down the street from us, where we constantly have trouble because the mom lets the two young teen boys virtually do whatever the heck they want and a huge fight breaks out. Hubby comes into the house yelling call the police there's a huge fight - and of course all of the colorful, wonderful language at the top of their lungs to go with it. I called and they sent the helicopter again. I guess they also sent an officer, but the kids hid in the backyard or something. Anyway, we had to watch our yard, house, cars, etc. until the party really did break up. Boys were sitting in the yard across the street puking their guts out, and not only sitting across the street, but making sure they walked around and hit several yards with their puke. A girl was put in the back of a pickup passed out, and some mom was waiting outside these neighbors' house 45 minutes for some girl to come out. We assume it was her daughter. While waiting, these lovely teens egged her car. Of course, everyone appeared stone cold drunk. We think it all ended about 1:30 a.m., but who knows. WHERE ARE THESE PARENTS? This is supposed to be a good neighborhood. Teenagers need to keep busy - and not keeping busy terrorizing the whole neighborhood. They are wasting their lives because they have apathetic parents. Parents appear to care more about themselves then raising decent law-abiding kids.

Kirby and Ruby - the birds - actually these are the birds BEFORE I traded one male for one female.

My class has gone to the birds!

Well, now I have two zebra finches. I wasn't sure whether to take them from a coworker whose birds had offspring or not, so I sent a note home asking parents if someone could babysit over the summer - and guess what? I got not one, but TWO takers. They leave tomorrow because Wed is our last day. I have grown quite attached to these critters, although they chirp up a storm.

We have 1-1/2 days left. It's been an interesting year. I will miss the kids, but definitely ready for the break.