I have some pretty shocking news. Remember how that kid who plays basketball told me a black woman with a 13-month-old son was moving in and then I had gotten a feeling about it? Well, late this morning I was sitting at the computer when I heard the obnoxious thumping of bass. So, I looked out front and a black guy was out there killing weeds with his car radio blaring. I asked him to please turn it down and he apologized, then introduced himself as Mike. I figured he was a worker for the house, but according to him, he and his girlfriend and their 1-year-old daughter moved in two weeks ago. Holy shit! I thought and told him that if they're always as quiet as they have been, then they're my dream neighbors.

Anyway, they've been moving in little by little and I guess they're all moved in now.

I never met the girlfriend Jolene cuz she was working, I guess, and I never saw or heard the kid. He said she was asleep.

Oh, so it’s a she.

There are only two things I'm wary about. His 3 nephews were happily playing ball on and off (yup, he freed the net) and I wonder just how often they'll be visiting, as well as other kids.

He also said they're thinking of getting an expensive dog that doesn't really bark and there's no way he'd leave it outside 24/7 (I told him about the M's kids and dog).

I also wonder if they'll leave their windows open all the time so I can very clearly hear the kid.

So far, except for the ball-bouncing nephews, Robin has been right as far as when they told me not to worry about the new neighbors. Time will only tell, though, just how quiet they really are.

He told me they're looking for a babysitter 5 days a week from 6 AM - 3 PM, but no thanks. That's an awful lot to put out for someone else's kid, in my opinion. If I'm gonna get up daily that early and slave my ass off entertaining it for so long, it's gonna be my kid and that's never gonna happen. I told Tammy and my parents, though, that I did take the job. I’m just sick of hearing them get on me about a job.