Slumber Party Wknd

Ask me what its like to have to pack up my boys and go on an unplanned, spontaneous, "emergency" weekend away, because of our downstairs neighbor's obnoxious paint fumes.... and to get everything and everyone out the door as fast as I can. C'mon, I dare you to ask me! Ha! Well, this was me about 3 weeks ago, and lets just say this whole "getting the house ready, construction at our place and our neighbor's" has turned me into a pro when it comes to improvising, packing up the kids, and having to come up with a Plan B as to where Taj will be napping and where we will crash for the day (since our home was apparently a hazard zone every other day!) Thank goodness for my sister living 30 minutes away.... there's nothing like family when you have an emergency such as this one. Alls well that ends well, and we made the best of it and sometimes those spontaneous weekenders turn out to be the best! We had a slumber party at my sister's, had a breakfast date in Laguna Beach (at my favorite Anastasia's) with our friends, park play with Chloe and friends, and even a dinner at Outback. Oh, and when the coast was clear (or rather the house was all aired out by Sunday), even Sherry and kids dropped by to play before heading to a Laker game.