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Yesterday when I took Chloe to school she was wearing a 2T shirt that was way too big and 12 mo size pants that were too small. Needless to say, she looked ridiculous, so I finally went clothes shopping for her. I'm not a big fan of the typical pink and purple baby clothes featuring bunnies and cartoon characters. I got her two pairs of jeans and three cute tops. Between these two pictures, you can sort of see her cute little brown corduroy jeans. And her shirt has little flowers made of beads around the neck. Very cute. Of course I couldn't get one decent picture of her in her new outfit, but between the two here, I think you can kind of see it.

Now for something completely different. When we moved into our house, our street was very quiet and pleasant. Sure, someone on our street is a drug dealer, but that's not a problem. The only problem when we moved in was the unsightly recently abandoned house next door. But then someone bought it and fixed it up. They are the infamous "neighbors" whom I speak of frequently. They're annoying as hell with their music and loud voices, but they're also very useful because they own a remodeling business and can help me when I need it. But they're ghetto. We didn't move into the ghetto, they brought the ghetto to us. Things that have happened since they moved in: an angry ex-girlfriend released a huge snake into their yard, an angry ex-boyfriend broke into their house, someone shot out their son's car windows, someone broke into that same car and stole his stereo system (now if only they'd steal the dad's stupid loud system). Keep in mind, our homes are about 2 yards away from eachother. I just learned about the drive-by car shooting today. Apparently it happened 2 weeks ago. I can handle the fact that their house gets broken into by angry ex's, but as soon as a gun is involved, that's when I have a problem. Bullets can penetrate walls and Chloe's room is on the side of the house that's right next to their house. I know the odds of her getting shot through a wall are low, but it can happen. I really don't like that that kind of shit is going on right next door. But what can I do? I guess I can just finish school as soon as possible so I can start looking for a job closer to home. One thing's for sure, we'll have to build a 6 foot privacy fence between our houses before we even think about selling our house. Really, the sooner the better.