After 13 Years

photo courtesy of Jessie

(Once again, she changed the setting on my camera... arrgggh, teenagers!)

We had a weekend filled with awesomeness. Awesomeness is such an odd word. However, it describes our weekend perfectly. We had a wonderful dinner with friends on Friday. Followed by Saturday morning chores, errands, a dip in the pool, church on Sunday and a visit from our Home Teachers.

The highlight of our weekend was Saturday night. We left the house ALONE! Jess watched Jonathan for us. This is her second summer to stay home alone. However, we have never left Jonathan with her. Don't get me wrong, she will make a great babysitter. We just didn't have faith that she could babysit her brother. I find Jonathan's antics endearing. However, Jess doesn't have patience for his quirky behavior. They both decided that they wanted to try it alone. We did a trial run earlier in the day, while Fred and I bought groceries. It was a success, so we proceeded with our dinner plans.

Fred and I went to Jinbeh for dinner. It wasn't the most intimate setting. We were seated at a tiny table with 3 college students and a family of four. However, we enjoyed it. From there, we went to see The Proposal. I kept checking my phone throughout the movie. I was so paranoid that there was going to be an emergency.

The kids did pretty well together. We learned that we can't be gone after 9:00 p.m. Jonathan got nervous being home alone with Jess that late. She kept trying to send him to his bed and he was too scared to go in there.

The only other issue came earlier in the evening when someone knocked on the door. Jess knows the rules... don't open the door. However, Jonathan insisted that she needed to check the pee hole. And, no, I didn't make a typo. For some reason, Jonathan really thought it was called a pee hole. Apparently, a small argument broke out over the pee hole.

I think this has opened up a whole new world for us. We can actually go out on dates... without bringing Jonathan along (which is what we usually do). And to think, it only took 13 years!