Monday will be the first "official" day of my summer vacation. Both stepsons were gone for the weekend. And Princess has been working for the last four days, so I've hardly seen here. I'm really not looking forward to us all being home tomorrow.

Okay, so PITA is still staying with the in-laws for his little blow-up on the 11th, calling me a b%$^& and saying he hates me, and I don't love him, and I never do anything for him. Loghead says he can stay at grandpa's and rot if he likes. Loghead says he's not coming home until he can learn some respect.

Princess is a graduate. Members of both families came. We all sat around, eating, chatting, and watching the "My Life" movie I made about her and her and crying.

We were all there because we love and support her. I didn't feel any resentment to Loca Grande or her family for being there. For once, it really was about the skids. I was proud of how we all handled things, but it was funny to see all the "elders" just watch in disbelief. My dad later said he didn't know how I do it all.

I have been mom to Princess since she was in kindergarten. Today was a her last day of high school. I can't believe she graduates tomorrow.

I've spent the last few weeks scanning in old photos so I could make a movie for her. I was okay with it all until this morning, when I added the music. It was too much. I cried the whole time I watched it, and then had to watch it again to do the edits. I could hardly see the screen through the tears.

Sometimes as custodial stepmoms, there are just some things we have to suck it up, and deal with it. And ocassionally being recognized for these things is nice.

Princess graduates Saturday. I invited everyone. And I mean everyone.

And I made a surprise movie of her life. And included everyone. Loca Grande (BM), Loghead (My DH), Gullible (her step-dad), all of her bio- grandparents, and great grandparents, and my parents and of course her siblings, and as many cousins as I could gather pictures of the them all together, and her step-aunts, etc.