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I'm right in the middle of this housesitting gig with the 16 year old.  It's going great during the day- get up and ready, drive her to school, come back- finish getting ready, head to preschool to work, have a break or run an errand, pick her up from school.  It's the night time that I feel really lonely.  I am surrouded by all these nice, expensive things- furniture, cars, tvs, paintings on the wall...and it's a real novelty at first.  I'm enjoying the comfy bed, nice shower, the use of their car.  But it's not my home.  And I have been trying so hard with this teenager to chat and get to know her, bond on similar music tastes etc. but it gets really dry and I feel extremely awkward.  She's a neat girl- very cool, bball player busy with bball practice, a good student it seems busy studying and writing papers at night.  She has 3 horses at a barn just out of town and I drive her to them a few times a week so she can ride and check on them.  I think it's my own insecurities- not feeling good enough to stimulate her b/c I'm not rich and don't know about the rich things she does....I don't know.  Maybe it's just Monday and I'm ready for my Thanksgiving break at the beach (a whole week with my family).  November 19 hurry on please...