"Now tell us about you, Dawn," said Stacey. "I've never been toCalifornia ."

So I told them about Jeff and the trip and my Disneyland Daddy. "I only did a little baby-

sitting," I added. "Twice I sat for the kids who'd been my favorites when I lived inCalifornia . They were our next-door neighbors. I mean, they are. I mean, they're still Dad's next-door neighbors. There are two kids, five and eight. And you won't believe what their names are. Clover and Daffodil."

"What?" screeched the others.

"Yeah. My dad says their parents were hippies in the sixties. Flower children, he calls them. I'm not sure what that means."

"It must mean you have to name your children after flowers!" Kristy hooted.

We all began to laugh.

"Anyway," I went on, "they remembered me, and we were really glad to see each other. They cried when I left. They thought I'd come back toCalifornia for good."

"Oh, that's sad," said Mary Anne. Mary Anne is probably the most sensitive one of all of us.

"Yeah," I said. "But I'm sure I'll see them again. The next time I visit my dad."

"What about you, Claud?" asked Stacey. "Who'd you sit for?"

"Mostly this little kid named Skip," replied Claudia. "He and his parents were at the resort the whole time we were. It was no big deal. I

just took him wading and stuff. A couple of other kids, too."

"Well," said Kristy, "I had some interesting jobs while you guys were away."

"Oh, that's right!" I exclaimed, suddenly remembering. "You baby-sat for the Perkinses, didn't you?"

The Perkinses were special for two reasons. Not only were they new clients, but they had moved into Kristy's old house. Kristy lives across town now, which was part of the reason she'd stayed home the past two weeks while the rest of us were away.

You see, I'm not the only one with divorced parents. Kristy's parents are divorced, too, only they've been divorced a lot longer than mine have. Long enough for Kristy's mom to meet a new husband. And to get married again over the summer. Kristy was even in the wedding! And all the members of the Babysitters Club were guests. It was great.