We were invited to dinner tonight to one of our neighbors. We had to decline since we are going to a concert. “Oh, what concert are you going to?” My wife replies, “You’re not going to believe this, but we are going to see Snoop Dogg.” The neighbor replies, “My husband LOVES Snoop Dogg!” Maybe we’re in for a few […]
Two sets of neighbors brought us over cookies, sweets and other goodies. One family gave us a homemade welcome card on orange construction paper. We hear that there is a map of the neighborhood complete with addresses, phone numbers and names (adults, children and pets).
So I’m out there shoveling my driveway for the first time since my Dad made me do it more than 15 years ago. I’m thinking, “this is great exercise.” But I got winded fast. And then a voice from the distance called out to me. It was my new neighbor who knew my name somehow. We greeted each other and […]
It recently occurred to me that for the first time in my life, I live within an area of the United States that is not considered a city. I grew up on the west side of Youngstown, Ohio. City limits; city schools. I then moved to the college town of Athens, Ohio, where students and locals mixed it up on […]
We have a few tricky steps in our new house. We had none in the condo. One step in particular led to my mom’s broken wrist. OUCH.
We closed on the house today. We are officially residents of South Central Wilmette.
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