New Neighbours

Sad news – our neighbours are gone. No more giggling kids on the trampoline, no more evening chats over the fence, no more bi-polar Joe (the youngest kid, who could instantly switch from the most contagious laugh to the worst screams), no more spontaneous dinners together, no more kids running over to get toys that got lobbed over the fence into our yard, no more playing mediator as Rob and Ann sort out issues through water fights, no more jokes where Rob asks if we think we’ll be able to make it home OK after a few glasses of wine. It’s been depressingly quiet.

Our new neighbors just moved in – a couple that’s probably about our age. We don’t know what they do; we just know they can afford a three-quarter million dollar house and nice cars. We’re sure they won’t replace the Harveys, but we’ll see how they are.