Neighbors

Do you know your neighbors? Let me introduce you to mine. When we moved here we hit the neighbor jackpot. We have several fantastic neighbors but our next door neighbors are the best.

Before we moved in, (well technically it was just Jeremy because it was a few months before we got married) we worked on the house for a few weeks first painting and just trying to make it liveable really. Our neighbor would bring us and our youth group workers over sandwiches and drinks. How nice is that?

Their children are grown and they don't have any grandchildren yet so they have sort of adopted Gracie. When we brought Gracie home from the hospital they met us in the driveway taking pictures and with a homemade chocolate cake that said, "Welcome Gracie."

She is an excellent cook and enjoys all things decorating. If her husband is at work and she needs something heavy lifted or nailed in the wall she calls for Jeremy and I send him over. In October she organized a block party and we hosted it in our front yard. We thought we might have a few people and they might stay long enough to eat. Well I think we had about 25 people and it started at 3:00 and when I put Gracie to bed after 8 some people were just getting ready to leave. We had such a fun time getting to know one another.


jam session at the party-we have some very musically talented people on our block (husband included)

Yesterday afternoon, she called me to see if I had made dinner yet. Of course I had not because we were running extremely low on groceries and I did not want to leave the house in this icy weather. She said she had some homemade stew and rolls for us if we wanted it so I jumped at the offer. She does this frequently when she makes a big dinner.

Well, I have rambled on enough so if you do not know your neighbors what better time than to take them a Christmas card and some homemade goodies.


our wonderful neighbors-note: Pepsi in hand-not beer :)