Okay, so the house across the street from us has been for sale forever. And I mean FOREVER. Well, technically, it was for sale. Foreclosed. Now for sale again. It's sat empty for so long that it just has seemed like we'd never get neighbors. Well, the last 2 days, I noticed a lot of "showings" - completely out of the blue. When I looked online, I saw the bank (who owns it) has slashed the price (over $250K LESS than it started for!! So, it's no wonder!). Okay, so tonight, my dear daughter Grace gasped as she looked out the window and saw all the lights on across the street and people inside (presumably being shown around by the realtor). "Oh no!!," she exclaimed. "People are inside the house! No one can live there! I don't want anyone to move into that house." Not at all MY reaction from seeing some life (FINALLY) inside the house (even if it is just random realtor showings). I then realized she was truly upset. I walked over to her, bent down to her level and asked her, "what's the matter, honey?" As tears streamed down her face, she sobbed, "No one can live there because I am going to live there when I'm a Mommy so that I can live right across the street from you! I'm supposed to live there so I'm right by you and Daddy." It dawned on me that she was truly serious about this. She was so upset and heartbroken that someone else might be buying her "future" home. After a few hugs and kisses I assured her that when she's a Mommy, if someone else lives across the street in that house, I will move to wherever she lives so we'll always be together. Or, at least right across the street. I would give anything to bottle that feeling she has right now and SAVE it for when she's 25 - so I could convince her never to stray very far from home.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Forever Neighbors...
Okay, so the house across the street from us has been for sale forever. And I mean FOREVER. Well, technically, it was for sale. Foreclosed. Now for sale again. It's sat empty for so long that it just has seemed like we'd never get neighbors. Well, the last 2 days, I noticed a lot of "showings" - completely out of the blue. When I looked online, I saw the bank (who owns it) has slashed the price (over $250K LESS than it started for!! So, it's no wonder!). Okay, so tonight, my dear daughter Grace gasped as she looked out the window and saw all the lights on across the street and people inside (presumably being shown around by the realtor). "Oh no!!," she exclaimed. "People are inside the house! No one can live there! I don't want anyone to move into that house." Not at all MY reaction from seeing some life (FINALLY) inside the house (even if it is just random realtor showings). I then realized she was truly upset. I walked over to her, bent down to her level and asked her, "what's the matter, honey?" As tears streamed down her face, she sobbed, "No one can live there because I am going to live there when I'm a Mommy so that I can live right across the street from you! I'm supposed to live there so I'm right by you and Daddy." It dawned on me that she was truly serious about this. She was so upset and heartbroken that someone else might be buying her "future" home. After a few hugs and kisses I assured her that when she's a Mommy, if someone else lives across the street in that house, I will move to wherever she lives so we'll always be together. Or, at least right across the street. I would give anything to bottle that feeling she has right now and SAVE it for when she's 25 - so I could convince her never to stray very far from home.
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Oh, brother. Why am I crying? That is one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. Oh, jeepers. I still have little, little kids but I'm starting to feel sad for the day when they won't want to live with me, or even next door. Actually, I still would like to live next door to my mom, so maybe there's hope. Anyway, that just have just made your day that she said that! (But, for your sake, I hope you DO get some--nice--neighbors...soon!)
That is so, so, heart-warming! What a little sweetie you have there!!!
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