Neighbors

I was reading about Linsey's neighbors and it got me thinking about mine. I don't know any of them. I don't know their names, I don't know their interests, I really don't know anything about them except for what I've observed. And we all form opinions on observations...right? lol.

We have lived in our house for 20 months. We don't live in what I would call a nice neighborhood, but it's not quite the ghetto either. (although it definitely leans more towards the latter). So, everyone, meet my neighbors....

Smoking Guy - This is an older fellow who sits just at the corner of our lawn nearly every day and smokes. He's tried to bum a cigarette from both Dave and I at least once, cuz apparently he noticed us smoking it up on a regular basis... (please note the dripping sarcasm). Dave spoke to him once and found out his schedule. Every morning he takes the bus to a casino and hangs out until he takes the bus back every night. If I'm not outside to smell Smoking Guy, I can usually hear the bus as it comes and goes.

Kids Across the Street - Three boys live across the street with their parents. Every day during the summer they play in the middle of the street with mom and dad watching from folding chairs under the tree in their yard. I try to be careful driving by my house because they tend to pop out from nowhere. We wave occasionally.

Sisters - Okay, I don't actually know if they're sisters or lesbians, but I tell myself they're sisters. They live next door and have 2 dogs that my kids like to look at through the fence. The Kids Across the Street visit them sometimes.

Teen Skaters - Our backyard neighbors have teenage boys. I don't know how many because those boys have friends. Lots and lots of friends. The sound of skateboarding is heard on a regular basis. Late night hoops are not uncommon and last summer they dabbled with a garage band. That was a fun one. Two summers ago they shot a bottle rocket through our kitchen window on the fourth of July.

Teen Skaters Girlfriends - They live across the street. I don't know which ones actually live there (the friend thing again) but Teen Skaters and these girls are always together. For some reason they also like to hang out in the middle of the street. Don't these people know that cars drive on the street? Once I was sitting in my car waiting for Dave and had quite the entertaining show put on in my rear view mirror. Girlfriends were actually doing some kind of cheerleading routine for Teen Skaters. It was hilarious. Too bad there was no one to share it with. Me and the rearview mirror had a good laugh though.

Landscaping Pot Smokers - They live next door. I don't actually know who lives there. There are about 5 cars that come and go on a regular basis. Everyone seems to be in their twenties. They really like landscaping. They made the house look nice on the outside (they moved in a year ago). Even at Christmas time they had lights up that were quite aesthetically pleasing. But the smell...not so nice. Just the other night we could smell pot coming from their chimney. I don't actually know why they're burning pot, maybe it gets everyone high faster?

John Deere Boy - A few houses down lives a family that think they live on a farm. They have 2 large John Deere tractors that they drive up and down the street for kicks. There's a cute little boy that usually rides along. Last week that cute boy was riding a dirt bike down the street in full gear.

So, those are our neighbors. Did I mention we're moving in 2 weeks?