Scott and I have always kept pretty much to ourselves when it comes to neighbors. I like to be and like to have what I refer to as "Hey Neighbors," when you happen to pass each other on the road or otherwise, you throw up your hand to say "hey" and then you go on about your business. Well, since Joshua is getting older and the neighbors children are getting older and we spend a lot of time outside, I'm trying really hard get to know our neighbors, I guess.
I see the neighbor that lives two houses down quiet often. He is very sociable and will talk for as long as someone is listening. They have a 3 year old boy and a 1 year old girl. We were just hey neighbors and then when the 1 year old was born, we saw a bow on the mailbox and took them a gift, they brought us a thank you note, we now stop to chat a while when we both happen to be outside at the same time. We were even invited to the 1 year old's birthday party a few weeks ago. Joshua and I went and met a few more of our neighbors.
The family next door has a 7 year old girl and a 3 year old boy. We really don't see them very often, the kids are dvidently not outdoor kids. They do have swings in their backyard but we have never seen them out there. Joshua wants to peer through the woods all the time to see if they are outside. We were just hey neighbors until they were at the birthday party too.
The 7 year old girl just started 2nd grade and goes to the same school that Joshua goes to. At the time of the birthday party, school hadn't started yet so the mom and I had lots to talk about with my asking about school, teachers, riding the bus, etc. After the first week of school, Joshua began riding the bus home. He sits with the neighbor and the bus stop is at their driveway, which is right next to ours.
During the party, the mom also started talking about the church that their family goes to. I asked where it was, she told me, Joshua and I had been to the church a couple of times during the summer but we didn't see them there. So, I thought great! A Methodist church (what I have been looking for), locataed in Chatham County (where we live and Joshua goes to school and has the potential to meet schoolmates and make friends) and we know someone that attends (so Joshua can go to children's church without having me go too and will possibly even be up for trying out Sunday School). So, the very next Sunday we went. We sat beside the neighbors, Joshua and the girl went to Children's Church, after church, the kids ran around for a long time and neither wanted to leave.
This week, we left our ho uses at the exact same time to take our respective kid to school. I turned left on our road, our neighbor turned right on our road. I was curious as to what route she took to school. Then, when we got to school, I was turning into the carpool lane and she was pulling out of the carpool lane. Her way to go was definitely a lot quicker than mine! So, the next morning, we left at the exact same time. She turned right, I waited and then I turned right too.
So, in less than one month, we have gone from being "hey" neighbors to our kids going to the same school, our kids riding the bus home together, we might start attending their church on a regular basis and now, I changed my driving route to school to her driving route!
I hope we don't appear to be a crazed, maniacal family. Really, we're not stalking you....we only want to be
I see the neighbor that lives two houses down quiet often. He is very sociable and will talk for as long as someone is listening. They have a 3 year old boy and a 1 year old girl. We were just hey neighbors and then when the 1 year old was born, we saw a bow on the mailbox and took them a gift, they brought us a thank you note, we now stop to chat a while when we both happen to be outside at the same time. We were even invited to the 1 year old's birthday party a few weeks ago. Joshua and I went and met a few more of our neighbors.
The family next door has a 7 year old girl and a 3 year old boy. We really don't see them very often, the kids are dvidently not outdoor kids. They do have swings in their backyard but we have never seen them out there. Joshua wants to peer through the woods all the time to see if they are outside. We were just hey neighbors until they were at the birthday party too.
The 7 year old girl just started 2nd grade and goes to the same school that Joshua goes to. At the time of the birthday party, school hadn't started yet so the mom and I had lots to talk about with my asking about school, teachers, riding the bus, etc. After the first week of school, Joshua began riding the bus home. He sits with the neighbor and the bus stop is at their driveway, which is right next to ours.
During the party, the mom also started talking about the church that their family goes to. I asked where it was, she told me, Joshua and I had been to the church a couple of times during the summer but we didn't see them there. So, I thought great! A Methodist church (what I have been looking for), locataed in Chatham County (where we live and Joshua goes to school and has the potential to meet schoolmates and make friends) and we know someone that attends (so Joshua can go to children's church without having me go too and will possibly even be up for trying out Sunday School). So, the very next Sunday we went. We sat beside the neighbors, Joshua and the girl went to Children's Church, after church, the kids ran around for a long time and neither wanted to leave.
This week, we left our ho uses at the exact same time to take our respective kid to school. I turned left on our road, our neighbor turned right on our road. I was curious as to what route she took to school. Then, when we got to school, I was turning into the carpool lane and she was pulling out of the carpool lane. Her way to go was definitely a lot quicker than mine! So, the next morning, we left at the exact same time. She turned right, I waited and then I turned right too.
So, in less than one month, we have gone from being "hey" neighbors to our kids going to the same school, our kids riding the bus home together, we might start attending their church on a regular basis and now, I changed my driving route to school to her driving route!
I hope we don't appear to be a crazed, maniacal family. Really, we're not stalking you....we only want to be
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