The Intense Joy of Loving My Neighbors’ Children
Delight that doubles with twins
“So many good things come in pairs, like ears, socks, and panda bears.
But, best of all are the set of twins, with extra laughter, double grins.” — Anonymous
Downsizing Into Delight
“Downsizing” for us meant moving from a large two-story home on our twenty-five-acre property into a house one-quarter of the size. Our new home was a much smaller house that we had built years before for my husband’s mother, just about thirty yards away from our original Big House.
As we got closer to retirement, we recognized that we didn’t need all that space and all that upkeep. Our older joints didn’t enjoy the treks up the stairs or the massive amount of floor space to vacuum and mop. We sold the “Big House” to a young professional couple who had fraternal twin girls, red-headed little toddlers. The twins were just a year old when our new neighbors moved in.
I had no idea how much pleasure those two little girls would bring me.
Because the two houses were close together with several acres of front yards conjoining, my husband and I could watch the antics of…
