My Neighbor
Blog 12

11 years ago I moved into this place on April fools day to be exact. Lots of good things have happened to me and lots of bad things also. One good thing that happened to me was that when I moved in there was a little girl who lived down the road about 1/8 mile I think she was 11. We talked from time to time, and when she was about 15 she babysat for me for awhile. When she was younger she even went swimming with my kids and I, at the pool she reminds about that sometimes. As the years passed by I got to watch her grow from a skinny little girl into a, beautiful adult parent. It’s really pretty cool because now she lives rite across the road from me. So after watching her grow up now I get to watch her kids grow up that’s almost two generations I have watched. We were talking about a month ago about how neat it was that when she was in high school my son was in grade school and they road the same bus, and now my son is in high school and her daughter is getting ready for kindergarten next year. I wander if I will live long enough to see one more generation.
Anyway now she is all grown up with three kids, that is quite a handful for anyone, but she does a pretty good job. Her mom and dad still live where she grew up which is really nice for when they want to see there grandkids or if she needs extra help with the kids. I find myself talking to her more all the time we are actually growing quite close, she even had me watch her children one time about a month ago, I was surprised that she did that, she has two kids still in diapers, and I have not changed a diaper in about 12 years, but fortunately I was not called upon to perform that duty. That takes a lot of trust to leave your kids with someone, it made me feel pretty special, but I was a little nervous about it. Anyway my neighbor is quite a pleasant young lady, we got along good 13 years ago and we get along great now she is like family. I even own the same car that she used to drive, I have had it about 1 ½ years now. I know she cares a lot about me, she was always checking in on me when I was on chemo, she still nags at me if I need go to the doctor and do not. One day I fell asleep and she called when I did not answer the phone she got all worried and came beating on my door and the side of my house, then finally went back home and called me about 100 times until I finally woke up. Yep I think she cares for me as much as I do her, and that feels good.