Also, what seemed like a bonus was actually a con for me. Hanscom hires contractors to mow the yards so you don't have to. Now I remember living on base at Laughlin with a kid that was 18 months old and struggling to mow my lawn. It was sometimes impossible to mow when I worked full time and was the single parent of a wee toddler. Toddlers like to help and wander off, not good when you're trying to mow a big corner lot. Anyway, I don't have that problem anymore but the base is full of weeds and just bad looking lawns. Maybe I was spoiled in NE but I'm accustomed to people putting effort in to their yard.
One more thing, all the homes offered to us on base were duplexes. Not what I was hoping for. They had what looked to be beautiful single family FGO housing but none of those units were available. Considering all that and the fact that the base has the crumbiest schools in the area, we declined.
Now we're in an apartment. I found some lovely homes but they didn't accept pets, especially big dogs. We found a new apartment complex (I mean brand-spanking-new-some-units-are-still-under-construction) that took Rana. The boys are happy because there's a pool and a clubhouse, the husband is happy because it's new and clean and I'm glad that the schools are good.
We've met some very interesting people so far. The most notable is Doris Kearns-Goodwin's son Joe. Yago was BBQing on the 4th and happened to meet him. He and his wife live in our building. Joe said his mother frequents a place called Serafina's so Yago and I had drinks there Saturday night. It's a great place. We also met a guy at the pool yesterday who just moved in, he and his family lived in Manhattan for 10 years before moving here. Manhattan, la-dee-da. His wife does ratings for Moody's.
I'm hoping to start a book club here but I have to say, it's a little intimidating. Doris' daughter-in-law, an investment rater at Moody's... The pressure is on to choose an incredible book. I'm considering Wild. Any suggestions?
