Our house in NY closed on 7/19 and our house in SC would not close til 7/29.  We needed somewhere to live and God provided a very reasonably priced 5 bedroom house 15 minutes north of where we would be living.  The rental was across the street from the neighborhood Jeff and Marguerite lived in, to boot.

The house was cheap and five bedrooms.

The house had weird artwork and more books (I’d never let my kids read) then you can shake a stick at.
The beds were super lumpy.
There was animal hair on the couches despite a stern no-pet policy (ours were boarded).
The drive way was almost a 40 degree angle.
The house was filthy.

It was part of the adventure.

We found fun things to do.  We enjoyed the community pool.  We did some shopping.  We made the best of it.

We got to visit the Hoyt’s new house.