Tom and I have been checking into things as far as doll-making goes. We could get a kiln for just under $600. When you think about it, it’s a lot of money in itself, yet a worthy investment at the same time.

Yesterday, when we set off the bombs and left, we took off via Meadow Green and checked out the new rental. They have a swing set, a trampoline and a bunch of other shit out front. I saw a kid bouncing on the trampoline at 6:00 this evening. Although I couldn’t hear a damn thing inside the house, if we had a pool right now, we’d have absolutely no privacy with them hanging out front so much of the time, despite the fact that they’re a good 400 feet or so away, and I wonder if the kids would be obnoxious, too. Certainly not as obnoxious as when they’d be screaming next door to us in PHX, but I think they could grate on my nerves after a while. Them and their dog.

All in all, I like the fact that they’re white and that they don’t play their music for me, but 5 people always hanging outside, 3 of them kids? I don’t know about that, though I’d take that any day over having this shit and worse just a few feet away. And we’re still a long way away from porches, Arizona rooms and a pool, anyway. As for fences and privacy plants/trees, I’m beginning to doubt that’ll ever happen, and if it ever does, it certainly wouldn’t be before 2-3 years from now.

The middle rental looked actually kind of nice. It was well-kept with just a few things out front. In fact, all I really saw was a table with an umbrella and a couple of chairs around it.

The furthest rental was vacant. It was rundown with all kinds of trash around it. I always said that there were freeloaders living in the place, judging by how it looked when I’d go by it in the past. I even saw some freeloaders sitting in front. So, they no doubt trashed the place, hopefully leaving George to consider whether or not renting to freeloaders is such a good idea after all.

The two occupied houses appear to have nothing in back. All their stuff is in front, but that’s how it’s done out here. The only thing I can see in back is a burn bin in back of the middle rental.