Our daughter came back when she had our grandson, at our invitation. We agreed she could be with him 24/7, no job, for his first year or two (which we felt was really important) and she would contribute what she could in helping around the house, etc. She tore up wall-to-wall carpet in our living room, revealing wonderful hardwood floors; also tore up old floors in the kitchen and our bedroom and put down new flooring. She did a lot of painting, too. She went back to work on the weekends when he was about one, then full-time when he was almost two. BUT, she was here, with us, when I got so sick and through my surgery, so she earned her living space, etc. every bit as if she'd paid money for it!

As Morgan grew up it became obvious to us all that they needed to move out. We were able to buy a house four doors down which she made all of the payments on and put in some sweat equity, almost two years ago, with the understanding she would buy it from us in a year or two, which she did this past summer.