Jnaie,

First of all, seein' that you are one of my favorite ladies here in Mudville (the others know who they are), it really bums me out that you have to go thru this at your age... Divorce is for youngin's (((lol))), not us... I mean, reading this makes me so sad... But with that said here comes some Bobert, outta the box thinkin'...

(Preface: I don't know your area so maybe my ideas won't work.)

Scenerio #2



Are there any nicer mobile home parks??? If so, Google up "Airstream" just for grins... I mean, if you don't know what lies ahead, the nice thing about an "Airstream" is that you can take it with you if you have to move for any reason, including employment... Yeah, I'm seeing smallish mobile home park and a vacancy has just come up on a lot on the back side that backs up to some wooded area... I see all you plants doing quite nicely in decorate containers that are tastefully positioned to make your 1989 31 foot Airstream look as if is landscaped... I see the little patio you have created under the Airstream's pullout awning with shade with a few planters set around your patio furniture...

End of Bobert's first scenerio...

Scenero #2

You know that little dry cleaning business down town??? Okay, maybe it's a Maytag bsuiness... Well, there are usually appartemnts over them and many of them have small back yards between the building and alleyway... Small backyards??? Hmmmmmm, The Maytag guy isn't doing anything with that space...Hmmmmmmm...

Yeah, I'm a country-boy but when I was in college in Richmod there were lots of two story buildings in the down town area that had small backyards and cheap rents becuase they were in a more commerical district and businesses don't like to be on the 2en floor in such districts...

I have an artist friend who bought a carriage house in the middle of one of the blocks for cheap and lives in it... Has a garden, too... The middle of blocks in cities can be very nice...

End of Scenero #2

Actually, the end of my initail thoughts...

Or just stick hubby in the Airstream and keep the house???

I'll ponder this some more...

Beaubear