When Eric sister Karen and brother-in-law Mike sold the house on Clay street that they had occupied since the 1980's, they sold the Clay street house with the expectation that in the long run, they would be changing their living situation to maybe living in a mobile home. However, they found locating a new home tough sledding because of the fact that they had two large dogs. Those dogs, Guinness and Corona are part of their family and a home had to be found where the entire family was welcome. You see retirement communities that are also mobile home parks usually don't allow large dogs the size of Guinness and Corona.
In the short term, they would be house sitting for a friend of theirs that was out of the country for a couple of years after selling the house on Clay street. A complexity arose when the friend who's house they were watching, decided to return to her home about a year and a half early. So, this meant that Karen and Mike needed to expedite their search for a new place to live. Since they still enjoy RV'ing, they wanted a place where they could also park the motorhome. After doing a bit of searching, they found this wonderful home that seemed to fit the bill, a place not far from a High School Mike use to teach at.
The new house has a large back yard and rooms large enough to allow for guests, but still a smaller house that would make upkeep easier to stay on top of. Karen and Mike knew the house had been flipped but they didn't know just how bad the house had been before it was flipped. It turns out, the house was used at one time for making drugs. And, while moving their belongings into the house, Karen and Mike had an un-expected visit from the previous resident who use to live in the house when it was used for the drug trade. The female visitor implied that the house still belonged to her. Karen and Mike contacted local law enforcement, and that was the last time the lady ever visited the house.
Karen and Mike are very comfortable in their new home, and Eric had a chance to go up to visit them in early May to help them get some chores done in order to wrap up getting the home set up. Eric made the trip in the Chevy Volt with all of the tools he had available to him. One of their biggest accomplishments was getting a doggie door put in for Guinness and Corona. With the help of gardeners and an occasional visit of a house keeper, Karen and Mike are settling into their new home very nicely.
The trip wasn't all work and no play however, just before heading home, Eric got to watch Mike perform in his German band which he has participated in for a number of years.
Safe travels all!
Eric and Carol Anderson
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