We've been in our house for 22 years so we've seen some neighbors come and go over all that time.

Our neighbors 2 doors down have been there over 25 years and our children pretty much grew up together. We've been through family deaths and illnesses together, graduations, weddings, too many cookouts and parties to remember, and a few vacations together.

We have relatively new neighbors on either side of us now. We have great relationships with both of them as well. When we moved into our house we were the new young parents on the street - now we're the old timers compared to most. Our neighborhood has been going through another transition the past few years and it's nice to see young families moving back in again. I like to hear all the activity through the open windows on a summer night.