I LOVE my neighgbors! We are so fortunate to live in a neighborhood full of fun, caring and kind families. There are many my age with kids the same as mine, some grandparents, some with very small kids. We all get along well, have block parties, impromptu margarita get-togethers, barbecues, kickball games, etc. We always help each other out any way we can. I've lived in other places enough to know how lucky we are!

 

We LOVE our next door neighbors.

We had our house for about 3 weeks before we moved in, and spent the time painting and cleaning. One day while DH was upstairs alone painting, he heard some kids whispering "he's painting upstairs!". He came down to fine a garbage can pushed up to a main floor window, and the screen cut. The kids had tried to break in, and took a weed whacker and some garden knicknacks that the previous owner had left for us under the back deck.

DH was very upset. We sat in the backyard and he started wondering if we'd made a big, big mistake (we moved to a part of the city that neither of us had lived in before). But then our next door neighbor came into his backyard, and we got to know each other. He is a charming, friendly guy, offered to lend us tools and the like. His partner has lived in her house for almost 20 years, their son in home care with a neighbor a few doors down who has looked after kids on the street for 30 years. Later in the summer, they gave us their totally operating gas bbq, as they were upgrading their own. DD says he's "handsome" and is totally in love with him (she's 3).

 

Gee, I LOVE my neighbors (well, most of them!) On New Year's Day we were outside and my daughter yelled out Happy New Year, Glenn! And he stopped with his dogs that he was walking and chatted with her about her Christmas. It was a scene out of some old Christmas movie. My next door neighbors pop over a lot and we do many favors for each other. My brother lives on the other side of us and he usually snow blows our driveway for us! We share many tools and labor with him. My up the street and down the street neighbors have sweat lodges, drumming circles, food co-ops, etc. There are crunchy folks all around us and many neighborhood parties and visiting all around. Another attachment parenting mom lives up the street and well, gee, they are just all around us! I also love the bear and birds and racoons and squirrels and foxes, and hawks that are my neighbors. I have a good life!

 

We live in a fantastic neighborhood. Very diverse, very friendly, lots of children. We live in a culdesac and while some have moved, we still remain a tight knit group. Our very next door neighbors have become like family and we do everything together.

Kim

 

Our neighbors are all amazing.
They all go extra lengths to help me out when Alex is deployed. Around the corner guy takes my trash to the curb, next door family does the lawn, and they visit to see how I'm holding up. He also runs outside to help if he sees me carrying ANYTHING! Across the street family offers help with anything and everything, although I haven't needed it. They put up yellow ribbons too.
Thanks for this. I always knew my neighbors were great, but I haven't actually thought about it for a while!

 

We have a great neighborhood. I have several neighbors who will snowblow us out after storms. We have an annual block party, christmas caroling, egg hunt, halloween parade, etc. I'm not terribly close with all of the moms, but feel comfortable calling several to borrow an egg, or to invite a kid to play.

I feel very fortunate!