A Letter to 227's New Family

Dear new family living in 227,   227 was our first home as a family of two.  It was a bachelor pad for 4 months before that, though. I tried my best to keep it livable, promise!  It has a relatively new washer, oven, garbage disposal, and kitchen faucet; all of them died when we lived there. You're welcome. :) Under the paint on the wall next to the kitchen is a chalkboard. It was home to many chalk creations and sayings to bring the seasons and events of the seasons inside. It's where I practiced being artsy and loved every minute of it... except the minutes it took to paint it back.  

  I'll go ahead and apologize on behalf of 227 for the spiders. They're everywhere and constant. Get some brown recluse traps and you'll be golden. Sorry for the black paint on the balcony siding.  It's from Jackson's first ever duck hunting season. There were once almost 100 spray painted bottles that were used as decoys sitting out there. You have the best view off of the balcony; you can also leave your windows open and not worry about anyone seeing you walking around pantless  or couch sitting all day.  Oh, sorry about the chew marks in the bedroom blinds. We got a kitten, didn't tell the office, and he took a liking to that window sill. He really just wanted to see outside and the blinds were in his way. We raised them to prevent further damage. :)  

  I don't know if the smoke alarm works. There were many nights where bacon smoke would fill 227 and it never went off. You may want to have them check it.  Also, you can hear all of the machinery in the utility closet running at all times. You will learn to tune it out and it becomes the white noise that will help you sleep.  You can also hear the traffic from the interstate; another white noise source.   We never had a problem with our neighbors. In fact, they were always nice and pleasant. There is one yappy dog, one crying baby, and you can occasionally hear the coyote babies howling in response to interstate sirens in the woods. There was once a big ole snake right outside our door, but the maintenance men came post haste to remove him to the woods. If you ever need anything, go to Sherri.  She will always work with you to help with anything you need.   We hope you love living there as much as we did. We hope your family can flourish and grow together... it will have to... you only have 631 square feet. You'll learn to work through whatever life throws because the only place to run is the laundry closet.