Concerns about city vs. country

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Hey folks,

I live about 15 minutes from busy Seattle on an island in the Puget Sound. It's a quick ferry ride, but the island itself is very rural. We have 10 acres and there are only about 6,000 people living here. We think it's fantastic. There are just enough kids to plan playdates so my kids stay exposed to other children and families, but it's rural and private enough that I don't have to worry about (DS - 2 yrs.) and his siblings going off in getting in harms way. We love it. Fresh air, lots of trails and beaches nearby. And if we want an excursion to the museum or children's play, all we do is take a 15 minute ferry ride and we're there.

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-----Original Message-----From: , L Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:11 AMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: RE: City or Country

Hey -- I have the same things on my mind, as we are looking at buying a house in the next two years. So I am very interested in the experiences of other moms out there! I am leaning towards a small town in the farout suburbs of Houston, purchasing an acre or two. I want my kids to have a similar childhood experience to mine, which was in the woodsy country of PA. Free to run in the woods, explore, ride bikes to the local pool, build forts, ride horses.....etc! I hate the big, busy roads that are part of Houston neighborhoods, and I don't like "master planned communities" either -- but, like , I don't want to isolate the boys. Such a dilemma.....

, mom to 7-mo old twins, Warren (DS) and Sam

-----Original Message-----From: Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:31 PMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: (unknown)I have a question on my mind that I hope maybe some of you parents with school-age children can help me with. My husband and I are trying to decide whether to stay in our current house in the country where the boys have lots of room to run & play, which we absolutley LOVE but would need to build on to our small home, or move to town and purchase a larger home with less yard and definitely less quiet. That being said, there are lots of other factors coming into play here, but for me the one thing that is weighing on my mind is my fear of isolating the boys, and especially Luke, from other children. I grew up in a neighborhood with lots of kids and I remember all the great times we had, especially in the summer. They're only two now, but I can see in a few years they'll want to meet up with their friends, ride bikes, just do all the fun stuff that kids do. I know they can invite kids over, and they'll participate in activities and of course attend school, all where they'll interact with other kids. I guess I'm just worried about making sure Luke HAS friends and other kids to play with. It upsets me that I'm even worrying about whether he'll have friends to invite over to play (or to go to their house), will he be included in activities, or that if we don't live in town where most other children are that he'll be left out. Does any of this make sense? I was wondering what other children's experiences have been. Maybe I'm worrying about something I can't control no matter what our address is, but it's been a concern of mine and I'm hoping maybe someone can help me see things a little more clearly. Thanks for your thoughts----mom to Luke (DS) and Jake, age 2Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS

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can we come live with you?

-----Original Message-----From: Halstead Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 1:35 PMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: Concerns about city vs. country

Hey folks,

I live about 15 minutes from busy Seattle on an island in the Puget Sound. It's a quick ferry ride, but the island itself is very rural. We have 10 acres and there are only about 6,000 people living here. We think it's fantastic. There are just enough kids to plan playdates so my kids stay exposed to other children and families, but it's rural and private enough that I don't have to worry about (DS - 2 yrs.) and his siblings going off in getting in harms way. We love it. Fresh air, lots of trails and beaches nearby. And if we want an excursion to the museum or children's play, all we do is take a 15 minute ferry ride and we're there.

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-----Original Message-----From: , L Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:11 AMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: RE: City or Country

Hey -- I have the same things on my mind, as we are looking at buying a house in the next two years. So I am very interested in the experiences of other moms out there! I am leaning towards a small town in the farout suburbs of Houston, purchasing an acre or two. I want my kids to have a similar childhood experience to mine, which was in the woodsy country of PA. Free to run in the woods, explore, ride bikes to the local pool, build forts, ride horses.....etc! I hate the big, busy roads that are part of Houston neighborhoods, and I don't like "master planned communities" either -- but, like , I don't want to isolate the boys. Such a dilemma.....

, mom to 7-mo old twins, Warren (DS) and Sam

-----Original Message-----From: Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:31 PMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: (unknown)I have a question on my mind that I hope maybe some of you parents with school-age children can help me with. My husband and I are trying to decide whether to stay in our current house in the country where the boys have lots of room to run & play, which we absolutley LOVE but would need to build on to our small home, or move to town and purchase a larger home with less yard and definitely less quiet. That being said, there are lots of other factors coming into play here, but for me the one thing that is weighing on my mind is my fear of isolating the boys, and especially Luke, from other children. I grew up in a neighborhood with lots of kids and I remember all the great times we had, especially in the summer. They're only two now, but I can see in a few years they'll want to meet up with their friends, ride bikes, just do all the fun stuff that kids do. I know they can invite kids over, and they'll participate in activities and of course attend school, all where they'll interact with other kids. I guess I'm just worried about making sure Luke HAS friends and other kids to play with. It upsets me that I'm even worrying about whether he'll have friends to invite over to play (or to go to their house), will he be included in activities, or that if we don't live in town where most other children are that he'll be left out. Does any of this make sense? I was wondering what other children's experiences have been. Maybe I'm worrying about something I can't control no matter what our address is, but it's been a concern of mine and I'm hoping maybe someone can help me see things a little more clearly. Thanks for your thoughts----mom to Luke (DS) and Jake, age 2Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS

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Hey, there are lots of homes and property for sale here and they are reasonably priced.... We'd love to have more twins on the island!

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-----Original Message-----From: , L Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:48 AMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: RE: Concerns about city vs. country

can we come live with you?

-----Original Message-----From: Halstead Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 1:35 PMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: Concerns about city vs. country

Hey folks,

I live about 15 minutes from busy Seattle on an island in the Puget Sound. It's a quick ferry ride, but the island itself is very rural. We have 10 acres and there are only about 6,000 people living here. We think it's fantastic. There are just enough kids to plan playdates so my kids stay exposed to other children and families, but it's rural and private enough that I don't have to worry about (DS - 2 yrs.) and his siblings going off in getting in harms way. We love it. Fresh air, lots of trails and beaches nearby. And if we want an excursion to the museum or children's play, all we do is take a 15 minute ferry ride and we're there.

-

-----Original Message-----From: , L Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:11 AMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: RE: City or Country

Hey -- I have the same things on my mind, as we are looking at buying a house in the next two years. So I am very interested in the experiences of other moms out there! I am leaning towards a small town in the farout suburbs of Houston, purchasing an acre or two. I want my kids to have a similar childhood experience to mine, which was in the woodsy country of PA. Free to run in the woods, explore, ride bikes to the local pool, build forts, ride horses.....etc! I hate the big, busy roads that are part of Houston neighborhoods, and I don't like "master planned communities" either -- but, like , I don't want to isolate the boys. Such a dilemma.....

, mom to 7-mo old twins, Warren (DS) and Sam

-----Original Message-----From: Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:31 PMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: (unknown)I have a question on my mind that I hope maybe some of you parents with school-age children can help me with. My husband and I are trying to decide whether to stay in our current house in the country where the boys have lots of room to run & play, which we absolutley LOVE but would need to build on to our small home, or move to town and purchase a larger home with less yard and definitely less quiet. That being said, there are lots of other factors coming into play here, but for me the one thing that is weighing on my mind is my fear of isolating the boys, and especially Luke, from other children. I grew up in a neighborhood with lots of kids and I remember all the great times we had, especially in the summer. They're only two now, but I can see in a few years they'll want to meet up with their friends, ride bikes, just do all the fun stuff that kids do. I know they can invite kids over, and they'll participate in activities and of course attend school, all where they'll interact with other kids. I guess I'm just worried about making sure Luke HAS friends and other kids to play with. It upsets me that I'm even worrying about whether he'll have friends to invite over to play (or to go to their house), will he be included in activities, or that if we don't live in town where most other children are that he'll be left out. Does any of this make sense? I was wondering what other children's experiences have been. Maybe I'm worrying about something I can't control no matter what our address is, but it's been a concern of mine and I'm hoping maybe someone can help me see things a little more clearly. Thanks for your thoughts----mom to Luke (DS) and Jake, age 2Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS Multiples-DShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multiples-DS

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Thanks for your input,ladies. We'll continue to think about where is

best to live, but your opinions really helped me.

Thank you!

--mom to Luke (DS) and Jake, age 2