Odd Neighbors

I truly believe everyone has odd neighbors or at least that one guy who you just honestly wonder about.  But I would have to say, and I know some of my neighbors, Amy,would totally have to agree, our neighborhood has an over abundance of oddness!

For instance there is our neighbor kitty-corner across the street, "crazy cat lady and family."  These neighbors have who knows how many cats and their cats are indoor/ outdoor cats.  Not that odd except for her cats, who they let out, keep getting 'lost.'  So she runs over has ringing my doorbell all in a tizzy b/c  "X" cat can't be found.  Lady, write this down, if you want to know where your cats are at all times, don't freakin' let them outside to run around.  And in the same breath she is asking about her missing cat, she insists on putting in a little plug about how her daughter just loves kids and really wants to babysit Graham and how she would come with her daughter to make sure she did a good job etc.  Really lady, you can't even keep track of cats.  What makes you think I am going to let you watch my child or even into my house for that matter?  If this were a one time occurence you could let it slide, but upwards of 6 times is strikingly odd!

Now we also have our neighbors to the left, "The Hermits."  They never, ever, ever come outside.  NEVER.  They have an 18 month old, baby Hermit, and I'm pretty sure with the exception of the ride to and from daycare that that poor kid never sees the light of day.  They never open any of their blinds, they close the garage door before getting out of the car and the only time I ever see anyone outside is on the rare occasion that the lawn gets mowed, so maybe 6 times a summer.  Really, I know nothing about these neighbors, not names, dog's name, nothing and we have lived here 3 years.   And attempting to say hi is a waste of breath as a head nod is your most likely response.  How antisocial can you be?  I am your neighbor, not an ax murderer.  After several failed attempts to make contact, I have since moved on to my newest odd neighbor: Mr. Garage Stander

Again, this guy poses absolutely no threat, he just strikes me as odd.  Mr. Garage Stander lives in the one duplex I can see directly out my kitchen window.  If this were not the case, I would probably have never noticed him, but every time I open the blinds, wash my hands, rinse a dish or really do anything in the kitchen, I can see right into his garage.  And there he is, Mr. Garage Stander, standing in his garage, ALWAYS.  Literally, I have seen this man at 6:30am, noon, 2 in the afternoon, 11pm and even once at 1am,  just standing in his garage, smokin' a cig.  I get that a guys got to have a cig now and then, and the fact that he doesn't smoke inside I add as a plus to his character, but at all hours of the day?  When does he work?  When does he sleep?  To add to this mystery, Mr. Garage Stander's attire is beyond bazaar.  There is the occasional pair of jeans, but his usual attire consists of blue flannel pajama pants, with I can only guess to be giant polar bears all over them, a white t-shirt, a plaid, flannel coat and slippers.  As if the man is eternally in a state of sleep, only waking up to have a cig and then quickly returning to bed.  Mr. Garage Stander has several dogs, 4 I think and at least one dog, but no more than 2, must accompany him on his cig excursion at all times.  These dogs are very well trained.  Like him, they never leave the garage and they just stare out towards the road as in a trance. 

Since the weather has gotten nicer and Graham and I have been spending more time in the back yard, I have studied Mr. Garage Stander a little more.  It seems that almost every other time he is out, he is on his cell phone.  The conversation can't be very exciting as I never hear him raise his voice nor does he really even move.  He still just stares into the street and the only reason I know he's on the phone is he is holding it to his ear.  Maybe he works from home taking inbound calls?  Who knows, but I kind of like the mystery, so no sence in spoiling the fun by walking over to say hello  :)

So those are my odd neighbors, or at least the ones I have met/ seen so far.  I'm sure there are many more, I just need to be patient.  I am going to add the note that:  all I have written in this post was nothing more than fun.  I don't hold any grudges, dislike or hard feelings towards any of my neighbors!  I'm almost certain that each of these people's blogs include posts about me, the crazy lady who is always chasing her kid and dog around the neighborhood, or at least I hope they would  :)