We managed to get through 2011 without moving anywhere and without losing or changing jobs. I still work for forensic investigators (accidental or suspicious fires) and Joe is still Managing Director at [REDACTED] Cemetery in [Redacted]. My neighborhood has several more new houses and unfortunately we have discovered that our next door neighbor is the neighborhood busybody and troublemaker. The wife especially (husband/wife in their 50s). She has some kind of abnormal fear or hate for plants, trees, flowers, etc., and in the Spring, she pulled out all of the greenery that the builder planted at her house. It stayed that way all Summer while the homeowners association continued to threaten her. She finally planted new greenery at the front foundation in October. We are not allowed to have holiday lighting except between December 1 and January 1. She put up weird orange lights for Halloween and left them on until Thanksgiving, finally changing them out for Christmas lights. Back to her hatred of plants: Joe did a lot of landscaping around our house and set up sprinklers everywhere something needed to be watered. She complained we were getting her grass wet on the borderline between our property and hers (freak!) then went so far as to pull out our sprinkler heads when we were not home, and denied it when we confronted her. We threatened to file a trespassing complaint. She retaliated by calling the police and saying we threatened her with a gun. Total lie. As it turns out, she's a pathological liar with a long history. There are several internet stories where she stirred up trouble at previous neighborhoods, restaurants, hotels, etc., each time making up some absurd lie, sometimes even bringing in the news media to spread her craziness. We ended up spending a few thousand dollars to put up a fence so that she cannot trespass. Well it protects the backyard at least. Fences are not permitted in the front yard. We will finally make the final payment on that big expense this month (well worth it, but I was hoping to buy it after we saved for it, not sooner). Everyone in the neighborhood hates this woman now and they all know the trouble she's made for us (they have their own stories to tell, too....she actually trespassed in someone's back yard while they were in their hot tub, surrounded by curtains for privacy....she opened the curtains to greet them. Yes, really!) Joe and I are convinced we are freak magnets. If there's a freak to be found, they will find us, and probably live next door. I know Joe wants to move again, but that's not going to happen unless we win the lottery. I am exhausted about moving. I hope the weirdo neighbor moves first. She supposedly never stays anywhere more than a year (it's been more than a year already at this address). She is overdue to move! Ha. ha. I hope you had a good year and that 2012 will be a good year for everyone.