Surprises, Surprises

Searching for, buying, and moving into a new home a new home has brought a number of surprises to Phil and Polly.

Though they should have expected this going into the big adventure, its like going to a suspenseful movie: you still jump when the guy comes around the corner.

The first surprise was the economy. Between the two of them, Phil and Polly made four separate house hunting trips from Tucson between July 2007 and June 2009. During that time, they saw the economy change significantly (!) which made buying a house easier, but selling one harder.

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Thirty Days in New Jersey

The Henry family is living down Jersey in borrowed accommodations--the "old manse" at Fairfield Presbyterian Church, Fairton, Fairfield Twp., Cumberland County, NJ. Our nearest neighbor is Mike Schuelke, the pastor of Fairfield PCA, the PCA's oldest congregation (est. 1680).

Mike and his wife and daughter (Lauren, recently graduated from Grove City College) live in the "new Manse" which is right behind us and the church on the banks of an estuary leading into the scenic Cohansey River. Its not uncommon to see one of the Henry kids (probably Fitch) kayaking out on the river during high tide.

Its not just beautiful because of the river; Fairton is embedded in the thick of the garden part of the Garden State; on Phil and Polly's morning runs, they run along roads which trace through fields of flowers, vegetables, and fruits. While it is humid, it is beautiful.

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