My needs are simple..... Our needs are simple.....

We live in town - right in the CBD. We really enjoy the convenience and ability to walk to work, walk to restaurants, shops and local events. Our rental home is what we need to house us (except for the lack of cupboards) with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas, kitchen and separate dining. It has parking but NO backyard. The lack of a backyard is the only thing letting it down (other than NO cupboards). My son likes where we live, enjoys catching the school bus to town and then the short stroll home via his friends coffeeshop. But he hates that we don't have a backyard. Where as Michael loves the fact he has no lawn to mow, no weeds to pull and no hedges to cut, Mackenzie would like to be able to kick a ball and not have it roll down the street. I too miss the ability to sit out the back in the sun and read the paper or to have my outdoor setting nicely set out for lunch and entertain in private. So next time I would like a small backyard that would allow Mackenzie to kick a ball around, scoot on his scooter, for the maintenance to be minimal and for the peace to begin.