Who You Know and What You Know

My son and daughter in law needed a place for the winter.  They did not have heat or water where they had been staying, and winter is coming on fast. 

The kids had made a decision to move to town for the winter.  They poured over the classified adds to no avail.  When Cristy and I went to the feed store to pick up grain for the cows, I told her to go look at the bulletin board by the front door. 

She found a 3 bedroom, two bath house with a phone number and a price that was within their budget.  We left the feed store and she called the number while we were still in town.  It turned out that the lady was a friend and that the house had been available for less than a week.  Cristy was able to talk to her and check it out.  Strangely, it was the same house my oldest son had first rented when he left the nest several years before. 

So, today while we're packing to head back to Portales, we are also helping the couple move to their new house.  Because the lady remembered Brian and me, Cristy and David are able to move in right away even though their check won't be here for rents and deposits until next Monday.  It's one of the major advantages of living in a small town.