{"id":5791,"date":"2019-07-15T16:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T20:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=5791"},"modified":"2019-07-15T16:56:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T20:56:55","slug":"the-original-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=5791","title":{"rendered":"The Original Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five years!\u00a0 That\u2019s how long we have lived in the neighborhood.\u00a0When we moved in, Avery and Emerson were not even three and Harper not even one!\u00a0 In our cul-de-sac were a group of families that hung out a lot\u2026and I mean a lot!\u00a0 We were often included in the gatherings but our kids were the youngest of the bunch and initially the bunch had more boys than girls and as such we didn\u2019t join in the gatherings as frequently as some of the others.\u00a0 Some of the families we thought were lifers in the neighborhood and I would have ventured to say some of them (but not all) felt the same.\u00a0 Of the five families that started getting together five years ago, as of tomorrow we will be the last remaining.\u00a0 The Gladwells will now join the ever-growing list that also includes the Fosters, Younces, and Ferrarias as they venture on their next journey as a family.\u00a0 Other families have come in to the neighborhood and the gatherings have now expanded far beyond the cul-de-sac.\u00a0 Our kids are no longer the youngest and there are quite a few girls these days\u2026as there are young boys as well.<\/p>\n

The girls first friend, and one we thought would be a lifer, Meagan is moving tomorrow.\u00a0 They will venture off to China where they will live for two years before likely returning to Colorado.\u00a0 The Gladwells have been great neighbors, the kind who always have an open front door and a stream of kids flowing in and out.\u00a0 They are generous and welcoming and will be missed.\u00a0I know the girls will truly miss their first friend.\u00a0 I hope they hold close to their hearts and cherish the memories they created from 2014 \u2013 2019 in the Adams Hill cul-de-sac.<\/p>\n

The early days…. \"\"<\/p>\n

Slightly older…<\/p>\n

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The final days….\"\" \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

And the final goodbye…officially Meagan’s 8th birthday!\"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

Bon Voyage!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five years!\u00a0 That\u2019s how long we have lived in the neighborhood.\u00a0When we moved in, Avery and Emerson were not even three and Harper not even one!\u00a0 In our cul-de-sac were a group of families that hung out a lot\u2026and I … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}