Places I’ve Lived

On an Allstate commercial recently, Dennis Haysbert said Americans moved more than anyone else, and on an average, they live in 11 different places. Marv and I thought this was an insane amount, until we started counting…Marv and his family moved a LOT over the last 65 years, but we had no idea I had racked up a fairly impressive number as well. Here’s my tally:

1953 – After I was born, we lived in a small house in the Kansas City area. This was referred to as “Dorothy’s house.” I vaguely remember my Dad putting in some kind of tiled back patio. We didn’t live there long. (house #1)

1955 – After my Mom had a miscarriage, we went to live with my grandparents above their general store. We stayed there through 1957 when my brother was born. (house #2)

1958 – My parents, brother and I moved to Bellflower, CA. It was a small house and when we decided to move my grandparents out to live with us, we moved to a larger house. (houses #3+4)

1960 – My Dad got a job in the Chico area, so we moved there into a small house by Parkview School. We lived there a year until we moved to a larger house. I lived there until I married Marv. (houses #5+6)

1976 – After we married, Marv and I lived in a house in Paradise, CA. Lived there for 2 years, then moved to Oroville, CA where we have been for the last 41 years. (houses #7+8)

At some point, we figure we will end up in Fresno to be near Sarah. That will be house #9, and hopefully the last one…