Dear Friends,

It is almost fall, and I am looking forward to the school year beginning again! I love my grandchildren, obviously, but I do get tired!!! They are more than a handful! After we got settled in our new home, and I just started to like it...the landlord called and informed me that she needs to live in this home for two years so she can sell it without paying capitol gains! She then started to insist that we move to her home OVER THE WEEKEND! Swap houses is what she asked. She has my first and a LARGE security deposit, and to start over is devastating, so I said no to the weekend move, explaining that in case she didn['t recall, we are a family of six and we lived in the same home for fourteen years before losing it to foreclosure! We have lots of books, pictures, furniture...etc. and we cannot make a move in a weekend! It took us almost two weeks to move in here. She then had a paper drawn up asking us to move into the other house on October 31st. Much to my kids disappointment on spoiling Halloween, I agreed. She then, (the landlord) asked to come and see what changes she would have to make in our house for her to feel comfortable... She came over at 5 pm, opened my closets, drawers...wandered around and kept a running commentary to her "contractor" about changing kitchen cabinets, new carpet.. I, by the way, despite the dogs and kids, keep a very clean and attractive house! She left, and called me up about fifteen minutes later to say "it isn't going to work", she doesn't want to rent the other house to us because I have THREE KIDS! We now have to start looking for another place, hope that woman gives us our security deposit back, (Which I doubt) as she seems to be incredibly mercurial changes her mind constantly and just basically unreliable. I thought we would be here for years and years... I can't believe we are once again losing a home! This isn't the first problem we have had with her, she has a habit of stopping by to tell us about very personal things and complain about her life. She never had kids of her own and she is in her fifties, and no pets. Her adopted kids have threatened her, it seems, so have ALL the other tenants that have lived here! I will not bore any of you with more details about the irrational behaviour, but the entire family is devastated once again! And school begins this month! Anyone have any suggestions? I will keep my positive outlook and hope for the best, I have found that in the midst of something dreadful, it usually happens for the right reasons..I don't know if I would have been able to continue to live under this woman's thumb! Robert Wagner is about to release his biography...I am terrified that he will say mean things about me, but I pray he won't! I do not plan on reading the book. nor do I wish to hear anything about it. I have had too much pain already. I prefer to remember what Naytalie told me, and what is in the memoir she wrote. I will always love and miss her. I think of her everyday. I send love to all of you, and wish you a beautiful fall. Remember to appreciate the wondrous thing that is nature, and surround yourselves with love and patience. Lana. 

Love, Lana                                                                                                                    XOXO