Last week I found myself pulling out my January newsletter and reading the Convenant Compliance section again and wondering if I am the only person who read it. I recently had a visit from a board member letting me know that my neighbor complained because I had too many vehicles and a trailer parked in my yard for a week. Not once did my neighbor get up out of his chair and cross the road to ask about the situation. The situation could have been as serious as a relative lost their house to foreclosure and needed a place to stay or my son-in-law lost his life while serving in Iraq and my daughter was moving in with me. Luckily it was something as simple as my daughter and family moving back to Colorado, their house being rented and they needed a temporary place to stay. Contrary to what some people think it takes time to assimilate a family and belongings into a home that is already full. I explained that everything would be back to normal a soon as possible but I was told I should read the convenants and understand that I will be fined. I asked about all the other houses in the neighborhood who are not in compliance on a regular basis and was told that their neighbors didn’t make a complaint. Just mine! Now do I become as cynical as my neighbor and drive around and report people who aren’t in compliance? Since that day I have driven around the neighborhood a few times and on a regular basis there are 7 to 8 homes with two vehicles parked outside at all times. Do I report them? Would it make me feel better about being singled out? With everything going on in the world today the number of vehicles anyone has in their driveway doesn’t normally even register with me. Would I have liked my neighbor to cross the road and speak to me directly as was suggested in the newsletter? My answer would be a resounding yes!