Looking for input about moving to Houston with six
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6/28/2013
Hello All,
My husband and I have had enough of New England. Although we have all four seasons here, they are not all equal length of time. Yes, the fall is the best: Less bugs, cool enough but not cold, great colors all around and awesome for hiking..... BUT, it only lasts a couple of months with lots of rain in between so doing outdoor activities become the same amount as anywhere else with heat. Unless: if you are willing to ruff it out like anywhere else. The longest time period is winter, which we NEVER put away our winter clothes. You never know NE weather, and you ALWAYS need a sweatshirt handy. We are not well off, so winter activities are very hard for our family to be a part of. Skiing or snowboarding is arm and a leg unless if you have just one child. Most of soccer or lacrosse games get cancelled or cannot be rescheduled because the fields are soaked and kids can't play. To attend indoor facilities... again, good for a one child family. Heating our four bedroom house and taxes, plus mortgage takes most of our income away. We love our back yard, but due to lots of trees and the ponds, wet lands all around the area we live in (being in NE) the mosquitoes are all over to eat you alive. Bottom line, living 40 minutes away from Boston or the beach is great but you have to be making at least $150K a year to help family stay active and enjoy any time. Violent crime is not much heard of but there are so many teens doing drugs because they are bored. We don't want our kids to join this band wagon of teens and to keep them all in activities isn't financially possible. I have lived all over the world being a military brat. I've also lived in many states within the nation. My husband is from Santa Barbara. We are both aware of goodness and uglyness of all areas, no matter where you live. Houston is where we would like to relocate for mostly financial reasons but we are both concern about schools and activities for our children. We wish to make this move for our children, to be able to provide the best for them. Reading through so many reviews.... I am concerned and would like make sure we do all our homework prior to the move.
Could anyone provide some input or opinion?
Thanks!
Nil | Derry, NH