8-14-15 Tamarac 55+ community:
Too bad Ken is reluctant to buy a place.  I believe we could live in a house in a community like this for what we're paying for rent on our 1 bedroom condo.   I don't recall senior housing communities in St. Louis, so I even find it fascinating driving through them.  Sometimes I think it would be nice to be in a 55+ community.  Maybe we'd meet some people our age.  Maybe we wouldn't hear the kids above and below us banging on drums now and then.  Maybe they'd have some activities we're interested in.  We even went and checked out the senior program in Tamarac and they have a lot of activities---including volleyball, pickleball, yoga, aqua aerobics for arthritis, even painting---all for $40/year for non-residents.  Anyway, I found a few things definitely different in the senior community----------
Like how they like to paint their driveways!

 Sure would think the paint would wear off quickly.

 They even adorn their garage doors.

  Even this guy liked the neighborhood.  We actually ended up going to an Estate sale in this subdivision in Oct.  It was interesting seeing the inside of one of the houses.  It definitely had the worn look.