Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for March 04, 2025

Wasn’t sure HGTV was still a thing but I guess they are still at it.

I don’t like where this is going, but let’s see what develops.

Yeah!! Let HGTV pay for it!!

I thought the kids were going to take over the acres that Gus found after Arlo and Janis settled in their current house

Arlo is just fake stalling. Once he saw Janis’ face, he knew his future involved moving boxes!

Gene and MaryLou aren’t qualified to be adults, much less reproduce

Love my kids but I don’t want them living in my back yard.

They’re going to keep part of the land? I foresee problems cropping up with the vegetables.

I would love to live next to my kids, but I can never move from my home in the woods.

Gee dad, when did you change your name to HGTV?

Around here its called “in-law quarters” or “grandparents house”, and its pretty popular. The difference is, there’s no separate ownership, the entire property stays in the family with different members moving around as they age. In other words, when A&J pass on the house will revert back to the kids. Much better than dividing up the property and selling to strangers when they’re gone.

I would lean towards This Old House.

So A&J will live in the kids house, and the kids will live in the chicken coop? Where will the chickens live?

I like the scene in panel 3, with her cooking dinner and him in the background, on the phone to Dad. It really sets the idea that this is a family at home, doing peaceful, normal things. Nice.

There’s something about having mom and dad living so close that can be bothersome….like mom or dad feeling free to walk in the house unannounced without knocking. Long ago I had to set my in-laws straight on the fact that I expected them to knock AND WAIT for one of us to answer the door before they entered the house. They were non too happy when I informed them their smoking wasn’t going to happen inside my house, either. I’m not sure why parents think they can do whatever they want in their kids’ house. It’s as if they don’t recognize or like the fact they’re adults and have house rules of their own that all must abide by.

It could be a valid plan.

Call the “Good Bones” crew!

fusilier

James 2:24

Sounds like a job for Bob Vila (oops, showing my age)

Sounds like a plan… until a hurricane hits that they weren’t prepared for because all the meteorologists at NOAA and the National Weather Service were let go, and they can’t get any disaster assistance because FEMA was dismantled and all the funding went to another Elon government contract.

I once flipped on an episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. The people looked at and insulted the house and decided they had to tear it down and start again. I wondered if this was just “Extreme Makeover” if they’d look at someone and say “he’s ugly and bald and has no manners and walks like a gorilla. Shoot him and start over.”

Many years ago my mom and dad bought about 10 ac in the hill country outside of Austin, TX. They acted as their own General Contractor to build a custom home. It took them several years and many “Discussions.” In the end they built a very nice home.

For me the problem was the location. The South is hot, humid, full of bugs, snakes, and if you are anywhere near the Gulf of Mexico there is a Gator in every mud puddle. I have lived or worked in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky. Lastly their politics are not compatible with my Philosophy of Life. When I retired I moved to San Diego, CA.