@thekittygirl, no kidding--it all felt soooo familiar. But here's the thing: Michel and I traveled to his family's other place about two hours away, and the situation is completely different. The neighbors are fantastic. I've met the ones on either side of us already and they're the sweetest, kindest people you'd ever want to meet. So the problem is definitely isolated. I just hope that the ones responsible for this situation will get the message loud and clear and take this opportunity to do some of the growing up they've clearly failed to do in the past.