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mamagotcha ([personal profile] mamagotcha) wrote2008-08-24 09:17 am

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Thanks, everyone. I'm actually not as bummed as I thought I'd be (though I might change my tune just a smidge around Halloween).

I imagine we'll be putting a lot of our stuff into storage, because we're hoping Bill will land a job this hiring cycle, which means we'll move again sometime between March and August. So we can go quite a bit smaller than this place.

A friend made the very sensible query: "Where is Stowers?"

The Stowers Institute of Medical Research is located on the site of the old Menorah Hospital, at the intersection of Volker and Troost... just north of UMKC, just south of Brush Creek, just west of Highway 71 (Bruce Watkins Drive), and a bit east of the Plaza branch of the library. It's hollering distance from Kauffman Garden and the Russell Stover building (I've always wondered if Stowers and Stover's get their mail mixed up sometimes).

So... Rockhill, Plaza, Hyde Park are the neighborhood names I'm aware of. I know there's some residential area between Troost and 71, around Paseo High School, but I'm not very familiar with it.

I know our next spot is out there... I just need to put our needs out to the universe, and the universe will deliver.

[identity profile] cheesepuppet.livejournal.com 2008-08-24 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs*

[identity profile] feckalyn.livejournal.com 2008-08-24 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahhhgh moving! How unfortunate *wrinkles nose*

I don't know any places available but let me know if I can help in any way.

[identity profile] 1firefly.livejournal.com 2008-08-25 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
If Wiley needs a place to stay Im sure Sabrina can handle a housemate for a while.

[identity profile] dbang.livejournal.com 2008-08-25 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
What STATE and CITY would all this be in? I'm guessing Chicago because of "Hyde Park" But I'm no expert on that area, or whether there are a zillion Hyde Parks around.

PS: Good luck.

[identity profile] mamagotcha.livejournal.com 2008-08-25 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Kansas City, MO

And thanks!

[identity profile] kattelyn.livejournal.com 2008-08-25 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
How far from the area? Would 15 miles away be too far? Also, need to know a price limit :)

Kattelyn / Arathea / Brandy.

FYI, why I ask.

[identity profile] kattelyn.livejournal.com 2008-08-25 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
On Craigslist KC

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Re: FYI, why I ask.

[identity profile] mamagotcha.livejournal.com 2008-08-25 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, I'll look into it!

[identity profile] mamagotcha.livejournal.com 2008-08-25 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
We're currently 9.4 miles from the institute.

If the cost of commuting was offset by an ultra-cheap situation, I think we'd certainly consider it... especially if it was in a dog/kid-friendly and/or outdoorsy space.

I think we need to be looking in the neighborhood of $500-$700/mo.

Whatcha got in mind? I'm dying to know!