my mother is good at making curtains and painting and laying rugs so it was always a nice home.
when i was in the fourth grade our name came up for a larger apartment in the complex we lived in. let me explain, this is how it used to work in new york. your family would move into an apartment, and if you wanted a bigger apartment you’d have to put your name on “the list.” it could take years for your name to come up – but it eventually would and you could then move into a bigger apartment.
so our name came up on “the list“ and it was a 