Love Sweetcream.

It's the next town over from where my husband is from, and where the nucleus of his family is. We all get along well, so it has been so wonderful for starting and raising our family. Still, it was hard for me for the first bunch of years. I probably would have been happier if we did the Portland renting thing for a bit before buying in our rural town, but in retrospect with housing prices, thank GOODNESS we bought when we did. But yeah, I married a Mainer and I knew that meant moving to Maine.

I live in a VERY similar town. We moved here 9 years ago from MA, and I am from Long Island, NY originally. It took me a long, LONG time to feel settled here and that this is "home" for me... as in, just within the past 2 years. I was miserable too. Making friends, and having my kids finally entering elementary school were key contributors to feeling more settled in this rural-ish town I live in (35 minutes to Portland, 10-15 to all shopping needs).

Get some rest and enjoy a Merry Christmas. You are doing the best you can, and you deserve rest. Your family is lucky to have you.

That's a big class!

Oh, you meant Paris, France. At first I thought you meant Paris, Maine and thought "well, I guess Dder Isle is small but I would think people have heard of it."

I read "Paris" and first thought of Paris, ME. Today is the day that I reached a new Maine Achievement Level.