Through their efforts, they managed to buy a couple of rental cottages in the neighborhood.  Life was filled with hard work, diapers and Sundays at the beach.  The American dream was in sight.

One morning towards the end of that summer, my dad jumped in his truck and drove up Winnapaug Rd.  That’s when he saw it.  FOR SALE - Stanton Realty.  Quickly, he made a u-turn and drove to Stanton Realty to tell his friend Stanton Terranova that he wanted to buy The Breezeway.  Mr. Terranova, who at the time, also owned The Pleasant View House, was concerned that my father didn’t know what he was getting himself into.  Finally, he agreed to help close the deal under the condition that my mother was on board or else this may end in a divorce. She was on board but there was still one major hurdle.  They had no money.