Sending healing thoughts for Annie and Grace.

I'm glad the homeowners are going to going to cover half of your expenses. That seems like the least they could do... I agree, the "what if" they considered is significant.

And the thing is, without a "real" fence, I don't think anyone could BE SURE that a child didn't wander into their yard. I mean, simple things like seeing a fascinating butterfly or an odd/interesting bug could cause a child to step off the sidewalk and onto their lawn for a better look...

Thus I think the "Mr's" measurement of the distance from the yard to the sidewalk as some sort of sign of "turf violation" is a bit of a stretch. Neighbors walk on my lawn now and then, for example and I have no problem with it...