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"For the time being, Mama says. Temporary, says Papa. But I know how those things go."(748)

Fairly obvious foreshadowing. They're probably going to spend a large chunk of life in that crummy house, deceiving themselves by saying that it's temporary over and over again. But deep down inside of all of them they know that it isn't just a temporary quick-fix, but something that will stay with them for a very long time. This kind of harkens back to the other short stories written during the 50's that we read, in that the characters all deceive themselves to some extent.

"The water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn't fix them because the house was too old."(747)

What a crummy landlord. I wish the author told us if they got their money back or not, because now I'll be wondering about it for a very long time. Doesn't seem like the entire world is against you sometimes? I'm sure that that's the feeling these people are experiencing as they move from crappy house to crappier house, always telling themselves that things will get better, they always get better, and they will become better through sheer will of mind and body.