and on his way home he sometimes drove past the new houses , and he and alice finally decided to move out of their craftsman bungalow in the near northwest part of the city and into one of the new houses out in the suburbs that were shaped like putting wedges set on green asymmetrical lawns , modern and full of windows , with mom and dad and children and dog all seen through a wide bay window , watching a game show and drinking milk or perhaps a highball .