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This may be my most revealing post ever!

DH and I have wanted a larger home for a while…

If we refi, we could take money out to update out home. We live in a newer subdivision (read Walnut Ridge or Meadows , Aspen Trails, Ponderosa Trails,Foxwood, Boulder Point, etc). Our house needs: granite and stainless appliances in the kitchen, a deck, and a few other things. We think now would be a good time to fix the house up to sell within the year. We could get a home with enough room for a steal now! In a year, I am sure could get a deal,too. We have an issue with our home that could deter people (read; crappy neighbors, backing I-40, steep driveway, small lot, etc), so we need to OVER compensate for it.  Most people have granite and stainless, so we need it, too.  We need to make the interior of the home so amazing that people ignore the flaw. If we could get a deal on a hot tub, that would help, too.

So, what do you want in a home???????

My dream home , no $$$$ worries has

  • Solar
  • Tankless water heater
  • Radian Hydronic Heating
  • Recycled Glass Countertops
  • Whole house fan
  • Low VOC paint and flooring
  • Bamboo flooring
  • Greywater system
  • TREX decking
  • Recycled formaldehyde-free insulation.

And more!



{March 29, 2009}   My DD’s B-day gift list…

So far…(have been sitting in my closet, got good deals at X-mas time)

  • Green Toys Tea Set
  • Melissa & Doug Easel
  • M & D Sushi
  • M & D Birthday Cake (she says all she wants for her B-Day is cake…)

Hoping to get…

  • Plan Toys Modern Table Chair Set (I adore this, and she needs chairs her own size,hating plastic this is a good bet) from us
  • Kettler Go Green Trike-    from Grandma, please Gama???
  • Art Supplies… Tempera Paint, Soy Rock Crayons, Eco-brushes, etc.

I have to start planning her party, May will be here soon! I have ideas, I just need to “balance” my dreams with my budget!



et cetera