Thanks for sharing your experience. It's so great to hear from others who have gone through the process. We are building a house out in the country, as well. We are planning on doing the back up generator (we are in wyoming) so it's nice to hear that it is worth the extra cost. We are not putting in a basement (the water table is too high on our property) but I do have some concerns about my laundry/mudroom. I don't know the dimensions but we ended up stealing space from that area to make our master bath even larger. In the end we are doing a stackable washer and dryer but that will leave me room for a big closet for coats, as well as, a smaller closet with a doggie door for the cat boxes. We will also have room for a bench/cubbie unit. I've worried that I will hate the stackable washer and dryer (I'm short and with 3 small kids they will be used alot) but I thought I'd appreciate the extra storage. The mud is ridiculous here but we've been living in a mobile home on our property for a year while we built so I'm hoping that just the extra space (3 kids, 3 cats, 3 dogs in less than 1100 square feet now) will help me look past the mud that will be inevitable for a long time. We are afraid to pave our road because my hubby worries he will just tear it up snowplowing with his tractor in the winter. And it's true that gravel is cheap (relatively) and can make a big difference. We are doing a playroom in the bonus space above the garage but otherwise our house is just one level - thank you so much for sharing.

Thanks Mikie. I have Dell560 Desktop/IE10/ Win7. I can't find what you suggested. Sorry I'm so computer dumb. The only "Computer" is on the left above the "Start" icon on my desktop. Clicking it will tell me how much space is used on "C" and that I have a "D" drive installed. I'm unsure where the run line might be. The only browser address bar I know of is either on the Internet or my email site. I don't have a Folder Options in my Control Panel icons and, therefore, no View Tab. Back on XP Windows Explorer would give me everything. Now it's just icons saying Libraries, Documents, Etc. Thanks, Gene

Assuming you are using Outlook Express....... Obviously you are not trying to attach a folder to an email because that does not work. So here is how I attach files to an email Create your email Click the 'Attach' icon at the top of the page In the drop down menu browse to and open the folder where your file is Highlight the needed file by clicking on it Click OK The file is attached. ------------------------------ If you have more than one file in the same folder click on the first one hold down the CTRL (or Control) button while clicking on the others you need Release CTRL key click OK All are now attached.

Wow you decorators are GREAT!!! I thought my thread was doomed to die b/c my dresser wall is so fugly (and who puts filing cabs in their bedroom anyway??) ;-) Thanks for proving me wrong! palimpsest (and les) -- I know EXACTLY what you mean...I would never have thought to attach long handles but I think that would work excellently (if I can find the right length) sunnyca -- I love the idea of a runner, especially b/c the top has some minor water damage (looks like cup rings). I sew, and I could easily sew up something that would tie in w/our caramel color bedroom curtains. Again, an idea that would not have occurred to me. oceanna -- those are some fab cabinet makeovers. Our metal cabinet didn't function well so I never considered making it over. The new cab functions great...and as much as I love that $750 cab, our budget was for "$30 delivered" CL cabs LOL. les917 -- you always have the best ideas for rearranging furniture...there was a period of time where I would seek out the threads that you posted to, just in hopes that I could somehow tune in to your skills ;-) I can see how putting the shelves/cab between the dressers would balance the wall, but I'll have to think about the functionality of it. One nice thing is it could create a "filing niche"; I could possibly utilize the inner sides of both dressers for hanging wall pockets (my new favorite thing to sew). I will have to see what DH thinks since he'll be moving everything. He originally wanted to put the cab between the dressers but I didn't think it would work, functionally. He doesn't like to have to re-do work...but hopefully he'll be willing since we're bringing in a new piece of furniture anyway. The "new" cabinet is such an improvement over the old, and now I have some ideas of what I can do to help it look nicer, too. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am really slow about finishing projects, I have two little boys, but when I finish this project (which is "relatively" small) I will post some before/after photos :-) Melanie