Hey ReliabilityMan! Ahhh, YES, we plan to have a special "ManCove" as you call it. My DH Man has collected so many huge "treasures" through the years only to have them in storage because we don't currently have enough space for ANY of it! The house plan we are seriously considering building this summer or next spring has a large bonus space above the garage and Master Suite area. It is 24'x36' over the 3-car garage, then another 700sqft or so over the Master Suite. Hubby wants most of this BONUS ROOM for His Space which is where he will spend his afterwork hours...but...We all will share parts of it. HIS SPACE includes... Seperate H/A Unit No carpet (spills, stains, mold, allergies, asthma) (maybe use unfinished plank floors w/ ind. sealer and RUGS) Ceiling Fans Half Bath w/ heavy-duty exhaust fan OPTIONAL: Kitchenette (Counter, Cabinets, Microwave, Ref., IceMaker, Trash Compactor to smash aluminum soda cans, DW, Sink) (He says, when we are old and disabled, we can rent this area to our live-in caretaker!) Masculine Decor/Theme Choices: (so many choices!) Warm, Sophisticated masculine colors, Leather, Wood Southern Gentleman's Quarters Wild West Saloon with Saddles for bar stool seats Upscale Casino Decor English Gentlman's Quarters Fox Hunt decor Ralph Lauren Polo Decor w/ rich plaids Sportsman's Lodge RECREATION ROOM: *Antique PoolTable 4'6"x9' (needs 19'x14' space to play comfortably) *Official-size TexasHold'em Table and 6 soft leather office chairs, *Antique Slot Machine, *Pinball Machine HOME THEATER: One end will be the SoundProof Home Theater for everyone to enjoy. I'll be happy to get the HUGE Big Screen TV out of the GreatRoom and into HIS SPACE so he can watch it as loud as he likes until all hours every night and I can have the main house PEACEFUL and QUIET! Ahhhh, yes! :-) EXERCISE ROOM: WEIGHT TRAINING, AEROBICS, DANCE There is an area just right for our large pieces of exercise equipment (NordicTrack Treadmill, AbLounge, Inversion Table, BowFlex Weight Center, and a ballet bar against a mirrored wall) with a 32" wall-mount tv w/dvd&vcr combo. I love to help friends with "decorating themes". I have SO MANY IDEAS for Masculine Decor/Theme Choices. Here are a few ideas which include Warm, Sophisticated, masculine colors, Leather, Wood, etc..: Southern Gentleman's Quarters Wild West Saloon with Saddles for bar stool seats Upscale Casino Decor English Gentlman's Quarters Fox Hunt decor Ralph Lauren Polo Decor w/ rich plaids Sportsman's Lodge Well, there you have it. Part of our "big plans" for the new house. He has a lot of other "treasures" he wants to put in HIS SPACE, but I think it will become too cluttered and eclectic. I want him to have a Special Space, but want it to be tasteful, too.

JessyF you know me too well.. LOL.. I'd take the one on the left but maybe in a red or burnt orange ha. On the mom front we just received a call this afternoon from the long term care home mom was on the waiting list for and she has to move in Monday. That's a big relief because they have a resident doctor and nurses on staff. The place is pretty new and very nice, not hospitally like some older ones around here are and basically everything is covered by her old age pension so nothing out of pocket except for the difference in cost between a semi-private and private room. Whew.

Sorry, don't know why I went into all that. I usually don't mention it cause I don't want to sound like a whiner. ha My family may disagree with you on the nice all the time thing. ha I do pretty good until later at night when it of course hurts the most and I'm short on patience. I'm usually grinding my teeth to keep from snapping at everyone. Just want everyone to go to bed and let me relax a bit. The pregnancies were bad at the end because I have a small frame and my babies were all over 8 lbs and one lacked only a few ounces of being 10 lbs!! A lot of weight to carry around like that, but I was basically bedridden anyway because I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum (extreme morning, noon, night sickness) and had tons of problems from that. ha Don't ask me how they all weighed that much because I didn't keep anything down the whole 9 months, not even water!! ha On my second child I even asked the dr if the baby was still in there because I was pretty sure I had thrown him up! ha I made it thru and it was only 9 months of heck for each and I have my little angels forever. Anyway, after apologizing I went ahead and gave you my life history again .ha Sorry!! I just got to look at your pics. I was out most of yesterday trying to buy a new shirt to wear out to dinner with some friends. Went to a yummy chinese restaurant. It was nice to get out. Anyhoo, saw your eggs and trays and just realized I forgot to comment on the trays. ha I'll go back over there and post there. ha You have a great weekend. ~Anj

I have also bought and sold on CL. We even advertised our house on CL and did get some viewings! Ditto on the pictures - I don't even look at ads without pictures. CL limits you to four photos, and they're pretty small, but if you use a hosting service like Photobucket you can post as many as you want and they can be much larger. Use the "HTML code" text the same way you would here. (Do note, though, that many very large pictures can make for very slow downloads for those on dialup. Approximately 600x400 is good, 800x600 is the biggest you should really go.) And don't forget the measurements, too! I am always shocked at how many people don't put measurements on their ad. IMO rule #1 is make things as easy on your potential buyers as humanly possible. Do not put your telephone number or address in the ad, although it's fine to say "near the public pool in Anytown" to give people an idea of where you are. I also suggest using the anonymous forwarding CL offers instead of disclosing your email address. I have had to relist items a few times before. Once it gets past about the second page it's pretty much "off the radar" and it's time to relist to keep it in front of people's eyes. I just copy my ad to a text file so I can relist easily. If you decide to reduce the price after a few unsuccessful listings, put "price reduced" in the subject line. I am seeing a lot of relists on entertainment centers, so you may just be out of luck on that one... depending on your tax situation you might actually be better off donating it to charity (one that will come pick it up! LOL) and taking the tax deduction. The Goodwill where I live suggests a donation value of 25% of retail, unless it's really beat up in which 10% is more appropriate. Get a receipt! phoggie, there is NO fee and NO commission. (That's why the site is pretty bare-bones basic.) You post an ad by clicking the "post to classifieds" link up in the top left-hand corner and following the instructions.