hi IMO, i believe the only model #s that were provided are the ones posted above. I will double check the estimate paperwork when I get home from work tonight. it sounds like the hybrid system would fit our needs and environment here in DC (other than this past winter, generally the temps do not get too cold for too long) what would be the advantages/disadvantages of upgrading to the 95% evolution? would it be a significant cost increase? since we just bought the house we are trying to be smart with our $. the $7k price range (before $1500 credit) we can do, but we probably would have to think about going higher. for reference, barring any life-altering events, we are planning to stay in the home long term.

He does seem somewhat better this morning. His little eyes are brighter and seems more lively. From what everyone says (and thanks for the link BTW)I won't worry about the inverted hiccup thing. Mac adores DS (who he really belongs to) and when his favorite person comes he is over the moon. I think he hurt his leg, and we have felt everyone more than once, he doesn't yelp with pain and is walking fine....he is like a spring at times. I mean a real Mexican jumping bean! LOL He jumps for joy, he jumps when he's begging he just jumps cause he can! I've never seen a dog that jumps like Mac, that might be a Chi thing too. The receptionist asked me yesterday if he is a jumper I told her that is his middle name! I will keep him quiet and see how he does. I am going to mention everything to the vet when he goes to get his teeth done.

I don't need to worry about cleaning teeth. Even though my dogs eat kibble most of the time (Ultra Lamb and Rice), they get, at a minimum, one raw turkey drumstick each on the weekends. Some weeks they are lucky and I buy them turkey thighs, also. They have beautiful teeth. Works for cats, too (with chicken parts). Back when I got my older dog he was 2 or 3 years old and his teeth were COVERED with tartar. There was hardly any white showing. If he chewed on something, his teeth would even bleed. That night I got him (Saturday) I started feeding him raw chicken parts. By the time his Monday vet appointment came around, his teeth were looking so much better that the vet didn't hardly comment on them. He just said that if they get any worse that they WOULD need cleaning in the future. Well, after two weeks you'd never know they were so terrible in the beginning. I really think that this was a worst case scenario when I got him and he really turned around.

Thank you to bnicebekind, outinthecld, and amberjul for your response and insights. I want to say that first of all, I am protective of my son. I also worry sometimes that my son takes advantage of things and can be a bit manipulative. The day that I wrote my original post, my husband had gotten into one of his moods and there were a bad scene. This past weekend, however, while my husband was gone, I asked my son to do something (move some wood behind the garage) and he refused to do so. I should tell you that my son was in the store with me shopping one evening and he went to look at the baseball cards while I was in the grocery dept. When I went to look for him, I was paged. Going to find him, thinking he paged me, I found that he had been stopped for shoplifting--which was pretty confusing since neither of us had left the store and he had over $30 in his pocket that I had given him earlier. Anyway, the store made me pay $200.00 to them as they can charge the parent 10x what the kid is allegedly stealing. My husband and I agreed that he had to work it off. Actually, I was quite humiliated and upset and couldn't even speak. My husband actually surprised me and was the calm one and talked to my son. Since that time, even though it was agreed that my son had to work off the $200 with chores, he refuses to do them (usually when it is just me around) and this weekend when my husband was not home, my son got very angry with me, called me names, threw my kitchen chairs around, hit things, slammed the doors, etc. My son is getting to be a good size guy and truthfully, I am not sure I could live with him alone any more. AS for protecting my son, I do. When my husband went after my son once like he was going to hit him, I stopped him and I told him that he or anyone would ever put a hand to my son. I stood my ground and looked him in his face and he knows that I am dead serious about that. Yes, I do feel that some sort of counseling is needed so we can set some guidelines as to what our rights and responsibilities are. Such as, I would never spank one of stepgrandchildren and I don't expect my husband to spank mine...he sees it differently. I have again talked with my husband and I have taken the advice of a counselor in that if my husband loves me, I should be able to get him to see my reasoning. I think he does love me because I did stand up to him and say to him that I do not want to "castrate" him in our home and make him feel like he is not the man of the house, however; I cannot raise my son in fear. I told him that I do not like his temper; I cannot deal with people with bad tempers and if he did not learn to control his temper and learn to think a bit differently, that I would have to let this relationship go. I told him that I did love being married to him and I love the large family that we have together and I love the grandkids, but if that was the way that he raised his kids (I suspect it was and I suspect that was how he was raised, also), that he needed to think differently. I also came up with some compromises for my son and our rules, which he agreed to and I did let him know firmly that we needed to work on this and that I did think counseling was needed. His daughter told me that he had tried counseling before and it failed. I have been to counseling quite a long time for the depression, etc. of my first divorce, the relationship, tragedies, etc., so I do have insight into what needs to be done. I was a very self-sufficient, independent woman, yet now at my husband's request have lowered my income and work at home. This is all right as now I am here for my son when he gets home and I am here when he goes to school, too. I wonder if my husband doesn't have a hormone or chemical or sugar imbalance that brings on his moods as he gets very upset with himself when he gets upset. I am working on the rules and have talked with my son and asked him to work with me. My son knows I love him and I will try to look after his best interests. So, I do appreciate your comments and I wanted to let you know that I will not stick my head in the sand, I am workikng to resolve the issues, I am looking into counseling, and yes, I do protect my son. But, I simply needed to know if I was being one-sided towards my son as a mom and a stepchild myself, was I being unfair to my husband? The thing is, when you talk to someone, it can get you thinking...sometimes my son is in the wrong and sometimes my husband does overreact to things and goes way out of proportion. These are the issues that need to be worked on...now, just to find the right counselor to help with that. Thanks again