Most of the things were things we or the architects specified in our custom build, and we just didn't think it through carefully enough. We specified where switches went in all the rooms. In the master bathroom shower, there is a fan / light combo in the stall. The switch for the light is on the right side as you enter; the toilet is to the right of that. For some reason, we put the switch for the fan near the bathroom door, not near the shower where it would've made more sense for using either the shower or toilet. Minor irritant, but still. Our house is built with thick ICF walls, so it was critical to get the placement of windows and external doors right before the concrete was poured. We have a triple window in the master bedroom, on the wall which we butt the bed against. I caught in the plans that the window was going to be lower than we wanted; I wanted it such that the window jamb was flush with the stop of the bed, or a little above. It was drawn to be several inches below. I am certain I relayed that to the architects, but in a rare exception I either did it via phone or didn't blind-copy myself in the email. Didn't catch it before the pour. Architects swear I never told them. Without a headboard, our pillows constantly want to migrate off the bed and onto the window jamb. Sigh. Someday I'll build us a new bed frame with a headboard, and that issue will go away. I didn't pay close enough attention to the size & placement of two windows in my workshop off the back of the garage, which also has ICF walls. As a result, the bottom of the windows are well below the level of a workbench or stationary power tool. Gonna look stupid when I build a bank of benchtop that cuts across the bottom of the window, but if I don't, I'm either wasting precious space (small workshop) or going to have to get creative with the space. Sigh. Didn't pay attention to the plans between when they were rough-drafted with standard framing and when we specced ICFs. As a result, I'm fairly certain they kept the outside dimensions of the two-stall garage the same, and we lost a precious ~ foot inside. It's an awfully narrow and short garage as a result; good thing we don't have very large cars! A Dodge Caravan barely fits, and I mean barely. Oh well. All the other problems are things that we can change later without too much pain, or that were compromises that occurred as we built and so weren't surprises by the end. --Steve

I've been wanting to see a change in the US uniforms for a long time but most of what I saw was, well, pastel pajamas. I'd say, follow the snowboarders' lead. They looked good to me. But at least none of them had their "pants on the ground"! Everyone I saw, albeit limited, they nonetheless represented the country with dignity and I applaud them for it.

Yep - mee too Urlee - I liked the other one better, but of course that's part of age - I don't like change. I also agree with you Sue - we are all still here! Elaine

OMG! No, I didn't notice! Thanks for telling me, Rhonda. I'll check it out! I'm so excited! Lu