Yes, very exciting! Not only am I excited to have soft close drawer glides, but I'm excited to have any drawer glides at all! The drawers here are just wood on wood and there is no gliding to them at all. More like tugging and sometimes almost wrenching your shoulder out of place when the humidity is up. Yeah, windows are moved and eliminated. We're sticking with the existing fridge but the door can be changed. And there is going to be s bit of space at the end of the run because I accounted for the extra space for a larger fridge at some point plus a little bit so the door can swing back enough (the shortening of that wall should take care of that anyway). I think our water cooler will fit in that space for now or my husband can build something that fits perfectly. That fridge is only a few years old and we have a tight budget and I'm very cheap, so it stays for now! The DW is staying too, but it's a Bosch that's only a couple years old as well. I did splurge on a scratch and dent Elextrolux duel fuel range from Sears Outlet that is white as well. Would prefer all stainless, but standard appliances can be replaced down the road later.

Bumping this up! I have a small collection of 5 hydrangea macrophylla. I'm going to post a link to the variety and explain the history/ location for each, along with an update. Winter was pretty mild this year, but had several sudden dips into cold temperatures. I'd say overall it was more like a zone 7 winter, but it was pretty shocking for plants as it would go from 70 degrees (Fahrenheit, obviously) to low-teens and single-digit temps very rapidly, and that happened several times. I think it stayed above 0 degrees all winter. I have alkaline, clay soil so blooms are pink. Everlasting Revolution (Hokomarevo): two planted, both in full sun (south exposure). Plants Nouveau link This is the second winter I've had them, both years they've die back to the crown but come back well. These are very tiny little hydrangea bushes and they definitely are dwarf and grow very slowly-- the "mature size" of 18 inches is probably at least another year away. The whole plant is miniature compared to my other hydrangeas. They both have broccoli. I intended to move the one that gets more sun this year as it didn't bloom last year, but I didn't get around to it-- and it appears to be doing better! From past experience, the blooms are beautiful, though small. They start pink and white and gain green streaks as the blooms age. Pistachio/ Horwack. Western exposure, pretty shady and fairly shielded. Pistachio link. I don't think it died back to the ground, but I forgot to check on it early when it would be easy to tell. Again, second winter in my yard, and growing well, but not very quickly. The blooms are already opening (whether that's because it's sheltered or because it's an earlier bloomer is uncertain), and are pea-green as they are always until they mature. Will develop an intense fuchsia color with green accents as the bloom matures, no blue center in my soil. It's starting to demonstrate the iron chlorosis coloring, on new leaves, it's interesting that it doesn't show that coloring until the blooms form and are opening (it's not on the first ~30 leaves). The plant continues to grow and bloom with no real maintenance on my part, and I like the look of the yellow leaves. Together (RIE05)- planted on the north side of the house, gets sun from early morning to about 10 am. Together link. I got this last summer as a mildewy plant on clearance. Whether because this is heartier, or because it's in the ideal position, this was my only hydrangea that did not die back at all, so it's the biggest. Has lots of broccoli. No experience with the flowers yet since it was an ugly duckling when I got it. Peppermint (RIE14). North side of the house, essentially no direct sun. Peppermint link. Also got this last year, but it handled the crowded box store conditions better and didn't have mildew. This died back to the crown overwinter but came back really well and is nearly as large as Together. Has fewer groups of broccoli than Together, but the clusters it has are HUGE. I am looking forward to the blooms, they are very impressive. Everlasting Revolution I can definitely confirm blooms on new and old wood. Peppermint and Horwack bloom on new wood, and Horwack also blooms on old wood (Peppermint and Together did not have a second flush of blooms last year, but they were recently transplanted). Together may or may not bloom on new wood, but it's definitely showing broccoli at the same time that the other plants that died back to the crown did. Together may be more cold-tolerant than the other hydrangeas I have. None of the plants are showing signs of downy mildew this year, and there's been a lot of rain. Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised with the new entries, and pleased that both Revolutions are gearing up to bloom this year! It matches your experience, though--all of my plants are in your "reliable" group.

Happy Friday everyone. I know some are just getting started. What are your thoughts on starting a new thread where everyone posts photographs of their seeds/seedlings no matter what their status along with their sowed date, age, and remind us all of your location and current weather conditions. This will replace the recording stats in the spreadsheet (from last year's grow out) and I think will be a nice way of documenting our progress periodically. Tracy

A couple thoughts on the master bath: - You can do a large, luxurious shower by running it across the whole back wall. - I can't read the dimensions on the sink vanity, but I don't think this is big enough to support two sinks. And if you do cram in two sinks, you'll have no space for drawers. - I never like toilets in closets, but imagine sitting on this one: With the wall angled in, your knee will knock against the door ... yet without the angle, you can't get into the closet ... plus, when this door is open, it'll block one of the sinks. Basically, too much is going on in this little cramped corner, and something has to change. How big a table do you intend to use? It's going to be sitting in front of the only (public) door to the back yard, which may end up being a problem. Also, I'd lose the French doors and go with a slider (look at the new glider doors - they look like French doors). I have a French door in a similar spot, and I HATE IT; the inswing is always in the way. The function of an island should be as a work surface and a place to interact with your family. Eh, I think this is an opinion. There should be 2 sinks, one for prep and one for cleanup I don't think this kitchen is big enough to need two sinks. Also, you should try to increase the master closet width to 6.5-7 feet so you can have clothes hanging on both long sides. I agree. There's no point in building a walk-in closet with hanging space only on one side. You'd be better off opening the closet towards the bedroom; you'd have better access to a closet of this dimensions. the master making it around 15x16 which is still plenty big. That's very big ... I agree with stealing some of this space for the closet (and maybe bathroom). You're going to use these spaces every day, and you don't want them to be under-sized.