Thanks for posting the picture. And, a big thank you to everyone for the plants! Since the sun came out, I went outside to put some in the ground. Nestled among the pots of plants and laying on top of a bag of cone flowers, was a momma possum and babies. She was hit by a car late Saturday or early Sunday morning. We tried to rescue her but she went into the neighbor's yard. Since it was 1AM, we let her go. She has now found her way into my back yard. Her left eyeball is hanging out on her face. I called the wildlife rehabilitator and left a message. I'm on pins and needles wishing there is more I can do for her. I put out some towels and a cardboard box. She did crawl inside but came back out when I put canned dog food and milk out for her. I am leaving her alone until someone professional get back to me. Wish her and her babies luck! -Tina

***doing a happy dance*** gmom! I've got your block all sealed up and ready to go into the mail tomorrow! after asking you to e-mail me your addie, I took a chance on the computer and tried accessing that file of gw addresses. well, that didn't work, but then I thought of how aol is kinda, half-working for me, so I checked in my saved e-mails and there was one with your address in it! I usually delete those once I've input the address into the gw file, but thankfully I forgot to do so this time! lol! so, the envie is all addressed, and I'll be mailing it out tomorrow. I'm glad you spoke up because not knowing who these extras were supposed to go to was making me feel bad. I tried to not short anyone with what I thought was a fool-proof system, but it looks like my "system" fooled me! ah well, live and learn, right? so, in the paraphrased words of the Monkees, your 10th quilt block is now saying "here I come!" -dan

Thanks! I put conduit (both flexible and rigid) inside the walls. Horizontal runs are through knock outs inside the blocks but I tried to keep this to a minimum. Plumbing is also inside (PEX and PVC for waste water) the walls. The main reason for the interior block walls was that I wanted a solid feel. The doors are fairly large (8ft tall, 3.5ft wide) and solid core so I was concerned that metal studs may not be massive enough. I used metal studs for a wall concealing a tank for a wall hung toilet but everything else is concrete blocks.

My forever home- a home I love and am financially prepared to splurge where I would like to, a home that we can spend 7 years or more. When our youngest started school is around the time we planned to buy this home, we will have minimal debt and be in a optimal place financially. I think my best option is to continue to search for a home with two master bedrooms. I have found one but the taxes are high, public schools not good. Safe area, but we would be paying for private school. Also the entry from the garage is a laundry room hall and I hated that. Small lots with minimal back yards. I did like the inside plan but it felt small. I will attach.