I'm so glad to hear your fall didn't do any major damage! I think you deserve those bulbs, for sure! Nice selections! See what happens when they all let you do the yard work by yourself?! End result: new bulbs to play with! Very cool! I wonder how much sympathy I could get if I somehow managed to trip and fall in the gardens? Probably none. I'd get some ice for the bruise, and a no for the bulbs! LOL!

Joining the party a bit late - but going through the same issues on our kitchen redesign. Should be easy as I am only dealing with cooking. After a month of reading reviews and playing with ovens and cooktops, I think I decided on the following: Wolf e series oven (was very close to the elux icon as I loved the racks). Final decision - size of the oven, 2 convection fans and on sale! Wolf 36 inch induction cooktop - Ann Arbor building inspectors are following the make up air handling very strictly and need to keep the vent under 400cfm or would have to add a make up air system - which outweighed the benefits. Also considered the miele, thermador, and a late addition - JennAire - but the sleek look of the Wolf won plus it is on sale. GE Advantium Monogram speed oven - This will be over the Wolf oven and I think it will look OK - similar handles and overall appearance. Also considered the Miele and Elux. I have a newer Elux French door fridge and love it - it has the LED lighting.(but no ice/water through the door) It cost a bit more than some others but it has saved me $$ in less wasted food. When I headed out of town for 2 weeks urgently and returned with the milk and lettuce still usable - need I say more? Also, I took my favorite serving dishes and tested the various units -the elux was set up best. I also have a Miele dishwasher. It is several years old and I will re-use it. It is so quiet that I have to put my ear near to verify it is running. The door pops open to assist in drying at the end of the cycle. I also took my favorite dishes to try in the dishwasher - I can put 14 place settings in the dishwasher and run my china and crystal in the dishwasher! Hope I made the right decisions on the new appliances - the posts have been helpful!

As far as what SEER and COP to shoot for set your budget and go for the Highest you can find within that budget from an installer you trust. Top Equipement Manufacturs from what I can tell. Trane: Some problems on the 16XLi from my Trane vendor. American Standard: Really never head anything bad about them Lennox: One of the more prominent posters on the forum doesn't like Lennox Heat Pumps some say over engineered products. Carrier: Controls are amazing quality seems to be falling off some. I would get a variable speed air handler for dehumidification on demand in that area too. Honeywell IAQ thermostat is highly recomended And with the Foam insulation you will also need a air exchanger to bring fresh air into the house. Thats my 2 cents; good luck w/ the new house.

CindyMac, I have to retract my favorable comments re: Handmaids Tale as we just finished watching the 2nd season. Without giving anything away, some character's took a bizarre explicable turn which cheapened the story. And it was torture porn without any emotional relief. To lighten up, we are watching THE QUEER EYE on Netflix. Although some of the antics are a bit MUCH, the transformations are enjoyable.