Ha! We would be empty nesters but...we have had a few extras in the way of nieces and nephews and friends living with us due to transitions in their lives and now my son is back to town from school and looking for a job. In July we had a full house between semi-permanent guests and short term guests. I also cook meals that go out to my dad and sometimes others. When I watch the grandkids, I try to have dinner when the parents return so they don't have to cook. All this means I am generally cooking for 10--rarely just 2. If it is just the two of us, sometimes we just eat out :-))(date night!). I do use my wall oven the most but I am so glad to have the range oven and there are times that I almost could use another oven, more for a different temperature than capacity. On the other hand, I cooked for all these years with a 30 inch oven. The key for me to look effortless is having things made ahead. We have had "flying plates" dinners for 35, that consist of multiple mini courses that come out one after the other. Everything is premade on half sheets and the ovens got a workout for that. It seems like the family gatherings just get bigger- weddings and babies. Our extended family can be 30-40 and we have several parties a year for 60 or so. I also have had many wedding and baby showers, milestone birthdays and funeral dinners that range from 35-70 people. We also had rehearsal dinners but semi catered them. We didn't go with a warming drawer because the ovens go low enough to function that way and sometimes I use the rangetop. We had large disposable catering trays of pasta for a family dinner a few months ago and they kept warm on the simmer burners without scorching. I think one of the benefits of the warming drawer is that it keeps the humidity in the food so with the steam oven, you might not need it. If you haven't had convection, I think you will love it but it isn't for everything. I look at it as a tool and only use it when it will be a benefit to what I am cooking. I am still learning about it. I think your modes on the steam oven are different than on the regular oven. There is a slow roast vs a roast and convection roast. I would read the use and care manuals on all the appliances to better understand how they work. I don't agree with all of Wolf's recommendations for convection baking though. Convection is not the optimum thing for cakes or anything that needs to rise at least in the first part of the cooking cycle.

Moving the furnace to an uninsulated attic is a bad idea in my opinion. The duct work is exposed to extreme heat and cold. Installation of a condensing furnace becomes a problem. There is a potential of a leak and damaged ceilings. You must have a climate which never goes below freezing in order to install the on demand hot water heater outside. Do you have natural gas or propane? The piping would have to be increased in order to supply enough fuel for an on demand hot water system. Unlike a conventional hot water heater, an on demand system requires periodic maintenance. The suggestions for best brands was listed in your other post.

Donna that's what I plan to do, I bought kiddie art paper and it feel thinner than the pattern. It's only 3 different arcs. Yep Sharon I'll whip right thu it lol!!!!! I think it will look great scrappy too with the melon the same fabric to tie it together. I don't think it will be difficult but it will be time consuming. I plan to hand applique 'cause my machine applique is the pits. I also have the twister template from an older book. It's cute but I don't know what I would use it for lol!!!! I got distracted by a Christmas tree that is made up of 8&1/2 scrappy blocks. The shape of the tree is 8&1/2 HST with a holly leaf appliqued on them. Really cute!!! I dug out all of my Christmas fabrics to see what I have. easily distracted Rosa Here is a link that might be useful: Christmas tree

Depending upon the type of metal roof, it should last a lot longer than shingles, but will be more expensive. Not sure, but you should be also able to lay insulation down between the metal roof and your decking if desired. You’ll need to check on that if you want to pursue it. Makes it a little better with ice dams in winter. Problem with metal roofing comes at Christmas if you want to put lighting up there. It gets slippery, but bust open a bottle of Sprite and spray it around and the roofs gets sticky until the bees clean it up.