The 2nd Grade Chick

Well here is the first post to many I imagine.  A miniseries called "Tales of a remodeling teacher".  I have been busy and stretched a little thin lately.  Bedtime battles have stirred up a whole nother series of discussions about remodeling.  I have been planning on remodeling the kitchen for the last two years but all of a sudden we noticed that our kids are BIG, huge as a matter of fact and they need their own rooms.  Soooooooo.......we set out to look at three houses that would give them their own rooms.  And after looking at those three house we learned that 1.  the first house had bathrooms that were too small, 2. the second house was just like ours, and 3.  the last house was jussst right.  Buuuuuuuttttt that house was old.  Built in 1876 or something like that.  But it sure was purty.  It was completely finished to perfection.  Except it had slopey floors (probably needed a foundation overhaul).  We still almo...