by Alison Moore Smith | May 5, 2009 | for Love
When Sam finally got his PhD, we moved to Florida to become real people. Even though our income increased exponentially, we found that real world expenses increased almost as much as real world salaries. So the first few years when we had anticipated being absolutely...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 3, 2009 | Yea Big
Alana (15): Mom, is our family thick as thieves?
by Alison Moore Smith | May 2, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
After choosing the perfect kitchen faucet, we were on the lookout for a faucet model that would work in other rooms. We will have a second kitchen in the entertaining area and a third kitchenette in the office. There will also be a utility sink in the laundry room....
by Alison Moore Smith | May 1, 2009 | for Good
On April 22, 2009, President Obama travelled to Newton, Iowa, to give his earth day speech. In doing so, he burned up 9,000 gallons of fossil fuels. Al Gore lives in a 20-room, eight-bathroom mansion in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville. It consumes 20 times the...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 1, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
An owner-builder is someone who both owns a property and acts as their own general contractor on the job. They either do the work themselves or hire employees or subcontractors to do the work. When we built our last custom home in 2003, we hired a general contractor....
