by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 20, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
While reconfiguring the house plans, Sam asked for a complete list of appliances. For some people this is easy, but for me it's been a chore. I've purchased so many rotten appliances in my life — dishwashers that can only clean pre-washed dishes for example — that...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 16, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
On Monday we met with the first builder to come up with a bid for us. To say the least, it was disappointing. The total came in at $804,266. And that's after we bought the lot for $248,000. Seriously. We've built a million dollar home. And this is not it! This house...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 4, 2009 | for Good
For the past couple of days, I've been having a discussion with an LDS friend. It was sparked by my FaceBook link to an article called American Capitalism Gone with a Whimper from Pravda, referenced here by Kristen Chevrier. My friend didn't approve of the article....
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 2, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
When we built the Eagle Mountain house in 2003, we chose to put fans in most of the less formal main living areas for comfort. Each of the seven bedrooms had a fan, as did the family room and “the canyon.” (This was a three story high area adjacent to the...
