by Alison Moore Smith | May 15, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
One of the most stressful parts of home building can be the financing. When you buy an existing home or a home through a large-scale builder, there are few unknowns. In those cases, financing can be just a matter of researching interest rates, filling out an...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 7, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
After considering our construction options, we came to the conclusion that acting as our own contractors isn't in the schedule. We've ruled out using an owner-builder system as they are generally structured. We have been given several references and will be sending...
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....
by Michelle DeGraw | May 1, 2009 | for Spirit
Author link is broken When upon life's billows you are tempest-tossed,When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost…Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?…When you look at others with their lands and gold,Think...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 28, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Appliances are not only a major expense in a home, but also a long-term investment. If you choose well, your appliances should give you years of service. In our last home we installed a Wolf 48″ professional rangetop, model SRT484DG, with four gas burners and a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 21, 2009 | for Mind
What do Mormon Mommas read? According to Amazon, the readers of this blog have purchased the following more than any other books. Are you surprised by any of the winners? And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment The Bottom Line On...
