Andrea,

   What a great space!!! I especially love the kitchen, the fireplace in the bedroom and the yard!!! When we purchased our home, it was in need of A LOT of work but you know what? That is what makes it home! We've been steadily working on it over the years and I suspect it will be a couple more years before it is *finished* (are they EVER finished? I keep having ideas..). One of my favorite things to watch is HGTV which has a lot of real estate shows...Property Virgins, home make over shows, ideas for room makeovers on a budget, buying houses internationally, etc. Sometimes when the women of my family get together, we go out with a real estate agent for the day looking at houses. We personally looked for years before purchasing our dream house. Enjoy the hunt and thanks for sharing...FUN!!
    So far today I've been mostly focusing on stuff in the kitchen and dining room....mostly just puttering and enjoying the morning (baby is napping). A quick vaccuum and dusting will leave the living room in beautiful shape. I'm thinking a quick trip to the store will be in order too (or then again, maybe not)...I'm still thinking about what to make for dinner. If I do what we have on hand, it will be grilled chicken breasts, roasted potatoes, corn on the cob, tomato and cucumber salad and a homemade carrot cake (which I still need to make). I think that sounds good. Scratch the trip to town! :)

Michelle