Here is the final draft of our house plans. So we made a change to the main bathroom and ensuite, our walk in closet, and added the stairs in the garage that will lead to an entrance to the basement.

I've compromised a bit on my kitchen in order to have the open concept. I'm going to have to look into the cabinet and drawer inserts for organizing the space so that I get the most out of it.

I've been researching kitchen appliances online. We are going with a gas range and I'd like a fridge with a bottom drawer freezer. I'm thinking stainless steel now that they have the "finger print free" finishes.  There are too many choices out there! If anyone has any suggestions about any particular make or model I'd love to hear them.

Yesterday 2 of the big pine trees came down. You'd hardly recognize the lot now, it looks so wide open. Today the rest of pine trees and bushes will be taken out. We have a chipper onsite  - which is extremely loud. I really hope our neighbours don't get annoyed. I guess they'll have to get used to it. Once we start digging and pouring foundation and framing the noise and  traffic will be an issue for a while.

As far as our current house. We had 2 showings on Thursday and 1 last night. 2 of the couples have expressed interested, they really liked it. They've asked to be notified if we have any offers come in. I think that is a good sign. Another house went up on our street. It's not really comparable to ours though so I don't think it will be an issue for us. Its a bigger house and is listed at $459, 000. Its a bit dated, or looks like it anyway because of the decor I guess. Anyway, hopefully we continue to have interest in ours and get a decent offer.