Butterfly4u! I is always great to see you. I hope you have been fine. Thank you for the nice comments. You know it was not for a the few here I ahve gotten to know and learn from including YOU, I don't think I could of done it. You ahve taught me so much since I first joined and I just applied your info. Thank you for that.:-) I wish you would visit the citrus forums once in awhile since that is where I spend most of my time. I also svaed a Ponderosa Lemon tree and I would love for you to see. I would love for you to take this journey with us! I owe you much credit for my success. Mehitabel: Thanks for the encouragement. I will do my best from what I know and keep you all updated. Thank you again everyone. You too. Check this link out. You might like it.:-) Mike;-) Here is a link that might be useful: Ponderosa journey with me:-)

Thanks so much for asking! The liquidators who purchased LNT also purchased the rights to "the name". They are apparently starting a website that will sell home product. They also own all the private label product names, so there may be "LNT Shops" in stores. Similar to how Lands End has a "shop" in Sears stores. Unfortunately, this does not mean anything for the LNT employees. The offices and stores are all closed at this point. Still looking for my next opportunity!! The kitchen has/had hit another stall as DH's company went into Chapter 11 about 3 weeks after I lost my job. They have survived, so I think we will be moving ahead. Plus, we were in the middle of renovating our kids' bathroom, which turned into a DIY, so we wanted to finish that first. DH can only do so much and have a "real" job. I've been working with my dear friend Rhome to tweak the design a little further and I think it's complete. Planning a pantry area like Vicnsb's(thanks!!) and may be reusing some of my existing cabinetry for that area. Hopefully this will be finished before the end of 2009!!! LOL!!!

They pulled him in the top of the fifth. He was having a hard time finding the strike zone all of a sudden. He threw 6 straight balls. It was tied 1 to 1 when he came out. Rigt now it's the top of the 6th and DARN! we WERE ahead by one, but now it's tied again! sheesh! We NEED to win this game! It's my birthday ! lol it's 2 to 2 right now.. top of the 6th, Our offense has kind of disappeared! It needs to show up again! lol He did okay.. kept them at 2 hits and only one run. It was a home run, but oh well! lol keep crossing those fingers! crud! they just hit a homer off of the guy that came in for Ry! they are ahead 4 to 2 boooooooo

I think your kitchen is really getting there! I like this layout and I think I prefer it in it's current location to putting it in the front of the house. Yes, you would have a fun window to use, but then again, it's in the front & you don't want everyone to see your dirty dishes (I think that was actually mentioned on the earlier thread). This layout truly makes your kitchen the "heart" of your home! Mudroom...sorry, but I think 4' is much too narrow. Our walk-in closet in our MBR is only 4' wide and even w/a hanging rod (2' space) only on the one side it's very tight...I cannot imagine trying to have kids in there trying to hang up backpacks, etc. You need, IMHO, at least 5'...more if you intend to have a hamper, trash, & recycle bins. I strongly advise you to come up with a way to have a 4' space with tall "walls" and "try it out". Kitchen...you say you want to be able to see out the back windows when you prep...how will you if you have a wall w/cabinets all along that back wall (w/sink)? Or, will you only have a wall for the wall cabinets & have it open b/w the counter & upper cabinets? Is that also where you have your dishes & glasses? Trash can placement...while I prefer not to have a stand-alone can (dogs!) I can see how you might prefer it there. I wouldn't move the DW to the other side of the sink (would be a barrier to get to cooktop), but what if you put in a 24" recycle center to the left of the DW? Then you wouldn't need those cans in the mudroom and you would have the trash convenient to everyone w/o interfering with the kitchen work. MW & Oven...good placement for you. While I normally recommend the MW near the refrigerator, for you it appears to work better near the cooktop. It's still on the periphery, also good. Utility/Pantry...will 12" be enough room for the pantry? Remember you need to include room for the wall + doors and, if the utility closet is a cabinet, then you will also need a back wall (you don't want to mount shelves to the side of a cabinet that way...they're not designed for that.) I suspect you'll need at least 4" for the wall w/doors + 1" or 2" for a back wall...that leaves you with 6" or 7" for shelf space. If you're using a 12" deep pantry cabinet (do they make them?), you'll only need 3/4" for back wall + 3/4" for doors...so 10-1/2" for shelf space. Maybe I'm wrong...but I think you should look into it b/f you finalize the design.