If they are still looking for seeds, please feel free to email me for my address. I would love to help them get more seeds that they are looking for or interested in. If you don't see something on my list, email me anyways as I have to update it. I have peppers, squash, cucumbers, sugar snap peas, green beans & yellow wax beans, pumpkins & garlic avail. If they want to trade too, let me know :)

Instead of focusing on two ice makers in your fridge, consider getting a stand alone ice maker. I don't use my in fridge ice maker much and now use a table top model with bottled water, though I'm single so you probably need something larger then myself. Why such a small cooktop for such a large family? How many burners do you currently use on average? In a few years when your kids have bigger appetites, you are going to need larger pans so skimping on your cooktop size doesn't make sense to me. Also, make sure you have one really larger burner for putting the hurt on an 8 or 12 quart stock pot for large batches of pasta, soups, and stews. Side-by-Side style fridges are nice until you want to bring frozen pizza's home. A bottom freezer or French Door model has a real advantages here. "Gallon" door fridges are going to be a really nice thing for you in a few years, again as the kids grow up. With vent hoods, you can never buy too big but you sure can buy too small. The cheap ones are really too weak and too noisy to be a good choice. It almost goes without saying to make sure it vents OUTSIDE, not in your attic or in your kitchen (indoors).

We have 3 under 5. We have a decent (but not luxury) leather sofa with leather ottomans in lieu of a coffee table in our living room. It is where we hang out and kids occasionally play in there but no food allowed. Adults are allowed to have wine in there. :-) The sofa has held up well. In our Tv room we have 2 IKEA couches with matching ottoman and one has a chaise. The cushions all come off and clean well using an at home dry cleaning kit (Dryel). This is where our kids watch Tv, build forts, practice gymnastics when we're not looking and they have held up well. Cleanable cushion covers is awesome!

I already would like to replace the coffee and side table. Would it be too ‘matchy matchy’ to also do a sofa table as part of the set? As for rugs, I like the idea of a bold statement piece with a few different colors I can pull for accents. I am mostly drawn to reds or navy’s. I tried a warmer toned red and dark blue rug previously, but it didn’t work well with the color of the coffee table or leather chairs. The biggest catch is I need at least a 9x12 for under $500. Polypropylene here I come!!!