en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/5655568 Comments by traveler4lyfe http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment536139713 Eugenia, I forgot to tell you for the New Years I always try to find a new plant for my home. This year I purchased two small orchids. I am taking all of the pointers the bloggers gave me. By the end of the year, I hope to have mastered the growing of "real" orchids. LOL! Wish me luck. Sat, 5 Jan 2013 06:52:52 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment536139713 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment536137255 Hi Eugenia, I saw your message. You made me feel special. Thank you. :) I'm so glad to get through the holidays in one piece. I hope you and the family had a wonderful holiday together. My daughter watched the viewing of the DH on T.V. What a wonderful home. She did the math; and it is possible to winner it and live there. She has convinced me to enter. Thank you again for the special message. You are a jewel! Sat, 5 Jan 2013 06:47:59 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment536137255 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment520221957 Eugenia, I lost hope. WOW! I don't need more debt in my life. It would've been a nice Dream if the house was truly affordable. It seems it's only meant for the wealthy winner. One who could pay the taxes to live there. Or make more money selling it. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:27:13 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment520221957 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment520139848 Thank you! Those are definitely dates that are hard to ignore. LOL Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:53:51 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment520139848 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/14/saving-what-we-can-fireplace-history/#IDComment520137540 Thanks DIY for the update. It's always good to get new info. :0 I have faith that all that can be saved in this BC will be. Maybe the bricks of those chimneys can be used somewhere else in the house. We will be lQQking for them soon. Dylan, I know you are way ahead of me on this thinking........and you've got something great planned. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:49:23 +0000 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/14/saving-what-we-can-fireplace-history/#IDComment520137540 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/14/saving-what-we-can-fireplace-history/#IDComment520134088 Hi SID, no thanks needed. WE are all we have. A kind word, a gentle thought, coming from us who don't know each other, is still calming none the less. Knowing that there are many many kind and caring people in this world. Near and far. Helps to heal our aching hearts. Family is always good. But to realize we are not alone adds just a little extra comfort. Sometimes it takes forever to find we are not alone. I hope to bring that to the forefront of our lives just a minute sooner. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:42:44 +0000 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/14/saving-what-we-can-fireplace-history/#IDComment520134088 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520129660 Yes pixel, I feel the same. It has catapulted me back to 911. Those who know my bio; I am a retired airline employee. I happened to work at a station back then that also had National Guard on the grounds of the airport. With fighter jets always practicing, and commercial jets too. It was a very noisy airport. But that day, and for days after that, the quiet was deafening. I never thought that possible. I think how is this happening. Again and Again....... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:33:59 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520129660 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520123815 Ut4evr, the picture you have created in my head is so peaceful. Being brought up in a cold weather state; that scene is one of the most tranquil. As long as you don't have to leave the comforts of home. And loved ones. :) Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:22:52 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520123815 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520122265 CoCo, thanks for telling all to remember.........just having twin grandsons; a little over a month old now, and 5 other "Grans" to love, my heart is heavy with the thought. my praying has doubled. I seems to be stuck in the forefront of my mind. Today as I watched some parents locate their children, relief all over their faces. Only to feel it dissolve as they watched other parents break at the news.....their children being one of the lost. The pain is so raw. Unimaginable....... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:19:50 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520122265 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520114433 ut4evr, it is good to hear that your family is safe. A little weight lifted from your heart is better than none. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:04:42 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment520114433 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/14/saving-what-we-can-fireplace-history/#IDComment519497593 SID, You did the right thing. While we all know this is about BC; there are things that just seem to take the lead. The tragic events that took place this morning is one of them. I usually have a lot to say about the homes. But today I only came on to send love and prayers for all the families. All those beautiful children taken way too soon. And prayer for the educators who were there for those children. To all who live in Newtown, CT; I pray. My heart is very heavy today. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:16:54 +0000 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/14/saving-what-we-can-fireplace-history/#IDComment519497593 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment519492020 Amen. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:06:57 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment519492020 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment519491133 alicesoneysmom, I am with you on this. My heart is breaking. We send our children to school, not thinking of any tragic events. It is hard to wrap myself around this terrible news. Here in FL many churches are open tonight to just pray for those involved. It seems we must teach our children and grandchildren survival tactics whenever they leave our site. We just never know. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:05:31 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment519491133 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment519486890 Today I don't want to talk about the DH. I only came here to send love and prayers out to the families and the town of Newtown, CT. All of those precious little children who woke this morning and went to school, I pray that you are in Gods hands tonight. To the parents who woke and sent their children to school to learn, I pray. To the faculty who woke to go to the school this morning, I pray. And to that small town in CT, where life was good, I pray. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:58:05 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment519486890 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment518427657 Congrats on the Platinum LEED. Quite an honor for planning, construction & building of the DH. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:08:01 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/12/hgtv-dream-home-2013-earns-platinum-leed-certification/#IDComment518427657 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518416336 Hi Eugenia, sorry for the delay on response. 12/12/12, is my birthday! I had a wonderful day with people dear to my heart. I didn't get the chance to blog with all that was going on. I knew that I would only get 1 chance at that day. I will never see it again. The next time it comes around; 2112, I will only be dust! But today, I'm back. ;0 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:49:30 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518416336 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518409182 Me too! And sometimes searching things down is rather difficult. Which blog, who was I talking to. Ugh! Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:37:43 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518409182 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518407905 O My! Sounds as if this house will be more of a burden than a Dream, for the average person. Dang my dreaming just made an abrupt halt!!!! LOL! Awwwwwwh!! Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:35:32 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518407905 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518405821 Thank you Angelways, Wishing you and the family all, Blessed & Safe Holidays. And the Happiest of New Years. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:32:20 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/2012/12/04/take-the-hgtv-dream-home-2013-virtual-home-tour/#IDComment518405821 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/05/the-truth-about-the-second-floor/#IDComment516657139 My goodness Dylan and Mary. Those joists are one of the first hiccups in the project. Renovating those old homes, plenty more problems will come. I'm sure. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:26:01 +0000 http://blog.diynetwork.com/blogcabin/2012/12/05/the-truth-about-the-second-floor/#IDComment516657139