Dominican Republic 2006

Tianna with both her GrandMothers (Mama Liliana and Mama Cila)

Tianna with Mama Liliana

Dominican Republic 2005

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I've never noticed this before, but since upgrading to IE 7.0, I've been prompted for username/login to ad.yieldmanager.com at various sites (ie, Monster.com). I have used Spypot, Adware and HiJack to eliminate this spyware but to no avail. Some solutions I've read require the yeildmanager server to be added to a hosts file. I don't want to do that, either..

I will try this later and see if it works.

The Home...

The previous owners enclosed a patio to extend the second bedroom which included boarding up the sliding door of the master's bedroom leaving just a window.

New owners have to go via the second bedroom to get to the patio, which isn't very convenient when taking guests through. More importantly, it would be intrusion of privacy for the person(s) sleeping in the second bedroom (i.e. my daughter).

I met with several contractors this morning (at the sellers home) for a bid to convert the window into a door. This is what it COULD look like at the end (minus the patio furniture). The Architectural Board will have to vote on it this Saturday.



I will also need the carpets removed and have bamboo or laminate installed:


My favorite room is the den, but I am also considering adding a french door ...


I've read that remodeling the kitchen and bathroom offer the highest resale value of your home. With that in mind, I would eventually like to raise the ceiling in the kitchen and intall new cabinets and appliances.


I'd be interested in knowing what upgrades you all have done that have raised the value of your home.