Friday we're meeting with a new builder to try to finalize plans for ... a new new house.

We know where we want to put it, we've been pre-approved for the building loan, we know which builder and which house plan we want, but there are endless details to work through.

The lot's only about a mile from our current house, but is a bit quieter (and a bit bigger). The house will be a bit smaller than our current house, single-story, and we're going to try to get a geothermal heat pump.

We'll have been in our current house two years next week; and two years is what we agreed to stick it out for, once we figured out that we weren't crazy about the house.

Now we get to play accounting games to get the cash for downpayments.