nook = window. how many windows? window. windows where? it is a window. windows everywhere? no. it is a window to another world. I’m thinking Narnia? I’m thinking mania on a cloud. a cloud of windows? now you’re starting to get it.
easel across from cloudMagdalena pre 1st grade heartbreak
cloudcloud rug
There are two places for girls and boys to become men
There is, 1. The Monster Cave and 2. The basement
we are either lifting heavy things or winning. or both.
I’m calling this now
You must allow and encourage me to be very anal teaching the kids poker. if you learn how to deal poker, you can save enough money to buy anything you want at 12 years old. $100/hr from double tips Mommy needs to learn the job better than me.
I want poker fiends.
Never to be mentioned again–
The whole footprint is a basement, but it is separated three different ways. one for the game room, then there’s a humidity controlled cellar with a secret door. . . ^**^
Future gift ideas:
- Geneva and King James 1600's Bibles - 1800's with Apocrypha that our witches and wizards may touch - Witchcraft and Mason's antiques and memorabilia - Freyr's photos edited and framed (approx. 2.5ft portraits) - A ton of $60 discounted to $30**** bottles of wine and cigars - Hitler's grandmother's teacup https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HMIt72R4Mxc https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tn5mJk3zbSs
Construction of a basement will cost around $150 per sqft versus a third floor, which can be over 60% more expensive.
I need you to text me: 1, 2, or 3
1. Open second story hallway connecting master bedroom, office, and nook overlooking family room/kitchen.
2. Single story 25ft vaulted family room (eliminating expenses for second story rooms, maximizing wood grain)
3. Your idea is better than mine >:’ - )
1 or 2. *Favorite by far. Reminiscent of a Catholic steeple.
2.
Fireplaces
I like real wood or the impossible. any questions? for instance, "how does this work?"
Woodburning
If you are willing to settle for IKEA and comparably priced furniture until the last poopie on the couchies, we can sell all of the permanently stained furniture for really cool pieces.
The Master
A touch of, "you have merely adopted the darkness. . ."
Entry/Living Room
Go crazy, go wild, I need your dancing feet.
I'd ask your father, but I am under the impression that an entry room can be extravagant and add value to the property.
I am geeking out over this marble flooring.
I'm thinking about a home that hosts 30-40 players, parents, and coaches at least a few times a year. As far as family homes go, that's a party house.
*A small injustice to your dominion, a teensie weensie ask: what if there was a super nice cabinet space for all kinds of beautiful things from trips starting with Nepal and Peru in the living room.
Mudroom
And for our muddy clothes: you got this, babe.
I have no right!
No right at all except to say. . .
you see what I am saying.
1. Genevieve 2. Magdalena Ryan 3. Lilia Elliott
4. Not a 22+ year investment
Here is my initial offer:
You can take full control of the entry room, living room, kitchen, bathrooms, master bedroom (minus bathroom and walk-in closet), children's bedrooms, mud room, and kitchenette in the basement. Any pictures I post of these are for suggestion only and can be disregarded. . . I will have control over the basement, family room, the nook, master bathroom and closet, and the garage.
I believe you have managed to finagle the decision on trim from me. I accept this.
You've got the banisters as well. . . I'm jealous, but they have to go with the trim perfectly.
FINAL OFFER:
I am offering the front yard and exterior for the backyard. . . and the treehouse.
It's going to be a log cabin in a tree.
check this one out https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/house-of-hampton-mirna-upholstered-velvet-round-storage-bed-with-wingbacks-w009663644.html?piid=1127814497%2C1133318859
or
https://tinyurl.com/dyltmiweypwmt
Tell me that this wouldn’t look incredible matching the wood on the vaulted ceiling in the family room. Reminiscent of Japanese shrine gate. Imagine another two feet of ceiling height and a second flat horizontal beam. ?
Looking through our shrine gate to the sunrise, the kitchen will face east. To the west of the house separated by glass-pane doors from the family room will be the cloud room to watch sunsets.
I understand that we have already established the parts of our future home that we will each have executive control in designing. I am asking you to consider an in-wall latte machine. . . Starbucks 3x/week on the way to school and once on the weekends is approximately $8,000/yr. We can buy all kinds of delicious syrups from COSTCO. Artisanal syrups can be stocking stuffers and this will pay for itself three times over. The girls will likely still want Starbucks so we can make sure to have Starbucks brand reusable cups.
I'd really like to speak with your father about what amenities can bring a property into the luxury market. I'm not sure about a pool that would be so rarely used in NY. I'm looking at in-ground hot tubs.
Something that we can do anytime if it's financially feasible that would be really fun is to pay an architect to create a rendering of two or three different layouts. They can do entire interiors as a 3D model and we can see different looks from the outside. The sooner we do it the more time there will be to decide!
Random ideas:
1. Battlestations
Two very large TV's that can roll into the family room or basement with extra consoles to play up to 16 ways online.
2. Boating
I wonder how close to a lake, reservoir or river we can find at least a few acres of land that can be subdivided. It doesn't need to overlook the water and if not we can look at easements to permanently dock a boat and be within a few minutes driving.
NY
Connecticut
NJ1 hour drivetime from Manhattan (traveltimemap.com)
Within a good school district and as close as possible to Manhattan with enough room for the house, or we can look for 2-3 acres to have room for a training field, or 4-8 acres for cattle. Ideally undeveloped land, however it is no problem to remove an old farmhouse. Don't overlook land with smaller homes that have clear signs of age.
Gorgeous neighborhood. I want some woods like this. Keep part of it natural and clear a training field. Too far out of Manhattan.
I need you to consider something. First, order a Wagyu steak online. Medium-high heat, 2.5 minutes each side. Eat it. Now look at this cow math:
A single cow needs approximately 1 acre of irrigated grassland. Watering grassland costs up to $80 per acre annually. Dietary supplements cost approximately $1 per day per cow. Maturity to slaughter takes 2 years. One Wagyu bull yields 500-700lbs of beef. NY butchers charge approximately $120 to slaughter and $0.99 to $1.10 per pound of hanging weight to butcher and package. Japanese Black Wagyu beef costs $30-$350 per pound at market.
https://nuwagyu.com/products/wagyu-cows-for-sale-30m. This is a $15,000 cow. I would need to contact other wagyu cow breeders to trade calves in order to avoid inbreeding. This would take two or three weekend days per year. Providing supplemental diets would take minutes per day, and a few hours every so often to purchase and haul. I can also reach out to olive oil makers in NY to pick up their olive waste for free.
Black Wagyu bulls are generally recognized for their docile, calm, and curious temperament. Often described as gentle and easy to handle, they are known to be a pleasure to raise.
To avoid gout, the primary goal is to lower uric acid levels in the blood, often using medications like allopurinol (Zyloprim), febuxostat (Uloric), and probenecid.
