When I was pregnant with my first son and nearing the month of his birth in 2005, my nesting instinct took the form of a remodeling tornado.  I painted all three of our bedrooms and our hallway, had new carpet installed, had the heating/cooling system replaced, had copper repiping of our plumbing system done, and ordered my husband to paint every interior door.  A few years later as we expected the birth of our second son, my husband remodeled the [...]

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