I think we're going to pull the plug on the remodel

Well, the bid finally came back. It is over our budget. We agreed before that we wouldn't do it unless it was under. I'm disappointed and relieved all at the same time. It makes me super nervous in this economy to be picking up new debt. Plus, I don't want all our extra cash to be going towards paying this stupid room off for years to come. I think we'll still do some of the interior work, like get some heat upstairs! It is getting really cold up there now. Maybe in another year we'll either have saved up some more money or the market will have rebounded enough that we'll have some cash again.