<!--quoteo(post=312166:date=Sep 1 2008, 05&#58;54 PM:name=55ChevyLady)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (55ChevyLady &#064; Sep 1 2008, 05&#58;54 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=312166">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->when we built the house Jerry asked me if I wanted the kitchen open into the living room and I told him no...one reason bec. I am NOT a great housekeeper&#33;  but I have always regretted it because I miss out on all the action going on when I am in the kitchen.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Andrea:  We did the same thing with our house.  Except I didn&#39;t do the remodel; Sharon hired someone to do it while I was overseas.  It&#39;s so much better having the kitchen open up to the family room.  It was kind of claustrophobic before.