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Thanks Oldbirch. I talked to my wife more last night, asked her what her needs are, and then prioritized them. I think we can chunk this up in a way that she will be onboard with.

Unfortunately, I just can't yank that window -- the stairs are right in front of it and we would have to move the stairs -- and there really isn't another place to put them. The idea is to push out onto the front porch and have an entranceway to the addition via the new room on the porch. That way we don't need to move the stairs, etc. I would yank the window just to make it an open space to allow wood from the wood stove to move around.

On hold for now. We cleaned out some clutter that was in the house, I got my tools outside in the barn, and my wife has slowed down a little. I also spent some time asking what her needs are, writing them down, prioritizing them, etc. We have a pseudo-game plan for moving forward and that was her big worry -- not having a plan. She is ok for the time being with doing things in phases and cash flowing them.

I don't think we will do anything about an addition for a year. We have other fish to fry and don't have the funds to commit to building on right now. Thankfully.