[DianaB]

Marilyn, one of my Aunts and Uncles stayed in two separate bedrooms. My Uncle moved all night long and she hated it. When they built their last house they had a connecting bathroom. It was very nice.

When we built our house we tried to think of things to help us stay here even when we're a lot older. We have some doorways that are wider for wheelchairs. My kitchen cabinets have shelves that pull out so you don't have to bend down and search for things on your hands and knees. Even though we have a basement you don't have to go down there. We put everythng on one level......and if you do need to go down you can drive if you can't walk down the stairs. Actually the stairs don't go down straight....they turn back on themselves.......so an elevator could always be added if we had the money and needed it. We have a walk in shower with a seat in it. I'm sure that as we get older we'll find things that we missed but at least we were trying to think ahead. We won't be building again......this is it.