Well, we did it! We bought our second house on Halloween 2002 in the absolutely lovely little town of Stow, Mass. Built in 1995, the house has an incredibly open floor plan. We convinced ourselves that there really was not much work to do on it (it certainly is not a "This Old House" project). Of course even cosmetic projects like paint/paper, adding some hardwood and carpeting, and landscaping seem endless when you do them yourself. Like our last house, this one will probably always be a "work-in-progress".