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Ditto everyone here. My dad has been type 1 since he was 14 and takes two injections a day. If only sugar was the only thing to think about!

He's at the age where the first sugar substitutes were saccharine (blegh) but he's been through them all. Now he pretty much just avoids anything sweet.

I find as long as meals are balanced (fiber, protein, vitamins/minerals and a small amount of carbs), it's all good. I know that doesn't sound scientific but it works. He's yet to leave my house either needing a sugar hit or more insulin.

Re: mangoes, I also buy the Ataulfos (the other ones just don't seem mangoe'y enuogh to me). It took me awhile while I was in Nicaragua in March to recognize that it wasn't furry nuts I was seeing all over the streets, it was mango pits!

I love all these crazy things people do. Before I was vegan, I would purposely put too much cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich so it would ooze out the sides and get all fried and crispy. Now I still do the "lick the beaters" etc when making baked goods.

If any of you haven't, I think you'd all enjoy Tamar Adler's "an Everlasting Meal" where she talks about things just like this. It's where I discovered making a pesto from leftover broccoli stalks!

Oh yes, God is onto something!

Ours was converted into storage-a blessing.

In our old house, we had a desk under there.

Very informative! Have any or you that use this natural method, had to use prescription deodorant? I sweat like a monster and worry that the natural method wouldn't be effective.
But I'm defiantly curious about trying it now! I have all the ingredients for cold process soap-making so it's not like I'd have to go and buy things.

I LOVE this girls site:
http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com/

If you really want to share the bedroom, it will have to be twin beds with some sort of wall/bookshelf/wardrobe between the two of you.

As others say though, it's really difficult to know what to suggest without dimensions OR info on the rest of the place.

Two good friends of mine were best friends. They lived with me for a year, moved back and forth out of the city, and at various times, shared a studio with a queen bed. They are still best friends, and are each now married with kids. So, it can be done! I wish you luck!

These are all such great ideas!

I would also love an outdoor kitchen (I drool watching house hunters international when they're buying somewhere warm and can justify it).

I remember being fascinated with dumbwaiters as a kid. I had always read about them in Nancy Drew novels but have never seen one.

Secret room-check!

I also really like the Central American style (and probably other places I haven't been to) of having a relatively non-descript front door. From there, you walk into an amazing outdoor courtyard, usually with some water feature, maybe even a pool, and the rest of the house is around the courtyard.

I'm starting to feel better about drink prices here in Vancouver now.
Like the poster in Quebec said, we pay an amazing amount of taxes on our alcohol here. (We regularly go to Seattle and gawk at liquor prices in the US).

I don't really drink cocktails, so it's hard for me to say with certainly, but a an average place with a decent bar here will average about $12-$15 for a cocktail (though I've certainly seen it cost more).

As I'm not a cocktail person, $12 would be my limit. But that's easy for me to say because I prefer wine and can get a glass of wine for between $8-$12.

We had exactly the same things growing up. Though I'm totally confused as to why. The house was only 10 years old when we moved in. Had 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. You'd think with that much square footage and plumbing, it would be obvious that more hot water would be needed AND that flushing a toilet in one bathroom and showering in another was a distinct possibility.

These are all such lovely and thoughtful suggestions.

Thanks so much for everyone's input!