Highland Groves Today

The Mister and our webmaster daughter and I drove through Highland Groves to check on the lake liner. The good news is that the lake liner is there; the bad news is that it is stacked in the median rather than spread along the bottom of the lake. But the crew was there working in the lake digging a trench for the tie-ins, so they are moving along in the right direction.

Since we were there, we cajoled The Mister into a quick tour of the Morrison Homes models (there was not time, alas, to tour the Ashton Woods models), and there were some great features. I plan to visit again when they have all the problem issues remedied, but we liked what we saw. All three models have a wonderful "great room" - the room where all of life takes place, including the kitchen and TV. They are very open and light. They also have what a friend of mine calls "The Avon Lady Room", which is a more formal front room for receiving Avon ladies and such, but really doesn't get much other use. At least it wouldn't in my house.

Our favorite was the 2 story, and by the looks of the houses being built right now, that was the favorite of most buyers so far, as well. The outstanding feature was the laundry room - it was upstairs along with all the bedrooms, and it had a window. When my four kids were toddlers and unable to help with the mountains of laundry, I affectionately named my laundry room the LTP - Laundry Torture Pit. The room in this model would require a revision of that title; while the work might still be torturous, it couldn't fairly be called a pit. And you wouldn't have piles of clean laundry sitting at the base of the stairs waiting to be hauled up. Well done.

Overall, I liked the models a lot, and most of the decorating. They are open and light, with lots of storage and usable space.

If you're looking for an easy way to walk off some of the Christmas chocolate, go take a tour.