lawns

front lawns are a waste...there is no reason for having them...i can understand the usefulness of a backyard, but a front yard is just for show...i need to find a way to replace the grass

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-08-17-column17_ST_N.htm

3200 sqft

article about the trend for larger homes...

http://moneyland.time.com/2012/07/02/the-return-of-the-mcmansion/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true

"According to a new survey conducted by real estate website Trulia.com, 27% of Americans said their ideal home size is more than 2,600 square feet, an increase of 10 percentage points in just a year. The number of people who said their ideal house is 3,200 square feet or more also shot up, from 6% in 2011 to 11% this year. By contrast, about a third of respondents said their ideal home was less than 2,200 square feet in 2010."

the ideal home size is 3200sqft?...the article doesn't say who they polled, but it can't be people in major cities...a 3200sqft home would be well over a million bucks around here...probably a quarter of that in the midwest...