I absolutely loved tonight's episode. Ever since I found out they were here, which was about a month ago, I was dying to see the eppy. Heck if I didn't have to work I would have gone over to Mesa/Gilbert where the house was being built and tried to volunteer. This family was so incredibly deserving, now I just need to find that bead store so that I can buy Kassandra's necklaces. I would also love to buy that book that Preston wrote for her. I cried quite a few times during the two hours the show was on.
Oh someone asked about paying for the homes. I believe (and don't quote me) that the couples usually have to pay for the mortgage (if I heard Ty say correctly this house was the biggest one they have done to date). The family's have to sign a contract saying they will live in the house for like two years (so they don't get the makeover and then just up and sell it). I cried when Taylor Woodrow (was that the name?) came in and said they would pay for the mortgage.
I think I'm just so emotional because it is a family here in Arizona and the Arizona Republic was reporting about this house being done the week they were here (which makes me wonder how the heck it was kept a secret from the family who was only down in Tucson). I'm probably also emotional because Kassandra and her family were probably visitors at the RMH down in Tucson, which being that is our philanthropy holds a special place in my heart, but I've done volunteer stuff for that RMH when I was in school in Tucson.
I'm such a emotional dork.
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