As I write this, my wife and I are in the middle of building a cottage on a lake in Wisconsin’s northwoods. By the time you read this, it will be complete.
For more than a year after we bought our lot, we agonized over decisions. Should it be big enough to have potential as a full-time house? Small enough for just a getaway? Basement or crawl space? What floor layout? Add a screen porch? How many windows?
And so on, and so on. We kicked it around until finally we had to make a decision on the best information and best
