I requested information from Pella windows over the internet about replacement windows. I got a call a few days later from a representative, asking if I would like him to come out and do a bid for me. It was free, so I said, "Why not?"

"Why not" indeed. Now I want new windows. Especially since my current windows are virtual sieves and heating prices are supposed to skyrocket this winter. I've fallen in love with the 9-Lite Prairie Style (pictured to the left there), which is relatively expensive, since each of those panes is a seperate pane of glass. I could save a couple thousand by having snap-out grilles, but I think that looks tacky. I'm of the philosophy that if I'm going to do something, I might as well do it the way I want it.

So I have a couple options. I can do it all now and take advantage of their financing plan, or I can do half now and the other half when I actually have the money. I'll have to run some numbers.