House things that we have to do as Elise will be crawling soon:

• replace or anchor speakers
• grill for fireplace
• move computer and bookcase to mud room
• fix bench seat
• new AV stand to cover equipment and hide cables

House things that we want to do, in no particular order:

• dining room lighting
• entrance lighting
• kitchen lighting
• living room blinds
• family room blinds
• mud room reno
• guest bathroom wainscoting
• picture framing
• putting pictures up
• dining room curtains
• patio set
• entrance way...

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Elise is 6 months old already. I can't believe how fast the time is going and it seems to speed up each month. On Friday we had her 6 month check up. She is 7.76 kg (17 lbs) and 68 cm (nearly 27 inches) long. Still the 75th percentile for weight and the 90th for height.

She has discovered that her voice makes noise when she breathes in as well as out so she is constantly making squealing noises and she also likes to growl. Today my sister and I were walking in some nearby woods with...

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I have always thought that it was because our name originally had a 'y' in it instead of a 'z'.

Now I know the real reason!

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Christine and I are currently using Vonage for our phone service and we are reasonably happy with the service. There are only two downsides to it so far, and both have to do with the fact that our phone calls enter the phone network in New Jersey: 1) Can't call 310 numbers (like Panago...310-1010) 2) Can't call Canadian only toll free numbers (like ExpressVu or any gov't number)

So I have started to look into some other providers. I found three Canadian only providers, so they should...

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