Penny, it's always exciting to move into a new house and make that space yours, isn't it? I hope you'll post photos (do you use Picasa or Flickr or something?). I'd love to see what mirrors in the garden look like, and I'm sure between us we can make suggestions for the garden latch. Is this the house where they concealed the unsightly motorcycles next door (or something comparable?) Have you thought about your plantings to continue the barrier?

Phones are easy to wire, as long as the space is navigable to run the wiring. They have all of these components you can use (Leviton is the company who makes the ones I use here). Follow the color code on the wire, if you have the same kind of wiring.

Swimming is a great exercise for anyone, not just the disabled, but it is something a lot of us don't think about. I have access to a pool and a health plan on campus, but I don't have the time so far. When I'm not doing the kid running around I may go ahead and start going over two or three days a week.

To the office today, and then back home in time to pick up my son early at school. He has an interview with a college person.

SRS

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