People, ALWAYS secure your network.  If you don’t people like me will steal your bandwidth.

Anyways, I’m looking for suggestions for a new router.  I have a couple in mind but it’s been a long time since I’ve had to buy one.  Our dead one is older than our kids.

We want an N router, no internal storage with a firewall.  It needs to have QoS priorities for our VOIP.

Any recommendations?

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We all get this way sometimes and it always passes so I’m not telling you all this for a pity party but rather for advice.  You see, when I get this way I shut down.  I figure if I prioritize things on paper (where applicable) and go through it all like a checklist then it may ease the load… or would making such a list just be adding more things that need to be done?

How do all of you deal with life’s little storms without losing your mind?

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So sad, it is unimaginable to me what her parents must be feeling.  I still ask for prayers.  Her parents would at very least like to see some sign of life, say a smile, before she goes.

I have a question.  I know that her parents are not the only ones to have lost a child.  I understand I can’t possibly make their pain go away but I’m clueless on how to comfort them.  What can I do?

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I now know this was a mistake.  I’m not sure why this happened but my bread deflated… BADLY!   I have sealed many loaves before without problems.

Does anyone need some bricks?

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She has been ill her full 5 years and no one is quite sure why.  This past summer she also began having seizures.  Lately they have progressed.  She has been in the hospital since early December in what is almost a permanent state of seizure.  The only way they have been able to stop it is by putting her into a medically induced coma.

They have tried several times to wake her up but when they do she goes into another seizure.

Please send prayers for sweet Taylor (normally I’d just write T but for a request like this I think it’s better to give you her name).

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What don’t you talk about?

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It’s a waiting game now.  We’re not sure if we’re looking at hours, days or even weeks but unfortunately the inevitable is coming.

I’m at peace with this oddly.  I know it’s what he wants so it’s ok.  I’m sad of course and will miss him but I’m ok with it.  Most of our family feels this way.

I will be traveling to my parents shortly.  We’ve decided to wait until things come to be since I will be going alone and my being away means the hubby has to figure out the whole work/kid routine for while I’m away.

Having said that excuse the interruption here and I promise when this is all over my posts will become more positive.

*Update* My Grandpa passed in the early hours of November 1^st.

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Here is to another great year!

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Tomorrow I will lose my buddy.  Our Dalmatian Thunder is 12 years old and has been slowly but progressively losing his mind.  He becomes obsessive about everything, especially licking but has also become aggressive.  We’ve tried to keep an eye out to prevent anything but he has now bitten Thing 1 twice.  I’m talking full puncture bite and one of those times he pinned down Thing 1.  That was the moment we knew what we had to do.

It’s killing me.  We can’t risk this happening again but I feel like a murderer.

I’m really going to miss my buddy.

*Update* – Thunder passed away on Saturday October 24^th at 12 noon EST. He died cuddling on my lap.

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October 15th

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