I have been making a few changes with the goal of reducing our monthly cell phone bill.  Currently we pay about $120 to Verizon, and that includes a 20% discount.

1) We now have a home phone.  It is a monthly zero cost, using Google Voice and an Obi100 VOIP adapter.  That’s right, FREE. We are using the Google Voice number that I’ve had for the past couple of years.  xxx-xxx-2504.

2) we are soon switching from Verizon to Page Plus (via Kitty Wireless).  Page plus is a pay as you go service that uses Verizon’s infrastructure, so we can continue to use our current smartphones.  However we will eliminate the data plan and use WiFi where ever possible.  We are almost always near a WiFi connection, so this will be a minor annoyance when we are out and about.
Chad xxx-xxx-0616
Sarah xxx-xxx-7174

Since our cell phones are pay-as-you-go, it would be helpful to us if you tried calling us at home first, unless you know that we are not home.

I have done a lot of research and would love to talk further if you are curious about doing this for yourself.

Chad, 3 months.

Nevaeh, 3 months.

This week Nevaeh’s highlights were

• Going downtown Minneapolis to visit Dad’s workplace
• Staying downtown to stroll over to visit Jeschke grandparents, who were in town for a farming convention.
• Hanging out with Pruden grandparents while Mom and Dad when downtown to Rosa Mexicano for Sarah’s work party.
• Going to Church for the first time, with a cute Christmas sweater
• Hanging out with babysitters, Katie and Mari, while Mom and Dad went to “A Christmas Carol.”
• Visiting Titus Dahlke (one day older than Nevaeh) and their parents Travis and Julia at their Eden Prairie home.

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At 4 weeks of age, Nevaeh is 21.5 inches long and 10 1/2 lbs.  She’s grown 2 inches and 2 lbs since coming home from the hospital!

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I’m not really one for posting details about my personal life, but this was too priceless not to share. It all started with a recorded episode of the TV show “Parenthood”….

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