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Holy it seems like yes that I was down here in our basement contemplating the beginning of another new year Spending lime down here is how I to get organized from the ground up Well actually from below the ground up I fig ure if things are put to rights in the basement then theres a good chance the rest of the house wili follow Its funny how we my wife Em and our 15yearold twins Kyle and Belinda all run at dif ferent speeds Im a putcerer myself but I like to think its an efficient kind of putter Em is the steady alwayson course mem ber of the family who keeps us all glued together And if you can imagine a house sized cyclone with freckles and Em s chin and then multiply it by two you ve got Kyle and Belinda At the opposite end of that scale is our old kitty Guild wood whos seen em come and go at our place on Croissant Crescent Em and I have been talking about renovating our kitchen since February and its taken us this long to get down to it Im in the basement right now making a isl of the things we re going to need to get started I like to work around the house and Em and I arc pretty keen on making energy wise improve ments but Im the first one to admit it when need some help So I got a pamphlet from The Hydro that has a lot of interest ing renovation lips One thing I read that makes a lot of sense is incorporating energy efficiency into your home renovation plans For instance think about the improvements you can make to the mechanical and structural aspects of your home wiring ventilation heating and insula lion before you start your reno vations You can think of it as part of a whole package to make your home more energy efficient and comfortable After all us easier and a lot more practical to put energy efficiency improve ments into your renovation plans than into the finished product newspaper in conjunc Hon with Ontario Hydro is bringing you Phils Basement to help bring home ideas on how to save energy to receive the brochure Build Into Your Reno vations call 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