Aww I like Jack! You're right, if he's already responding to it, easier for him to leave it as Jack. We were told our Roxie was Roxanne when they gave her away, so shortened name worked great for her. My crack about his ears was just a joke, he looks like a little doll, bat ears and all. Isn't it sweet the way they often pick a person? Our boy Forrest is all Dad's, he pines for him even if he just goes out to move his truck. Meanwhile, Roxie doesn't bat an eye, until I come home, then it's love time for her. Hope you get to enjoy a lot of happy years with Jack!

As far as I know they have builder grade, Professional, and Premium series. Based on searches here and Google I've determined that Pro or Premium are the way to go (decent quality value mix) and to stay away from the builder grades (a given no matter what manufacturer). Here's the article on the acquisition of Simonton by Ply Gem: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ply-gem-industries-completes-acquisition-of-simonton-windows-from-fortune-brands-home-security-2014-09-22

There was someone (was it one, or more people, I don't remember) awhile back who was silly then became rather obnoxious in repeatedly insisting that cynic had created a new user account and that was me. That's the reference. We're musing in a good-natured way about someone who wasn't.

Martha Stewart talked about a “housekeeping room”, that had most of those activities as well as crafts, home sewing, and wrapping. In my Grandma’s house, your room was called the “utility room”. And it was!