Michael and Jaspenelle

This new design

As you have probably noticed (unless you read blogs solely through RSS, like me, or livejournal - if so, visit the site!) Michael has completely redesigned the layout, which he blogged about. He didn’t purposely keep the new design for me, but rather, I haven’t had the time to shoulder surf as he works lately. So the new design almost feels like a surprise to me.

I’ve never been a huge fan of cluttered sites and I love this design because it feels so bright and clean (even though I still need to reorganize the links and blogroll.) I have to admit, in my mommy brained sleep dep mode I couldn’t find the comment link on my page (doh!) but it is in fact right there in the left column, where I looked a dozen times and then twittered it was the right column… (dyslexics untie!) In my defense most blogs I read have it at the bottom of the posts. I like this new placement though.

I love the Twitter feeds under Michael and my blogs on the frontpage too. Damian doesn’t have one, a little young for texting (I usually twitter via my phone.) The “HMOTD” tweet means “Happiest Moment of the Day” by the way. It is one of my daily practices in gratitude. I got the idea from another twitterer.

Damian might not have a Twitter, but he does have a blog now, which is quite possibly my favorite feature. It is underneath Michael’s on the main page. Not that he can type yet, but Michael and I are more then happy to write what we think he is thinking. A lot of his development updates and daily life-with-baby stuff will probably end up there. My sister-in-law has a similar one for her daughter Emily that I love.

Anyhow I am a creature of habit so it will take me some getting use to, but so far I am loving it.

Twittering, Phone Numbers, Placenta Recipes, and Tundra

I have succumbed to Twitter.

When it was shown to me a couple months ago I saw it as a waste of time. Maybe I still see it that way, but its allure has finally sucked me in (Solitaire has the same effect on me actually.)

If you have an account, add me, I’ll return the favor!

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I am compiling a phone list of people to call after the baby is born. If you want to be called email me your phone number (don’t forget the area code, or the country code if you are out of the US.)

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I am posting this for the potential amusement (or disgust) of my friend with whom I just got off the phone with: Placenta Recipes.

You could totally cut this one with vodka, that might help ride you of the thoughts of your cocktails contents… I dare someone to name that potential mixed drink.

Before anyone gets any weird thoughts - I will not be eating my baby’s placenta.

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I love Tundra.