There are new corner graphics on the site now. The mouse-over animation in the top right has a current picture of Mike. Now if I can just get Julie to do a picture of all of us so I can update the header picture...
Just a quick posting... I added a new Blog feature yesterday and today. I can now categorize my blog postings. So if you just want to see entries I made about Development and Coding, you can go directly there. I also added code so that categories with lots of entries (like Michael Leon Updates) will display only 5 entries at a time. You can use Next and Previous links to see other entries. To see other categories check out the menu panel to the right.
I've created a new header graphic! We took a new picture of Julie, Michael, Moxie, Hank, and I yesterday and I added it to the top of the webpage. Now that we have a member of the family that will be growing and changing rapidly I'll try to keep updating the graphic regularly.
This was the old header image, before Michael was born.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
- Pretty Dogs and New Features
Moxie is one goofy dog. She thinks she's the princess of the house and everyone should pay full attention to her. Julie has been wanting to get her a rhinestone collar so Moxie can look just as regal as she thinks she is. I wasn't too happy about the idea of my dog wearing jewelry so we weren't looking very much.
Then Wednesday evening Moxie and I were sitting on the recliner. She was acting dumpy and I asked her what's wrong. "Do you want a rhinestone collar?" I asked, thinking she'd ignore me. But no. Immediately her ears perked up and she looked right at me. "You want a rhinestone collar?" I asked again. Now I had her full attention. She jumped off the chair and looked at me expectantly. Julie laughed and said "I told you she wants a rhinestone collar!" And that was it. Moxie was off running to Julie.
"There's no way she understands what we're saying" I said. "She's never even heard of a rhinestone collar before. She probably just recognizes the word collar." All the while Julie and I were discussing the rhinestone collar Moxie was getting more and more excited. She went and got her squeak toy and insisted on playing fetch. I tossed the toy a few times, amused at Moxie's excited state. Every time Julie or I said rhinestone collar her ears perked up and she cocked her head, as if asking "When do I get one?"
So I started telling her we'd get her a rhinestone collar (Moxie starts bouncing up and down) for Christmas. Thinking she was just excited about the word collar (she's heard that one before and knows she wears a collar), I asked her how she's like a poop collar instead. No reaction. "She wants a rhinestone collar" said Julie. Immediately Moxie ran over to her. We laughed and I threw Moxie's squeak toy for her again. She took off after it and Julie said "We'll have to get her a rhinestone collar." Mid dash Moxie can to a sliding halt, spun around, and ran back to Julie.
So I think it's safe to say Moxie understands what a rhinestone collar is. Thursday evening we went to Walmart to pick up some stuff and Julie found a black leather collar with rhinestones in it. We decided we had to follow up on our promise to Moxie and we picked it up.
As soon as we got home we told Moxie we got her her very own rhinestone collar. The excitement was uncontrollable. She was dancing around the kitchen, running circles and bouncing all over the place. We took the collar out of the bag and Moxie couldn't even contain herself. I could barely put the collar on her she was so jittery.
As soon as I got the collar on her she went prancing around the house. I've never seen a dog so excited to get a new collar. She's definitely a girl... Jewelry makes her happy! Hank on the other hand is a typical guy. If he can't eat it he doesn't care. So he got an extra treat (which was gone in a split second) and Moxie got her bling. And I have to face the shame of having bought jewelry for a dog. But at least Moxie and Julie are happy. I guess that's what counts.
On another note, I've updated some features on the web site. I made my blog database driven and added an admin feature to it. That way I'll be able to post a message from the hospital as soon as the baby is born. Hopefully I'll be able to upload pictures right away, too. I also added old news entries from my old web sites - all the way back to 2001. And finally, today I added the ability to have comments on my blog entries. So let me know what you think of my ramblings!
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
- Quick Update
The month is almost over and I've only posted two times. This month has been pretty busy, so I guess I should post something...
Julie is doing fine with the baby. It's moving around a lot. Two weeks ago I was able to hear the baby's heartbeat! I counted out 132 beats per minute. It's pretty amazing to think that a life is growing inside her. She's started school again and that's been really exhausting her, but she's glad to be back, even if it's only for a few weeks till the baby is born.
Most of our time this past month has been spent frantically trying to finish the projects around the house before the baby is born. We finally finished the "dogs'" room - it's cleaned, painted, and set up as Julie's new sewing room. We've also started on the master bathroom (it really needs a coat of paint). And, finally, we've begun working on the baby's room. We pulled up the rug (that we put down just last year) because we found some beautiful wood parquet flooring for only $0.82 a square foot. So this weekend we'll be painting and putting in the flooring. The biggest project we finished is the kitchen. It's been over a year working on that, but the cabinet doors are all painted and re-hung and all the trim is finished. It really looks great. I'll post some before/after pictures soon.
And on my web site I've made a few small updates. I've kept my parents' vacation photo album updated. I also updated the Agents page so that I can easily see referrals and guestbook abuses for the past day (the Security Code is still working great). And my latest update is a notice if you find my site via a Search Engine that your keywords may be on my News Feeds page.
So that's about it. I'll post some pictures of the house as soon as the last few projects are finished. Have a great last day of August!
