The archives are updated. It wasn't easier than I expected... until I got it done. I'm sure my dad knows what I'm talking about.
The trouble was that I have my FTP settings (so the server folder path) for Blogger defined in one part of the settings and I was trying to re-state the folder structure in the archive settings. Blogger didn't like that and wasn't creating archives.
So, the easy part was changing it to just a relative path from where my blog.html page resides.
Except that, I couldn't get the URL path upto my archive folder working. Blogger says it will append the archive file name to the path I provide, but it wasn't. So, I just had to copy all the archive pages the system created and paste them into my main folder. I was really hoping to keep these in a sub-folder, but that doesn't look like it's going to work. Oh well.
Anyway, you can now go back through all 3 glorious years of my postings.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
BUSY! Life is busy, always. Doesn't matter when, something keeps us busy.
Mia and I were talking yesterday about how she's always looking forward to the weekends (cause I'm around to take care of Ethan) but then, once it arrives, she's just thinking about how the next week is coming up.
I am fortunate(?) to have a pretty consistent schedule 7 days a week. I wake up, get Ethan out of bed, change him and start feeding him breakfast.
Then I either go to work, or go to work taking care of Ethan.
After work-day work, I come home and take care of Ethan usually by going to the park, sitting on the porch, or playing with him in the living room.
On an Ethan-day work, we usually spend the morning lounging around the house. Sometimes I'll watch Xaiolin Showdown. Then we go to the park for about 2 hours before lunch.
Ethan takes a nap, usually 2 hours (or at least when we are lucky).
In the afternoon, it's more park time. We do something to get outside because he gets so stir-crazy when we keep him inside all afternoon.
Then, after work (work-work or Ethan-work) I make dinner for all of us. Then I give Ethan his bath. Bath time usually requires a lot of chasing Ethan around the house trying to get his clothes off. After bathtime he loves to go jump on his bed while we put on pajamas. Then, after I put him down and leave the room Ethan cries for a while. Actually he cries out for Daddy (and Mommy) but unfortunately we have to leave him to fall asleep.
UPDATE: Mia's rebuttal here :p
Mia and I were talking yesterday about how she's always looking forward to the weekends (cause I'm around to take care of Ethan) but then, once it arrives, she's just thinking about how the next week is coming up.
I am fortunate(?) to have a pretty consistent schedule 7 days a week. I wake up, get Ethan out of bed, change him and start feeding him breakfast.
Then I either go to work, or go to work taking care of Ethan.
After work-day work, I come home and take care of Ethan usually by going to the park, sitting on the porch, or playing with him in the living room.
On an Ethan-day work, we usually spend the morning lounging around the house. Sometimes I'll watch Xaiolin Showdown. Then we go to the park for about 2 hours before lunch.
Ethan takes a nap, usually 2 hours (or at least when we are lucky).
In the afternoon, it's more park time. We do something to get outside because he gets so stir-crazy when we keep him inside all afternoon.
Then, after work (work-work or Ethan-work) I make dinner for all of us. Then I give Ethan his bath. Bath time usually requires a lot of chasing Ethan around the house trying to get his clothes off. After bathtime he loves to go jump on his bed while we put on pajamas. Then, after I put him down and leave the room Ethan cries for a while. Actually he cries out for Daddy (and Mommy) but unfortunately we have to leave him to fall asleep.
UPDATE: Mia's rebuttal here :p
Monday, October 02, 2006
Sunday, October 01, 2006
I think that Mia has posted this, but in case we haven't told anyone yet, Ethan is going through another development spurt.
It's kind of like a growth spurt except that he isn't getting any taller. He is, however, learning new words at a rate of about 100 a minute. I guess that's a little fast, but he is repeating everything we say and then using those words later. It's really incredible to see this language boom. I think that something in his little brain has clicked and he is really starting to connect what he says to ideas and objects.
He is even learning how to be polite. When he gives us something (or we give him something) he says his version of 'Thank you' and then immediately afterwards says 'welcome'
It's very cute (another word that he knows and says)
It's kind of like a growth spurt except that he isn't getting any taller. He is, however, learning new words at a rate of about 100 a minute. I guess that's a little fast, but he is repeating everything we say and then using those words later. It's really incredible to see this language boom. I think that something in his little brain has clicked and he is really starting to connect what he says to ideas and objects.
He is even learning how to be polite. When he gives us something (or we give him something) he says his version of 'Thank you' and then immediately afterwards says 'welcome'
It's very cute (another word that he knows and says)
Monday, September 25, 2006
Sunday, September 24, 2006
We went to Dorothy's wedding on Friday. Ethan was supposed to be in the ceremony as the ringbearer. The day seemed to be going well, Ethan was pretty happy and he took a good nap at our friend's house (Forbes).
But, as we got all ready for the ceremony Ethan started getting antsy, then cranky. He looked so adorable in his suit (which is soooooooo cute) but wouldn't hold the pillow, or walk, when it came time to carry the rings.
So, his little cousin Zach carried the pillow.
The ceremony was very beautiful. The Bishop from David's ward performed the actual wedding. Dorothy and John looked very happy and very much in love.
The reception was a lot of fun with all the little cousins (and Ethan) running around and playing with each other.
And of course, Ethan was exahusted at the end of the night.
But, as we got all ready for the ceremony Ethan started getting antsy, then cranky. He looked so adorable in his suit (which is soooooooo cute) but wouldn't hold the pillow, or walk, when it came time to carry the rings.
So, his little cousin Zach carried the pillow.
The ceremony was very beautiful. The Bishop from David's ward performed the actual wedding. Dorothy and John looked very happy and very much in love.
The reception was a lot of fun with all the little cousins (and Ethan) running around and playing with each other.
And of course, Ethan was exahusted at the end of the night.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
I'm posting in under a week! Amazing.
So, this is more of a request than just a post. I'm going to be working on an article about how geography affects culture.
If you have any thoughts or expertise (Mom, I'm looking at you) send me an email and give me some examples.
I'll be sure to give a completed version to anyone that helps :)
So, this is more of a request than just a post. I'm going to be working on an article about how geography affects culture.
If you have any thoughts or expertise (Mom, I'm looking at you) send me an email and give me some examples.
I'll be sure to give a completed version to anyone that helps :)
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Post!
We have some great pictures of Ethan that I'll bug Mia to get up on her blog. :P
Or maybe I'll take some time and do it myself. I've been pretty lazy about that for the last few months.
But, that's not what I want to talk about today.
Actually, the fact that I am posting at all is pretty amazing. I spent nearly the entire 8.5 hours that I was at work writing an article that we are going to get published in a trade journal in the workflow process and remittance payment industries. I pumped out 1000 words of the 1200 that we are alloted, though I saved the room for a customer quote that we are hoping to get tomorrow.
If this doesn't seem like a feat, which it didn't to one of my friends as I chatted with him after work, let me just tell you that it was. Mentally it was exhausting as I had to research some fairly technical topics (Check21 standards for example).
However, I did get through it all and hopefully got enough of our messages in to make the article worthwhile to us.
On the other hand, with my manager being away for the last 10 weeks, my other co-worker in marketing and I have been handling all our work and the administrative aspects of our department that she normally deals with. I have to say that I would rather rack my brains for 8 hours writing up 1000 words than chase people around for the same amount of time... or most likely longer.
Anyway, when we get published, I'll post a link (if the article is available online) and you can see how I spend my days.
Actually, you can see some of the fruits of my labors if you check out the newsletters for my company. I write the feature article every month.
Ok, that's about all I have the energy to muster tonight. I'm off to bed.
We have some great pictures of Ethan that I'll bug Mia to get up on her blog. :P
Or maybe I'll take some time and do it myself. I've been pretty lazy about that for the last few months.
But, that's not what I want to talk about today.
Actually, the fact that I am posting at all is pretty amazing. I spent nearly the entire 8.5 hours that I was at work writing an article that we are going to get published in a trade journal in the workflow process and remittance payment industries. I pumped out 1000 words of the 1200 that we are alloted, though I saved the room for a customer quote that we are hoping to get tomorrow.
If this doesn't seem like a feat, which it didn't to one of my friends as I chatted with him after work, let me just tell you that it was. Mentally it was exhausting as I had to research some fairly technical topics (Check21 standards for example).
However, I did get through it all and hopefully got enough of our messages in to make the article worthwhile to us.
On the other hand, with my manager being away for the last 10 weeks, my other co-worker in marketing and I have been handling all our work and the administrative aspects of our department that she normally deals with. I have to say that I would rather rack my brains for 8 hours writing up 1000 words than chase people around for the same amount of time... or most likely longer.
Anyway, when we get published, I'll post a link (if the article is available online) and you can see how I spend my days.
Actually, you can see some of the fruits of my labors if you check out the newsletters for my company. I write the feature article every month.
Ok, that's about all I have the energy to muster tonight. I'm off to bed.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Just wanted to give an Ethan update for everyone out there. The update is that he's doing great. He gets bigger every day and is learning so much.
I'll share a few examples of his current behavior.
At night when we start getting ready for bed he loves to run around trying to escape from me while I take his clothes off for a bath.
Then we use the potty, and he nearly always "makes a pee" before getting into the water. He also likes to help throw away the toliet paper that I clean up his splashes with and he likes to flush the toliet.
In the bathtub Ethan likes to scoop up water in his cup and splash it around. I'm trying to teach him to splash towards the wall and not on the bathmat. We are still working on that.
He likes to play with his toys, especially the ones with suction cups that stick to the tub. He has fun pulling those off.
He doesn't like getting his hair wet, but that's mostly because the water runs down his face and gets into his eyes. He won't look up and let us do it either, so that part of bath time is a problem still.
Then, we clean up the toys, get out, and brush teeth. Ethan likes to get the toothbrush for himself and suck the toothpaste off. Sometimes he'll do a little brushing, but we usually have to help me make sure it happens. The molars he has now would never get cleaned if we didn't intervene.
After brushing teeth I pick Ethan up and ask him what time it is. Then we do a little pajama dance that gets him all excited. When I put him down in his crib he squirms around, and sometimes runs back and forth.
The diaper can be tramatic some nights but once that is on, he does fine with the rest of the pajamas. He really likes seeing what is printed on his pajamas too, espeically if it's a fire truck.
A bottle is still part of the bedtime routine (I tried to skip it tonight and he started to cry. I didn't feel like dealing with that today, so I went and got the one I already had made). We only give him 2 ounces and we need to start weaning him off that. Bottle happens after the lights are out and we are sitting in the reading chair.
Then, by the light of his blue nightlight, we read a book. Usually we read about trucks, sometimes Bob the Builder, or Blue's Clues. He doesn't have a preference on books so long as he can point at things and turn the pages. We say goodnight to the main character (or the trucks) at the end of the book and put it away.
Next I tell Ethan to fold his arms for a prayer. This is one of the few times that he does so consistently. I say a short prayer with him then carry him over to his crib.
He currently has a baby doll (dressed in blue, we refer to the baby as "him" or "baby") and a rubber duck. He grabs both, waits for me to put up the blanket and snuggles his legs up underneath himself.
I have been holding his hand for a minute after he gets into his crib, but with a thing for each hand, he doesn't need that so much these days. That makes me sad.
However, when I leave the room, he still cries for a minute. Then he just talks to himself for a while. Sometimes we can tell what it's about, but usually it's just gibberish to us. After doing this for a while, sometimes up to about 30 minutes, he finally falls asleep.
And then I hit the couch.
I'll share a few examples of his current behavior.
At night when we start getting ready for bed he loves to run around trying to escape from me while I take his clothes off for a bath.
Then we use the potty, and he nearly always "makes a pee" before getting into the water. He also likes to help throw away the toliet paper that I clean up his splashes with and he likes to flush the toliet.
In the bathtub Ethan likes to scoop up water in his cup and splash it around. I'm trying to teach him to splash towards the wall and not on the bathmat. We are still working on that.
He likes to play with his toys, especially the ones with suction cups that stick to the tub. He has fun pulling those off.
He doesn't like getting his hair wet, but that's mostly because the water runs down his face and gets into his eyes. He won't look up and let us do it either, so that part of bath time is a problem still.
Then, we clean up the toys, get out, and brush teeth. Ethan likes to get the toothbrush for himself and suck the toothpaste off. Sometimes he'll do a little brushing, but we usually have to help me make sure it happens. The molars he has now would never get cleaned if we didn't intervene.
After brushing teeth I pick Ethan up and ask him what time it is. Then we do a little pajama dance that gets him all excited. When I put him down in his crib he squirms around, and sometimes runs back and forth.
The diaper can be tramatic some nights but once that is on, he does fine with the rest of the pajamas. He really likes seeing what is printed on his pajamas too, espeically if it's a fire truck.
A bottle is still part of the bedtime routine (I tried to skip it tonight and he started to cry. I didn't feel like dealing with that today, so I went and got the one I already had made). We only give him 2 ounces and we need to start weaning him off that. Bottle happens after the lights are out and we are sitting in the reading chair.
Then, by the light of his blue nightlight, we read a book. Usually we read about trucks, sometimes Bob the Builder, or Blue's Clues. He doesn't have a preference on books so long as he can point at things and turn the pages. We say goodnight to the main character (or the trucks) at the end of the book and put it away.
Next I tell Ethan to fold his arms for a prayer. This is one of the few times that he does so consistently. I say a short prayer with him then carry him over to his crib.
He currently has a baby doll (dressed in blue, we refer to the baby as "him" or "baby") and a rubber duck. He grabs both, waits for me to put up the blanket and snuggles his legs up underneath himself.
I have been holding his hand for a minute after he gets into his crib, but with a thing for each hand, he doesn't need that so much these days. That makes me sad.
However, when I leave the room, he still cries for a minute. Then he just talks to himself for a while. Sometimes we can tell what it's about, but usually it's just gibberish to us. After doing this for a while, sometimes up to about 30 minutes, he finally falls asleep.
And then I hit the couch.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)