My daughter and I made biscuits this morning.
What I had for lunch yesterday.
What I had for lunch yesterday.
My mom, in Louisiana, sets up a flamingo tree every year for the last several years. It started half jokingly as a small tree in addition to the regular one, but seems to have become the centerpiece.
Only the second time I've seen one in my predominantly paperless office.
We got to visit with Patrick's Aunt Cecelia, Uncle Dan, and Cousin Dominique a couple weeks ago. They took us out for an amazing dinner, and showered Molly with gifts! Dominique gave Molly her cupcake house, and Molly loves it (actually, she and Ali both love it - Molly often yells at Ali to get out).
For those who haven't followed my last few posts, this morning, at 6 AM, Cincinnati Public Schools' magnet schools had open registration. We wanted to make sure we secured a slot for kindergarten. It is not uncommon for folks to camp out for days to get a slot. The one we targeted, Sands Montessori is a popular choice, with 65 applicants to all grades by the time registration opened.
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
They're letting us sleep in the school.
