URL change tomorrow…

Please remember that tomorrow will be my URL change! Whoohoo, I am very excited, it’s been a lot of work to create my self-hosted blog site, but I love the way this has turned out.

Why the change? Hosting my blog at wordpress.com has been fantastic, but there’s a few restrictions that weren’t really working for me. One example is that I am in no way allowed to make $$ from my blog at wordpress.com. Being a woman who can’t stand not making a little money for the family, I wasn’t really cool with this. Another example is when I host a linky party, like I did the past couple Sundays, wordpress.com doesn’t accept Javascript, which allows all those who link up to show on my blog page, it has to be re-directed to an outside page…. just those sorts of things.

How is wordpress.org different for me? Here I have to self-host my blog site, and maintain everything about it. A lot if geek-talk, but I do find it interesting and fun. And I will be able to do the above without any problems.

What to expect with the change? I will have a new theme, which I think is very cute, and would love for you to check it out tomorrow! There are still a few glitches, like a few broken links, missed pictures and so on, but nothing that really affects the blog, and it’s all being worked on!

Why I’m a little stressed and want to make sure you are on top of the change? Because as far as all my research has shown, I cannot automatically transfer you as a follower over to the new blog. I need you to sign up again! After the growth I’ve had since I began this blog 6 months ago, it makes me sad that I may lose some of you, even if it’s simply because some of you may not read my blog every day, so not realize this is all happening!

How will this all happen?

*For those who follow me by email: tomorrow I can enter your email address as a new follower, but I still need you to confirm it. At some point after my post tomorrow , expect an email asking for your confirmation for subscription to my blog. Just click on the link, and it will be done.

*For those who follow me by RSS Feed, you will need to subscribe again.

*For those who follow me through WordPress, I have no way to switch you over, and you will need to subscribe again.

*For those who follow me through Linky Followers, I am able to switch it over automatically, so the assumption is you have nothing to worry about.

*For those who follow me though Facebook, this too should happen automatically.

SO, watch for my post tomorrow, because I will be announcing my GIVEAWAY!! All the “rules” will be posted tomorrow!! Yay! 🙂

Birthday Day!!

That’s right, today, this gorgeous little man turned 8!!!

Where Does The TIme Go???

We celebrated with him this morning by spoiling him with a new hockey net and hockey stick! He was so excited, he was outside by 8 am to play hockey on the driveway!

I even managed to bake his class cupcakes! As you know, I’m really no good at baking, so I made sure to embellish them a bit, just in case!!

8th birthday cupcakes... with worms and frogs!!

A bunch of years back, I had watched an episode of Rachel Ray (whom I really can’t stand, but I was glad I caught this episode!) and her guest showed how to make a “no-sew” blanket. This stuck with me for a while, but eventually I forgot about it, until I read this post here.

Then this morning, while at the fabric store with my mom, I found this kit!

no-sew fleece blanket kit

At $16.50 for 2 patterns of fleece material, the price couldn’t be beat, so I bought it and whipped it up this afternoon…

first, lay the 2 fabrics on a flat surface, with "wrong" sides facing each other... then cut a 5 x 5 inch square from each corner... I used cardboard as a template...

I then marked the template for the cuts of fabric... each edge needed to be cut into 5" inch strips, each an inch wide...

...then tie each pair of strips into a double knot....

and ta-da!! the blanket is approximately 4ft x 3ft... perfect cuddle size!

it took me one episode of Toopee and Binou, and an episode of the Wiggles... so about an hour from start to finish!! Not too bad for a very cute blanket and lots of cuddles to follow!

What do you think?? Are you inspired to try to make one??

Thanks for reading! (and please read my post tomorrow so you can keep following me!!)

xo, Leanne