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Finally going to meet my great-niece

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I’m so excited. Not this weekend, but the next my family is going to have a little get together. Just the ones that live in the Toronto area that is.

My Niece had a baby in February and can you believe that I haven’t even met her baby yet? Yeah … sad isn’t it? I can’t believe it. But all of that will change next week. We’ll be getting together with my sister and her two kids, my brother and his wife and their two kids which includes my niece and her new baby.

I’ll finally get to see little S. I think I might get the baby a gift. I showered my niece with about five presents at her baby shower, but that was back in January, I’m sure she needs a few more things for the baby by now. I don’t know whether to get some toys for the baby or something more practical like baby bedding as I’m sure that’s always needed!

Any suggestions from the Moms out there? What types of things did you find you needed when your baby was 6 to 7 months old? Keep in mind that my niece took in a fantastic haul at her baby shower … so she might not really need anything in particular.





Pet Alert: Some wood glues are toxic to your pet

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I was just reading the ASPCA newsletter that I get each week and they had an article about how toxic some of the glues that we use in our homes can be to our pets. The focus was on wood glue and an ingredient that isn’t always listed on the label.

Here’s an exerpt of the story:

Home Improvement: Keep Your Pet Safe from Toxic Glues

As do-it-yourself home improvement projects become more popular, pet parents may unwittingly expose their furry friends to dangerous tools and tricks of the trade. One such product is polyurethane glue, a water resistant adhesive that’s a favorite of woodworkers, but especially toxic to dogs and cats.

According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC), pet poisonings from wood glues—and other adhesives containing the substance diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI)—are pervasive. In the last twelve months, the APCC has treated nearly 100 cases of pets who’ve ingested expanding glues. Of those incidents, 98% involved dogs and 78% were evaluated at high or medium risk for developing severe, life-threatening clinical effects.

Polyurethane glue—also known by brand names like Gorilla Glue and Elmer’s Pro-Bond—is prized for its ability to bond tightly to wood. If eaten, however, the glue expands in the stomach’s warm, moist environment and forms a softball-sized lump. A dog who eats even a small amount of MDI-based adhesive can experience severe gastrointestinal problems resulting in blockages. This disturbing scenario most often requires emergency surgery to remove the mass.

Pet parents should treat any expanding adhesive as a potential hazard, since the offending chemical MDI is not always listed on product labels. Like all toxic household products, wood glue should be stored in a secure cabinet to prevent your furry beloveds from coming into contact with it. If you suspect your pet has ingested polyurethane glue, please call your vet or the ASPCA’s 24-hour poison hotline at (888) 426-4435.

I’ve always assumed that any toxic substances would be listed on the label of products used for repairs around the home and so on, but I guess I’m mistaken. Still, as the article recommends, I always keep any products that i suspect might have harmful chemicals in cupboards or storage cabinets that our dog cannot get into.

So who’s going to Blogworld this year?

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Almost every site I go to these days – well the social blogging platforms like Mybloglog, Blogcatalog and other BIG sites seem to have ads for the Blogworld expo this weekend.

I went last year and I thought it was great. I learned a lot- especially since I was also attending another blogging convention that was going on at the same time and I had a great time.

Of course it was in November last year. I don’t know what the temperatures are in Vegas at this time of year, but I do know that by November they’re perfect for anyone who’s thinking of taking one of those infamous Vegas vacations lol. It was quite comfortable.

Anyway … I guess I’m getting a little weary seeing the same ads on all the big sites. Perhaps if I were going to Blogworld I’d feel differently, but since I’m not … enough already!

It’s kind of like when you’re visiting a lot of blogs and you keep seeing posts talking abut the same product or service everywhere. 😉

Anyone going to Blogworld this year? Hmm I guess if you’re going you might already be there or traveling to Vegas right now.

Busy weekend updating 16 WP blogs!

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You know what I did this weekend?  I updated 116 blogs to either WP version 2.6.1 or the latest version 2.6.2.  That was a huge task!

Luckily I was able to do half of them using my C-panel Fantastico section – those were the blogs that were only updated to 2.6.1 and the rest I updated by using the WordPress Automatic Update plugin.  I used the plugin for the first time … otherwise my updates would have all been manual updates.  Ugh … that would have taken even longer.

Unfortunately I’ve discovered a small problem or two. The blogs that I updated using the Automatic update plugin won’t go into the new Turbo mode using Google Gears. After reading the WordPress.org forums it seems that the update plugin doesn’t update all of the files so I might have a few missing. So it looks like I’ll have to manually update anyway.

I also discovered that one of the blogs that I used the autoupdate plugin on has a widget problem. The site looks fine from the front end, but when I try to edit the widgets in the right column I can only see a few of the widgets. There’s an error message that I’m missing one of the files that one of the codes i have in a text widget calls for (the file is not missing BTW – it’s where it should be).  I can’t see any of the widgets below the one that WP thinks has an error in it.

So I don’t know if that’s an error caused by using the Automatic Upgrade Plugin – if it is, it will soon be corrected when I manually update the iste, or if it’s a problem with either the theme that I’m using and or WP 2.6.2 itself.

I hope that I can fix the problem with a manual update of the WP files.  Otherwise I’m going to have to go searching to see if anyone else has this problem and try to track down a way to fix it.  Or wait until WP updates again so I can see if this problem goes away. Big drag not being able to edit the content of you widgets! Grrrr

Oh I also discovered that when creating a post in WP 2.6.2 that if you accidentally forget to give your post a title there’s no going back!  You used to be able to edit the post slug. The only time I ever did that was on the rare occasion that I posted without a title. I’d just go back, remove the slug and save the post after giving it a title and the post slug would contain the post title as it should.   It seems that there’s no post slug area in the new WP.  So the post I made a mistake on now has a numerical url. Yuck … not good SEO.

Exciting weekend huh?  Now it’s time for me to go and eat dinner. I made homemade spaghetti sauce so we’re having a delicious spaghetti dinner.  We’ll watch House while we eat … can’t wait to see the premiere!

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