Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Have a great weekend,
daisy, Team Vox
In my last Team Vox post, I let you know that we're aware that the Amazon conduit is broken and that we're working to fix it. Many of you want to know when it's going to be fixed and I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to you about that sooner.
Unfortunately, I don't have an exact date to give you, but rest assured, the Amazon conduit will be fixed in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, I'm about to finish my latest book and I could use a few suggestions as to what to read next, so... if you don't mind, let me know in the comments what's on your nightstand and/or what book you think I absolutely must read next.
Thanks! :)
Some of you may have noticed that right now you cannot add books from Amazon to your Vox library. Giving people a glimpse into what's on your night stand is important to many of you, so I just wanted to reassure you that we are doing our best to get this bug fixed. I'll keep you posted.
So sorry for the inconvenience.
Hope you have a great weekend!
daisy
So it's been a while since I posted last. So I will try and make this post as painless as possible. First was Brandon's 2 year check up. He is weighing in at 27lbs, 33 3/4 inches. Meeting all his milestones and is doing great.
Then it was Brandon's 2nd birthday. We just had some family and close friends over to celebrate with us. He had a great time and it was Thomas the Train themed.
The Monday after his birthday he started preschool. He is going to the same place that Allyson goes and is loving it. He is in the Caterpillars class and did great on his firtst day. I can't believe what a big boy he is.
Unfortunatley Mike's grandma passed away a few weeks ago from complications of cancer. She was in her mid 80's and had a great life, but was unable to fight the fight anymore. We are happy that our children got to know their great grandmother, and also are at peace knowing that she is with God and whole again without pain. The hardest thing I have done in my life is to tell Allyson that her great grandmother died. She was crying and when her other great grandmother died last year right after she turned 3, I think she still didn't understand well. Like now Brandon still doesn't understand well, but Ally knows exactly what is going on.
I took Brandon for his 2 year old photos and man was that a challenge. I was happy though that we walked away with some good shots.
Then it was father's day. We did breakfast with my step dad on Sat, dinner with Mike's dad on Sat. night so we had all of Sunday to do whatever Mike wanted to do. He pretty much cleaned up the old car (Honda), and we relaxed and hung out here at the house playing with the kids. It was a great day.
Then we finally found our car. Well not exactly the one we wanted, but close enough and the deals were right. It has been so nice. I forgot what air conditioning feels like. Then we sold the Honda. We sold it on our own since the dealership only wanted to give us $500. for it. It needed a few things, but the condition of the car was amazing. So it was a little sad, since that was the first joint purchase Mike and I made together, but this car is amazing. The kids love it and I love driving it. One downfall. I've already filled it up with gas, and YIKES!!!
With all this business, the kids just needed to play. We took them to the park the other day. We have been swimming with them daily and they are loving the summer.
It's clear to me that Voxers are some of the most environmentally conscious and creative people out there, which is why I wanted to tell you about Six Apart's “Green by Design” contest. All you have to do to enter is create a Green Badge with an earth-friendly design and/or message.
In April, I told you about a few Green Badges we created for your blogs, and said that when the badges reached 100,000 impressions across the blogosphere, Six Apart would donate $1000 to The Climate Project. Well, as of June 1st, we surpassed that goal by nearly two million impressions. Needless to say, a check is in the mail!
When we realized how many of you were adopting the Green Badges, we thought it would be cool if we came up with a contest that allowed you to put your creativity to good use and make your own Green Badges.
Like the previous badges, the winning badge will link to the One Million Acts of Green brought to you by Cisco website. One Million Acts of Green is a collaborative environmental campaign encouraging everyone to go green. One act at a time. The goal? One million acts of green because, as we all know, we’re more powerful together than we can ever be apart.
Each weekly winner will also receive a one-year subscription to MailStopper, a junk mail stopper service provided by Tonic. Plus, we will donate $150 to a charity in the winner’s name. (For a list of charitable organizations the winner can choose to donate to, please see the contest rules.)
Two runner-ups each week will receive an honorable mention, as well as a one-year subscription to MailStopper.
Plus, when the badges receive a million impressions (and we know they will!), Six Apart will donate another $1000 to The Climate Project.
Here’s what you need to know in order to submit your design:
- The Submission must include a positive environmental message.
- The Submission must be in the JPEG file format.
- The Submission must be 160 x 90 pixels in size at a resolution of 72 dpi.
- The maximum file size of the Submission is 500 kilobytes.
- The Submission must be accompanied by an email address.
- The Submission and each element thereof must be the original work of Participant.
Please email your entry to badgecontest@sixapart.com and don't forget to include your Vox user name and your email address.
There's still time to get your entry in for this week's judging! We're accepting entries until end of day on Friday. If you aren't able to submit by this Friday, don't worry: There's another week left in the contest. The deadline for submissions is June 25, 2009 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Winners will be announced on Everything TypePad; however, if a Voxer wins, we'll also announce it here, of course.
View all contest rules here.
GOOD LUCK!
So last year, in Feb. I joined KG, Summer and a couple others to loose weight. Well I came in last and only lost a few pounds, and I chalked it up to being in Nursing school and having almost a 1 year old, along with a toddler. So since finishing school and starting my carrer, I still have a good 5 lbs I couldn't get off from when Ally was born, that still wouldn't come off after Brandon.
Either way, I knew Brandon would be going to school this year and I decided that this year was going to be all about getting myself back in order. I had stopped exercising, was eating whatever I wanted and couldnt' remember the last time I had washed my face at night, exfoliated, moisturized, etc.
So, I am proud to say that since starting to work on the day shift, (the end of Jan.) I have lost 25 lbs. I am now down to 148, where I haven't been since I got married 6 years ago. I am looking forward to starting an exercise plan, next week with Brandon's first day at school. I have good out and bought all new rejuvenating products for my face and have already begun, doing the daily regimen of that as well. I feel so much better! I am wearing pants I haven't worn in years and am getting new clothes too.
This comes at a great time since I am saddened that Brandon is going to school now too, and that leaves me at home alone for 4 days a week. I love being a mom and can't imagine being at home without them around, but am going to use this time to try and focus on myself. I think we all need that too and I have left myself neglected for a little while.
Along with this, I am going to volunteer at the kids school and maybe even go back to do a little research at CHOC for about 4 hours of the week. I am looking forward to summer so I can get out and use our pool too.
Otherwise, the kids are great, Mike has stayed SUPER busy, (thank God for every job he gives us) and we will see what the future holds.
Happy June to all!
Here's a fun picture from the week. Allyson loves to dress Brandon up in the princess atire. He wasn't too into this time as he only put on the shirt, but it was still cute.
