thank you

thank you for all the kind words of support and concern for our family.

thank you for joining is in celebrating mr. moose on the anniversary of his birth.

thank you for continuing to read and share your own stories/comments.

thank you for the emails.

for all of these things i am grateful.

we have taken much comfort in knowing that so many people really do care.

there are still a few hurdles to cross before we know everything has settled into some sort of normalcy. but for now, we'll just keep on truckin!

with love,

savannah, the MITM and the coconut krewe

happy birthday, mr. moose!

today is his birthday! drop by, if y'all can and wish him a grand day!


UPDATE:


soooooo, unlike years long, long, long past when we used to (OK, i used to) call the coconut krewe early in the morning or as close to the time they were born (it was hell when they were away at school - for them, not me) we called #3 son around 9AM west coast time to wish him a happy birthday! he was doing his favorite thing: sitting in a cafe having coffee and writing! it seems he'll be celebrating his birthday as he can for the rest of the week until work clears up! which only proves my point: you can never over celebrate your birthday!

this is what she remembers

miss daisy moved out today.

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Yesterday, our pal, Boxer's Dad passed away. She has posted her tribute and her prayer for her Dad. We stand with our friend today and always. I quote her label:

May he rest in Peace.

oh, why not?

just so all y'all know

things are in major flux around here.

i may or may not be blogging.

i may or may not be commenting.

but i will be reading all y'all when i can.

happy news for today!

eryl has received her Masters in Literature! drop and give her a shout for her fine work!

today is also UB's birthday! all y'all know how much i love birthdays, so scoot on over and wish him a good'un!

if y'all didn't already know, Charlie's back at home with the lovely Martha and he's blogging! another good guy to visit when y'all can!

and speaking of returning bloggers, kaz is blogging and has a twitter question. drop by, bring some cake and see if y'all can help her out!

i think we all need good news!

an answer of sorts...

Help forum > Blogger > Something is Broken > Compilation - Ongoing Issue With Comments Compilation - Ongoing Issue With Comments Report abuse DarkUFO Top Contributor Official Blog*Star 7/6/10 It appears that Blogger is suffering currently with multiple issues with the Comment system. Please leave all the details below. 1) Your Blog URL/Link 2) Any BX Error Codes you are getting 3) What type of issue are you having (Missing Comments, Moderating Comments, Comment Count) 4) When did this start happening? 5) What Browser are you running? Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari Also include any information that you think would be helpful.Including any example links to posts where there are comment issues. Updates: Please also fill out this form if you are having issues http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEpRZEk5YzRmVUQ5d3B4ZFVSYVQ1UFE6MQ 7/6/10 Google are aware of the issue and are looking into the cause and possible fixes for it. 7/6/10 Best answers Brett from blogger Google Employee The Blogger Team 7/6/10 Best answer - nitecruzr (Top Contributor) Go to this answer Thanks everyone for the reports on this; we're investigating the problem and will post an update as soon as we have one.  Thanks for your patience http://blogger-status.blogspot.com/2010/07/were-currently-working-through-multiple.htm

Blogger Status

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

We're currently working through multiple issues which are affecting the reliability of our comment system. We'll update this post as soon as we have more information to share.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime.

Posted by at 12:00 PDT

so there it is according to blogger yesterday...and yeah, i went and found this answer. no one contacted me. and yes, it may be a free service, but does that mean courtesy and customer satisfaction isn't required or even offered?

houston, we have a problem

 if comments are disappearing from your blog, go here. someone named gatsby has started a spreadsheet to document the problem. i've left this info with eryl, scarlet, mr. pirate and dave. pass it along to anyone else you know having the problem. oh yeah, and tick the email followup comment box, so you know if comments are being answered.

UPDATE: it's happening here, too, my darlings! i'm off to post on gatsby's spreadsheet, too!

more info: so it seems we can see our own comments on our blogs, but nothing else. eryl & scarlet are trying to figure out how to post THAT issue on the spreadsheet. i left a comment over at UB's and it disappeared, so i left 2 more. who knows what's next...

now if i could only remember my password for my wordpress blog... *sigh*

even more info: one of the 2 comments i just left at UB's has disappeared. and now they're both gone. as are the comments i left at boxer's and roses...i see we aren't alone, the blogger Z is also having the disappearing comment situation. kim ayres has noticed disappearing comments...wtf, blogger? are we all that expendable to you?

interesting: one comment at UB's has returned. leah is having the same disappearing comment problem, so she's just posting the comments in the body of her blog and answering there! she's such an inventive little minx!

and then there was more: comments are starting to reappear, but not in the order they were left. the comments i left here on my own blog haven't returned. we've all started using email notification on blogs were we've left comments. almost 200 bloggers have left info on the help forum. who knows how many filled out the  earlier spreadsheet. we'll see what comes next...

next: comments are starting to reappear here and i think on other blogs, also. i wonder how a product that had so few problems went to hell in  a hand-basket so easily? 

what have we learned today: there were no weapons of mass destruction. (wtf, is she talking about, right?) exactly, my point, we learned absolutely nothing about why comments were  disappearing. well, i didn't. did anyone receive an email about what happened and why? i shouldn't have to go and LOOK for an answer. one should be sent to me and to every blogger who cooperated and let blogger know about yet another massive cluster fuck on blogger's part! now, i could go to wordpress, but i'll tell you whut, i'll just keep that as a backup. i'm staying with blogger and i'm going to make it my personal goal to stick to them like white on rice and make sure they do the right thing! 

probably the first a few postscripts from me:

i am an infomaniac bitch!

MJ said...

Remember me? No doubt I'll vanish in 24 hours or so.

July 6, 2010 1:53:00 PM EDT

 

friday night special

the recipe for shrimp & saffron risotto, courtesy of emeril lagasse and the MITM! (by the way, there's a typo in the recipe. it's 30 minutes, not 3 minutes for the actual cooking of the risotto.)

so yeah, a bad day was made so much better by good food and really good friends. we are very fortunate and totally appreciate the celestial alignment that brought everything together for us. for every bit of bad news that i know is going to be thrown on the plantation lawn, i firmly believe that everything will work out for all of us. it will not be easy i know, but, we'll hold fast to the rope that connects us and give thanks for the mercies visited upon us.

and now the food:

and yes, it was delicious!

food news or there's a reason it's called comfort food

this was tuesday's supper. thank goodness for the food network.

i've included the recipe the MITM used for shrimp and sausage jambalaya. he used the frozen chicken stock i made from scratch last week, used virginia smoked ham, smoked turkey sausage and added mussels,. it was delicious!


if you're going to be in a locked down situation, having good food to eat is a necessity. not to sound too tragic (i've told y'all about southern gothic living already) but, we are watching the slow degeneration of a once lovely woman and i am no longer her favorite. i accept that it isn't personal, it's the disease talking, so i can deal with it. sort of.... so, change is underway. everyone understands what must happen, but it doesn't make the immediate any easier. we cook, share a glass of wine and for a few moments it's all ok.