Crouch's Conundrums

Let's try this again

OK.  Here's the deal.  The layout and color scheme of the blog that I posted here yesterday was horrible.  Well, not completely horrible, but a little rough.  It was hard to read, and the layout of the page was inefficient.  In addition, this layout allows me to add a "Photo Album" that you now see on the right.  (No Granny, you're not a dummy, those pictures weren't there last night.)  So, hopefully, this page is a little easier to read, since the text is more contrasting and larger, and the photo's should be a little easier to access.  You'll probably notice that I've added a few extras on the sidebars, such as books that I'm reading and links to some favorite websites.

Well, enough of that.  I'm sure as long as you can see the pictures and read the posts, you could care less about the details, so I'll quit talking about it.  I'll update you on the weekend.

The Dave Ramsey Live event Friday night was great.  I listen to Dave's radio show a few times a week, and I didn't really hear much Friday night in terms of his teachings that I hadn't heard before, but it was great to see him in person and hear some more about family, history, and such.  I think Jake really got quite a bit out of it too, even as tired as he was.

Today in Sunday School, Dr. Bill Cutrer gave all the classes a "Sex and Marriage" lecture.  This is the same doctor that did the 3D ultrasound pictures of Cooper last year.  Not only is he a licensed, certified OB/GYN, he's also on the faculty at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as a member at our church.  Lucky for us, huh?  He did a great job, managed to make everyone at ease considering the topic, and even had us laughing quite a few times.  I think everyone enjoyed it.

Cooper's feeling a lot better lately, and has been his usual self all weekend.  Tonight he didn't want to go to bed at his usual time, but after an extra bottle, he dropped like a leaf.  Sometimes we just all need a little "midnight snack" before bedtime.

Carrie took the final exam in one of her classes this afternoon, so for the rest of the semester, she only has class one night a week.  Cooper and I are pretty excited about that.  We like her to be home with us.  it just doesn't feel right when mom isn't at home.

Welcome!

Congratulations on making your way to the new home of  "Crouch's Conundrums", my little home on the web.  Most of you reading this are coming directly from my previous blog, and you've probably already noticed that a few things are a little different.  Let me walk you through some of the changes.

1)  There are now three columns to the page instead of two.  All of the new posts will still be in the middle of the page, with additional links on the left.

2)  In the right column, you will find a heading titled "Most Recent Photos."  Anytime I add a picture to a post, that picture will show up over here for a little while.  If you click on one of the pictures below this heading, it will take you directly to the post in which I placed the picture.

3)  In the left column, there is a whole host of headings.  One will include recent comments from you, one will have a list of archived posts arranged by month, and one will have a list of all of my posts arranged by categories.  In other words, if you wanted to see all of the posts I ever made about Cooper, you could just click on that category.

4)  Comments.  Some of you have had issues with this feature of the other blog.  That should be fixed completely here.  You shouldn't have any problems at all with posting comments, just please enter your name and maybe your e-mail address so that we'll know who you are.

5)  When I post a picture in a post, it should show up as a small thumbnail.  If you click on that thumbnail, it should open a new window with a much bigger, better picture in it.  If you find that you are having problems with this feature, again, please let me know.

6)  I've brought all of my previous posts from the other blog over, but I wasn't able to bring in all of your comments.  They will be forever lost in cyberspace I guess.

7)  Lastly, this is all subject to change.  I'm not totally sold on this layout and format yet, but if I change, it shouldn't affect you in any way, except that some of the links may move around the page a little bit.  I won't be changing websites again, I hope, it just may be the look of this one that changes from time to time.

Thanks for being understanding, and I hope that this change, in the long run, will provide for a better experience for all of us.  I can already tell you that it's going to make things much easier on me, and isn't that really what's important?