well, it looks like my free ride with my internet hosting provider is finally coming to an end!

it was a long 3 years since a friend in class at college told me i had until midnight to go to a web site called 1and1.com because they were giving away a free web hosting package with (at the time) a whopping 500mb of space. it was a promotion they had as a startup and as soon as i got home i popped online and went to their site and registered, getting confirmed about 11:45pm that night.

this has been my hosting provider ever since and i still have some of that original 500mb open!

my time is coming to an end with the free package, so today i have the fun task of downloading all my web content and files to my powerbook g4. fun.

i have to back it all up so i can sign up for a larger package (something like 500GB or a similar daunting number) that will support more than the single mysql database that this blog is being hosted on. i need the additional databases so i can develop more fun stuff as i learn about php and mysql. the wife wants me to start developing the e-scentiallyyours.com site so we can start selling her essential oils online that she gets from her supplier in the northwest.

this will be the beginning of a new venture for the both of us that will hopefully make us both independent for the future.

i have to back up all the files because the provider indicates that the site will be wiped clean when i change packages. cant' take any chances there. i have a feeling this will be a long task today, but i have to do it so i might as well just shut up and do it.

so if the site goes down for a while you will now know why.

our 14 year old jon wearing his new ipod shuffle that he just got for his birthday. he likes to wear it when we go out and here he is at a family gathering with 8 people and he's still wearing it.

i liked it so much i had to go get one for myself too...the small apple product is excellent!

the size is so tiny, yet the sound is amazing and you can basically just clip it anywhere. great to take along when you don't want to take the full size ipod with you.

my sister-in-law florie has just finished her 2nd marathon in mexico, where she lives. we are quite proud oh her for her accomplishments and having the stamina to finish.

florie has recently begun seeing a nice jewish gentleman in california and she seems to be doing just fine.