AdoptionTalk: Redesign!!!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Redesign!!!

Yes, you're in the right place -- we're still AdoptionTalk! My Mother's Day gift to myself -- I carved out some "me" time to do a bit of a redesign to the blog. I also added a "Follower" gadget -- click on the "Follow" button to the right, and let people know you're reading!

And giving credit where credit is due, the free Asian-inspired blog background comes from Izzie Grace Designs.

10 comments:

Cassi said...: I like it.

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!; May 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Sara said...: Great new design! Happy Mother's Day!; May 10, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Jeff and Madeline said...: Love it! Happy Mother's Day to all of us--first mom's, foster mom's, and adoption moms. Here is to understanding and acceptance among us all.; May 10, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Ooh, fancy new theme!

What does the character on the sides mean?; May 10, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Mei-Ling said...: Hen piaoliang. :); May 10, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Mahmee said...: Shmokin'!
Happy Mother's Day.
M.; May 10, 2009 at 8:45 PM
malinda said...: Thanks for the compliments, everyone! Xie xie, Mei-Ling! I'm told the character means "life," which is pretty appropriate, especially since Zoe means "life." (Maya means "divine creative force," which is "life," too, in a way!).

Of course, I have not had the character independently verified, so it probably means "stupid foreigner will put anything on blog!"; May 10, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Mei-Ling said...: You're right, Malinda.

The character for life is "sheng1ming4" = 生命; May 10, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Third Mom said...: Love the new digs!; May 11, 2009 at 10:19 AM
malinda said...: Thanks for the confirmation, Mei-Ling. I'd checked it on MandarinTools.com, but I don't trust my eye for characters!; May 11, 2009 at 6:40 PM