Catholic Fire: A New Look for the New Year

I am fulfilling one of my New Year's resolutions by changing the appearance of this blog. I hope it is an improvement and that you like it. I like the format of this blog and it somehow seems a little sleeker and more professional looking than my old template. What do you think?

Please excuse the mess, while I make the necessary changes to update my blog. Hopefully, I will have everything perfectly organized in a short while.

Any suggestions you have for improvement or changes will be appreciated.
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  1. Rebecca1/1/06, 10:36 PM

    I've always liked this template - it looks good on you! Clean and easy to read, yet elegant; sounds like the blogmistress! Still getting around to the meme, should have it up tomorrow night ;)

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  2. Jean Heimann1/2/06, 1:27 AM

    Thanks, Rebecca, for sharing your opinion. I look forward to reading your meme.

    God bless you,
    Jean

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  3. Anonymous1/2/06, 4:15 AM

    Thanks for meme'ing me!

    http://custosfidei.blogspot.com/2006/01/memeed-again.html#links

    Conde

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  4. Anonymous1/2/06, 7:13 AM

    I like the new look too, Jean, but I was fond of your last one too. But anyway, in with the new and out with the old and all of that -- and blessings on your 2006! :)

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  5. alicia1/2/06, 7:48 AM

    I don't know about other readers, but this new format requires me to scroll down quite a bit (Past the archive links and blogroll) to get to the actual posts.

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  6. Matthew1/2/06, 10:56 AM

    I like it a lot. I would just suggest fixing the sidebar so that the posts would be at the top and we wouldn't have to scroll down so far.

    Otherwise, very nice.

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  7. Jean Heimann1/2/06, 12:36 PM

    Thanks for your suggestions, everyone. With this specific format, I haven't found a way to adjust the sidebar so that the posts will appear at the top. I am sorry for the incovenience, but I suppose that is one of the disadvantages of using this template.

    One thing I do like that I think makes it handy to view posts is the recent post listings on the side. If you go to those, you can get to the posts very quickly.

    Thank you & God bless you,
    Jean

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  8. Jean Heimann1/2/06, 8:06 PM

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  9. Jean Heimann1/2/06, 8:09 PM

    I am still working on this to improve things, and I apologize that is not just right yet. I am going to try to get some technical help to see if I can get rid of those archives on the side. If not, I will just persist in trying to figure it out on my own. I spent several hours working on this on New Years Day, but perhaps I can find a few hours this evening to try and fix it.

    Since I am what I refer to as "TC" or technologically challenged, who knows what this will look like when I am through with it. LOL.

    God bless,
    Jean

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  10. Anonymous1/2/06, 8:22 PM

    Just take your time on getting it worked out, Jean. We don't expect it to be perfect overnight.

    I like the new look.

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  11. Anonymous1/2/06, 8:47 PM

    Jean,

    It looks great now! Don't change a thing.

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