You may have noticed a slightly different look to my blog. Or maybe you didn’t and you are just really unobservant. In which case, allow me to point out the obvious.
I have new, shiny digs.
I booted Big Red. It was time. She was annoying me. I can’t have another woman showing me up with her big boobs and itty bitty waist on my own damn website. One of us had to go, her or me. Since I’m the one paying the hosting fees and doing all the grunt work I figured it ought to be her.
Not that I don’t totally rock a bikini. I do. Really. Dammit, why are you laughing???
It was time for a change. I wanted something a little visually simpler, something that would load a little quicker and make me smile each and every time I saw it instead of making me want to race to the gym and bust my ass to look like Big Red.
Not that I don’t totally look like her, but with blonde hair.
I do.
Really.
Big thanks to Shaz from Swank Web Style Design Studio for putting up with my incessant emails, constant whining and slightly annoying tendencies of nit-picking.
Now when I see my web page, I chuckle instead of feeling the urge to break a sweat and do 50 crunches. Frac, however, may not feel the same way since it’s his image forever captured in a two year old temper tantrum, which is now plastered on my banner.
I really am gunning for that coveted Mother of the Year Award.
An added bonus to the redesign is now when the kids are misbehaving all I have to do is grab my camera and tell them to hold still, I need a new picture for my next blog layout.
I don’t make idle threats so their behaviour miraculously improves.
I suppose Gay Ray could have told them that, though.
Snicker.
For those of you who pop by to ogle the hot chick with flaming red hair and stay for the potty talk, I promise you, nothing else has changed. I’m still the same immature dirty girl I’ve always been.
Dildos and dead kids, that’s my motto. (Unless you are a an adoption case worker, in which case, I’m totally just joking. Cross my heart.)
Sit back and enjoy the new digs. And while you’re at it, let me know what you think. Feedback is always valued.
I’m a big girl. I can take it.
And if I can’t, I’ll just find an image of you, bust out the ole creative photoshopping skillz and dedicate a post in your honour.
Wink.
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I sorta miss the big boobs….nothing like starting off the day with a nice healthy dose of insufficient and lacking.
It looks fabulous, all grown up and stuff.
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I will always miss Big Red and her 50’s sexiness. But the new digs are quite awesome too! Way to go!
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I’ll miss her, too, because who doesn’t love a good B movie vixen? The new look is very urbane - going to take some getting used to. But since I totally don’t want to be photoshopped into the filling of my own pie, i guess I’ll get there…
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I’m glad you got rid of Big Red. She was intimidating and looked MEAN and SCARY! I like the new look. The colors are soothing and your DS throwing a fit looks just like my oldest DS when he threw fits. Hell, my oldest *still* tantrums like that.
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Well, I think I’m gonna miss Big Red, but I’ll probably get over it. And I do like the new look, although it was a bit of a surprise yesterday when I came here. Had to double check the address bar a few times to make sure my browser wasn’t jacking around with me …
As long as you’re still putting up the killer stories, we’ll keep coming back, love. No worries.
~Brea
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A new, classier Redneck Mommy? Who knew? But you wear it well!
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I MISS HER! But I love this, too.
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I personally love the new digs!
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since my fantasy of big reds top falling down causing my eyes to bug out is evidently not your concern, i will keep my playboy magazine next to the computer and continue to read your fabulous blog.
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Probably a good thing she’s gone. The guys at work always thought I was looking at porn when they’d spy her on my monitor.
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I like the new look. Very nice!
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I do miss the 50ft woman. The first time I made it here, just the picture with “Attack of the Redneck Mommy” made me laugh.
I wouldn’t worry. It’s not like you don’t have HUGE amount of traffic.
The news layout is awesome.
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*sigh* I’ll miss her, but I’d miss you more. I’m glad you decided to send the freeloader packin’.
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I can’t say that I totally like it. I do like the screaming kid, though. Then I shutter, because it hits a little too close to home. *sigh*
I will miss the large woman snacking on cars with her boobs hanging out. I was never one for change. What I really miss is the pick up truck accident at the bottom of the page with the rednecks spilling out or did I imagine that?
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I love the new look… especially the picture of Frac throwing a tantrum. Not that I don’t see that every day, but it’s nice seeing someone else’s kid doing it… it’s not as funny when it happens here, actually it makes me want to chew glass, but I can handle it when it’s not mine.
Now I laugh.
Seeing as I don’t have anything mean to say, I guess that means you won’t be photoshopping a picture of moi on your banner. I don’t mind if you do, just as long as you photoshop me into Kate Beckingsale. That would be great.
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I was a bit confused when I came here…I had to look twice to be sure my feeder gave me the right site! I like it!
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Me likey. The pic is hysterical~
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Wow. I think I’m going to miss Big Red because when I hear Tanis… I think Big Red. Not that I don’t love the new digs. It’s just going to take me a bit to get used to it. Change is good.
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I like the new decor it is quite pleasing to the eyes.I wish I had known you were in the market for a new look I have been changing mine every few weeks and also working on one for my hubby and my sil.I have become pretty good at it.I ‘m sure however I would not have done as good a job as your designer.
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It sucks!
Now will you write a post about me? Will ya will ya?
Seriously, though, I love it. I think it looks great. It was a bit shocking though, and I’m sure my 6yo son will miss staring at her giant boobs, but it’s beautiful!
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Looks great!
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Well, I have Big Red hanging in my office… I will take care of her for ya
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I love the new design, but to be honest, it’s going to take me awhile to get used to it for YOUR site. I’m with the poster who said that the title “Attack of the Redneck Mommy” went perfectly with Big Red.
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I totally love it. Lots more room to read. The taglines and pretty little embellishments are great too.
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Love the new look! And that picture of Frac is awesome!
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I like the new header. I liked the older header. My only disappointment ever with this blog is that you really aren’t as redneck as you advertise.
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Love the line ‘where dirt meets the skirt’!
Although Big Red throwing cars around a metropolis doesn’t speak ‘redneck’, I will miss her. It’s the writing that keeps me coming back, not the banner!
Jim
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I liked the old one, but this one is pretty good too. I like the header thing.
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It’s going to take some getting used to, but I like it. It’s nicely done.
I’m also in the middle of a blog redo. Do you think i could use Big Red for my header? It seems to have done you well.
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Looking good! I’m still reading!
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i will miss he and her Faster Pussycat Kill Kill Kill feel.
But this is just a lovely change.
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Loves it!
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Miss T:
I have no doubt you, indeed, rock a bikini!
I actually saw the new layout earlier today but was in such a hurry (lots of things to do online) that it didn’t register until much later. Big Red was nice, but things change, orbits shift and new stars appear in the sky.
Speaking of stars, I checked out the ‘Charities’ tab, and the photo of your son in his Oilers jersey knocked me flat. Priceless, precious: words like that are inadequate. I choked up a bit, because 1) I know you miss him and 2) it reminded me that long ago, in another life, I was an Oilers fan, too. Back when the Great One still played and Grant Fuhr was the goalie.
Go, girl! The new layout looks GREAT. Please keep the good stuff coming!
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Probably a good thing you got rid of Big Red. I was all drooly thinking about her brains every time I came here. Went through 3 keyboards, shorted out from the drool.
Crying toddlers are mostly brainless, so I’m not nearly as inspired to drool like one.
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I love the new look!
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I like it, I so make photos in opportunities like this….I have a really good one too of my 2 year old in a super man costume but he is mid-hysteria and he is stuck between the desk and wall…..it is hysterical…..one day I’ll find it….not sure when, but one day…
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Not too shabby, babydoll.
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I’m a big fan of blogs using real photos in their header instead of stock illustrations. I’m also a big fan of boobs.
So I’m torn.
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Admittedly, I liked Big Red. She was what made me stick around and see what this whole blog of yours was about. That being said - I like the new digs too
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As long as you’re still here, it works.
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It’s not the package that counts…it’s the contents!!
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I have to admit it is growing on me.
Plus I don’t want any weird shots of me floating around out here, unless I put them there that is…LOL!
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well you already know I think it is the bees knees, or Gay Rays testicles, or like really good and stuff.
Come to think of it Gay Rays testicles is an insult isn’t it. So scratch that, I just like saying Gay Rays testicles.
But I do have a complaint. Where is the pic of my biatch? Chuck that baby back in the sidebar woman, I love coming here and blowing you big fat girly kisses.
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i love it, babe.
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Hey! I got to win an award here. I’m the one who noticed the new look first, while everyone else was busy laughing at your snide remarks to BPD
Go check my comment on your last post
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I like the old site better.
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Looks good on you.
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Sorry, I love the old girl. Made more of a statement and stood out from the crowd of mommy bloggers…
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I’m liking the change, but you know I’d come hang out here even if you rocked a standard-issue Blogger template for two years or more.
Oh, wait. That’s mine. Heh.
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The new design is much more content focused — which, hello, is why we come here. And gigantic header images seem a bit dated at this point, in my opinion. Looks great!
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I really don’t have the right to judge since I am too cheap to shell out for a proper design and just use a blogspot template (I just like playing around with the different color variations myself!), but anyway I have to say I’ll miss Big Red. Noticed the new design yesterday and saw it again today and hasn’t quite grown on me yet, but we’ll see! There’s nothing like a good temper tantrum, whether you’re 2 years old, 22 or 72!
Regardless, I come to read your blog because your writing makes me smile and takes me away from Sudan, so I’ll be back either way. Keep on keepin’ on, girl
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love the new banner and updated site! Love even more your hilarious posts!
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I too, miss Big Red, but this template is also quite pleasing to the eye.
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I love it! The only thing is that I have to scroll across my page to see it all. IDK if that is just me, but thought I would throw that out there! Looks great!
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Great looking new layout but maybe you should keep some eye candy up for us guys. How about, I dont know, somebody in their famous purple shirt?
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I like it just fine, but I do miss Big Red and the way she would claw at your post titles. It would be way cool if you could animate that tantrum, but please - no sound.
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It’s really pretty. Shaz did a great job!!
I’ll miss Big Red too, but I completely understand needing change. This coming from the girl who changes her design CONSTANTLY.
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I never noticed your about page before I don’t think. So - that’s a good change.
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I like it! Very nice. (:
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The screaming baby holding a Coke ROCKS!Totally Mommy of the Year material…
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I think it looks great.
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Am LOVING it.
Ugh, that sounds like a McDonald’s plug.
I mean…
Built for Job One!
No wait, that’s not good either.
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while I enjoyed Big Red very much - I also like the new look - very classy & understated, and easy to find what you are looking for as well. congrats on the new layout!
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I totally dig the new space :-D. Great work!!
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I REALLY love the new look, that picture is pure class, very funny.
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I liked the old one better. This new one seems very belly button to me. I would be bake even if it was a plain white wall though, because for me it is all about the content:) You rock!
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Don’t change a bit, immature, dirty girl. You’re hilarious!
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Love it, want it, may marry it and then divorce it because it’s so sexy, it will cheat on me. OK, I already forgiven it and am back to loving it. It also makes your ass look great.
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As much as I would love for you to humiliate me with a photoshop creation, I can’t bring myself to say anything bad. Me likey.
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Oh, did I mention that I like this for one more thing: I usually check your blog at while at work, and with this new look, I don’t have to hide the screen / press Page-Down till Big Red is invisible… people in this part of the world might think I’m visiting a porn site
They’ve even blocked Picassa and Yahoo 360 in the office. Suckers.
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Tanis, I loved Big Red, but the new design is excellent. All things must change. Good choice. I wish I had my kid caught in one of those moments. Bravo!
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I don’t come here for the headder I come for the content. thanks for all the laughs
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Looks good!
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Whoa. Where am I?
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I love the makeover! It’s awesome
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HAHA I love the new picture. Haven’t all mothers seen our child have that meltdown one time or another.
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I liked red, but I like this one too. I’m easy going…I come here for the laughs (Boo reminds me of my own hubby with the tumors growing…), not the graphics. =)
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