June 7th, 2008 by BlogRmom
Those aren’t usually the words that you hear together, cept when your reading MY blog!! Let me explain. Today, I divorced my host. They plain out are the WORST ever!! I hosted with 3ix. I referred several people to them and I now feel AWFUL for doing so. Every 2-3 weeks I keep getting these ‘pop-ups’ which indicate my site is harboring a virus. People will stop visiting. I contact support and they tell me there is nothing, but ironically the pop-ups disappear… Yeah whatever!! Then I have my girl Nikki doing some script changes to my store and Zen Cart and she informs me that the cPanel has been giving her a wierd message all day. So I log in. Seems they’ve upgraded the cPanels and the Apache software. Okay, good move?!?! However, you need to take the PLACEHOLDER down so we can get to the cPanel. I contact support. They tell me there is no placeholder even though I have SEVERAL screenshots of it and again, not only I but several others are getting this. It MUST be my network and I should dump my computer and internet cache. And when that doesn’t work… I should go to another place and try to access my site… ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! So I explain that there IS a placeholder up and that she (the rep I am talking to) needs to get someone else… After arguing with her for 45 minutes, she disconnects the chat. I hate some choice words I would like to insert here, but I want to keep this PG… PG-13 at worst, so I will refrain… However, you know what I am thinking!! I contact BACK to Live Support and I get her AGAIN. GREAT, in fact perfect!! I can tell her exactly how I feel. And believe me I did. Within 1 hour the placeholder was gone. And within an hour of that I had a back up of my site and the divorce was FINAL!! In talking to my girl Blythe she recommended her host UCwebHOST. So I head over and find it will be a little more money a month, but so worth it!! The headache of 3ix being gone is worth much more! I am telling you!! So to those I have referred, I am sorry. I’ve learned my lesson. Today during my transfer to UCwebHOST I recieved about 6-8 emails saying they were “working” on the transfer and that it was “almost complete” and “sorry for the delay” even though the entire move took less then 40 minutes or so. I was suprised. They were MUCH more customer friendly and they kept updating me even when they had NOTHING new to tell me. I think I will be MUCH happier with them! I already am. And thanks Blythe for the referral… You know you RAWK!!
Now… My DS appeared even worse last night and he has officially eaten NOTHING in 3 days. I know the BULK of it is the reflux and we DO see the pediatrician on Monday and the pediatric GI soon after, but I am worried. I wanted to make sure the DR at least thought he looked okay and didn’t need anything via IV to make it through. He also starting complaining that his left ear hurt, so I thought… okay, let’s go. The ER doctor said his ears looked fine, however he does have a virus. That is likely making his reflux worse. He’s got some sores in his throat and mouth and a rash on his body. It lasts about 3-7 days and the rash comes 3-4 days in. So we roughly have another 3-4 days left. It is also accompied by a HIGH fever. Great. I hate fevers. I told the DR he was up crying screaming all night the night before and he hasn’t really slept either. So he gave him a “theraputic” dose of Motrin (being sure not to tell me what that was just documenting it on his papers) so he could get some relief. The instructions were just for the usual dose according to the bottle… so he was feeling better today after he slept all night… however he still napped today, which is SO not like him!! This child doesn’t nap!!
So while he napped I grabbed the Lean Green and began surfing the net. I haven’t had my celebrity fix. So I wanted to check out the latest. I see Jamie Lynn is being stalked *eye roll* and they are reporting false information about the Pitt/Jolie twins being born. I was shocked to see there were no reports of celebs in alcohol rehab or jail… although R Kelly has been charged in child pornography. That’s kinda interesting, although not really shocking LOL So I guess there was plenty to read and catch up on.
Lastly… as I blog tonight, I sit here and I can’t STOP thinking about it. One year ago today I recieved a phone call from a very good friend of mine, Lizz. You see about a year ago, shy of a few weeks, we were talking on Yahoo IM about her brother. He was in Iraq and was coming home. She was SO happy that he was DONE and was coming home. She was proud of him, but glad that he was going to be home SAFE. Then I get a call, just a few weeks later. I answer… “Bobbie…” “Yeah… OH MY GOD! What’s wrong!” I wanted to drop the phone, it was so surreal. It couldn’t be. She didn’t even say it. She probably won’t remember the conversation just like I do, but I do. I was babysitting. The mom was here to get the kids. I didn’t say bye to her, I rushed her out and waved that I would call her… as tears formed in my eyes, but I tried to stay calm and collective. I couldn’t lose it. My friend needed my support. As the days went on and the details poured in, we learned what a hero William was. What a hero William IS!! It still doesn’t seem like it’s real. Please as you go about your day today, and everyday, remember William… the HEROS that make our freedom possible. I love you Lizzard!! ((HUGS))
It’s storming out pretty bad now… I sent DH out for Drumsticks and a movie about 45 minutes ago… he must be slow churning my ice cream… MEN!
