Welcome to the new front end for DeMeo-Web.com.  Kick off your shoes and get comfortable.  Have a cup of coffee, and enjoy your stay.

Those of you who are familiar with me know I love to blog.  This is not my first blog, nor will it be my last.  I had a few reasons for starting this one.  Sometimes I just want to write about something – maybe something funny happened at work, or I’m incensed over some political news, or I just took a photo I’m proud of and want to show it off – random topics that pop in my head at odd times.  Until now I didn’t have a proper venue for such ramblings.

This site is my sandbox.  Here I am giving myself the freedom to write about whatever I want, whenever I want.  Hey, lets face it, at least it’s better than the boring, static page that’s been occupying this site for the last several months.  You’ll still find the same, familiar menu to the right.  If you’re looking for the photo gallery or the family tree, it’s all still here.

So what do you think of the new look?  How about that crazy title?  I wanted something that hinted at the absolute lack of consistency of the topics to be covered.  “Been There, Dawn That” seems to work pretty well.  It was Al’s suggestion.  He’s a clever one, that husband of mine.

And how about the design itself?  Isn’t it pretty?  I can’t take credit for that either.  If you look down at the footer, you’ll see it was designed by someone named Page.  I only modified it slightly, then did everything else with a bunch of Wordpress plug-ins.  (I love Wordpress!)  So, no, I have no idea what all those Chinese characters say.  I like to think they say something nice like, “Welcome to my Blog.  Pleased to meet you!”  For all I know they say, “Haha, you silly American girl!  You have ugly shoes!”

Well, I suppose I’ve rambled on enough for an introductory post.  Thanks for reading.  I hope you come back to visit soon!