I don't usually post a link to something until I have verified that it's awesome but I don't want to forget the name of the css dropdowns that I was recommended so here it is:

htmldog.com/articles/suckerfish/dropdowns/

Apparently they are really simple and easy to work with. I'm hoping that I can avoid having to use drop downs ever again due to their finickyness but you never know..

So I thought I had the css drop downs from my last post mastered, however when I started my cross browser checking I was horrified to see that IE 8 could not process them at all! I found a few tips online but the best solution ended up being this: I am commanding the HTML to display the website in IE 8 as if it were IE 7. Firefox is perfect so this avoids me having to use my standard code to link to two separate style sheets for Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Oh and check out this free software that allows you to view the page in every version of Internet Explorer (although less than 10% of users are currently in IE5 or previous versions):

www.softpedia.com/progDownload/IETester-Download-101019.html

At work we have a client who is committed to having drop down menus (not my preference as it does not allow for me to control the user flow and it is too much work to browse a website with drop downs if you ask me) so I searched online and tound this little gem. This webpage has an index of various styles of drop down menus (vertical, hortizontal) and they even show examples of their usage on popular websites. I am using the MTV menu and it's really easy to work with. If you're a web designer I suggest you download this package as I assume it won't be online for too long..

www.lwis.net/free-css-drop-down-menu/

I discovered this website yesterday, you can buy items on it and also use it to sell your own merchandise (over 89 items you can personalize!). I believe you just send them your design and they impose it on the products, you link the page to your website and voila!

www.cafepress.ca

I bought the pot, sand and succulents at the garden gallery. I plan to keep my eyes open for pots when I'm out antiquing so I can collect a stash of neat pots and then just need to buy the plants. I'm going to start cloning the succulents I already have too, I just bought a book all about it and am pumped to start playing god with my plants.