I recently upgraded Coveted.Net’s wordpress installation. I am not running on 2.5, which after some getting used to, I don’t mind at all. The plug-ins I already had installed still seem to work and the interface is really nice. So in case anyone was wondering, I’d definitely recommend upgrading. With the upgrade came some changes in the widget section of the wordpress admin panel. I liked the way they had it all arranged so I figured I’d give the widgets a try, so I could have my subscribe form right on the side, and also have my categories list in a drop down menu. That’s all fine and dandy for sidebar 1, but when I use widgets, my 2nd sidebar totally disappears. So yeah, I guess I’m not doing the widgets. I like the set up of this theme and I’m not wanting to change it just to be able to use widgets. 
I’m going to make some customized smilies for this blog sometime this week. I just haven’t decided what exactly. I’m pretty happy with the way this site is coming along, though, and after just a few more changes and modifications I think I’ll be totally satisfied with it. I wonder why I didn’t do a mommy blog sooner?
I’m still looking for link exchanges, so anyone who is interested just let me know. I prefer to exchange with other parents, dad or mom bloggers, or family oriented blog sites. 
I don’t even know what widgets are heh, I’m running a much older version of WP. Making all those changes, it’s just so much work. I’m proud of you for taking it all on. Making your site look purtyful and up to date.
A widget is a piece of code you use in your sidebar, it is supposed to make it so that you can arrange your sidebar to look a certain way without actually doing any work. I prefer the old fashioned way.
Thank you for your kind words. And btw it only takes like 2-3 minutes tops to upgrade wordpress. The biggest issue is if your plug-ins will work with the new version. That part is the most annoying.
Not only the plugins, but the rest of the way you run your site. My site is not completely through WP, just the blog. So I had to change so much of it in previous upgrades that I just said screw it, no more upgrading.
Yeah, unsexy.net used to be like that. I had only the blog in wordpress, but one day I got a wild hair up my butt and decided to convert it all over to wordpress. It made things so much easier. But yes, it IS time consuming so if you don’t have alot of extra time on your hands I wouldn’t recommend it.
I haven’t tried the new wordpress yet I wanted to wait to see if there were any bugs in it but now with your testimony I believe I shall try it! I would love to find the time to make some custom smilies good luck with it! I can’t wait to see them
Yeah, the new version of wordpress is quite lovely. Thanks, btw, it does take time to make the smilies, but I so dislike the plain yellow ones.