On Monday, I woke up and found out my blog was down. And I was all like…
I immediately contacted my host provider to find out the issue.
Except there was no way to get them on the phone. They don't even have a customer service line.
So I was forced to confront them on twitter.
They said it was another DDoS attack. The same kind of attack that had kept their entire platform down for FIVE DAYS earlier this month.
Interesting. Didn't they say they had solved that problem the last time?
I was angry.
Like, REALLY ANGRY.
They said they were working on it and it would be back up and running soon. But I had heard that one before.
I asked if they were planning on reimbursing us for the business lost.
I told them there were people counting on me to make them feel better about their own lack of parenting skills!
I worried I had lost my readers FOREVER!
Finally, I realized there was nothing I could do but wait.
And wait.
Well. There was one thing I could do.
Two things, actually.
Then I got myself into a very Zen place.
Maybe life was better without having to write a blog every day?
Maybe a little more sleep and a little less #babysuiting wouldn't be a bad thing?
Would anybody even care?
Maybe I could actually relax and enjoy myself for once!
But then I got scared.
What would I do without Mommy Shorts?
I love this blog almost more than anything.
I called my web developer to ask for an ETA on the blog platform switch.
They said about two more months.
That sounds doable, right?
Thanks to everyone who submitted photos of their kids on my facebook page while my blog was down. It helped make the outage a lot more fun.
XO, Mommy Shorts
Well, this was just clever.
But man, I’m so annoyed! I don’t think I can be bothered switching….can I?
Honestly, I think at a certain point you are not going to have a choice. I’m a big fan of Typepad but I don’t trust that it will still be here in a few years. And it certainly doesn’t have enough people working there to keep up with the upgrades and advances on other platforms.
That was adorable…but now I want Doritos!
Thanks Ilana for the feature of my toddler chugging away her sorrows. I hope you poured some wine in a pink solo cup, put on your Sophia the First jammies, and played pong by yourself…like Liv.
Loved this post and the photos. 🙂 I’m glad the outage is over but hey, it also inspired this funny post. Made my morning.
Too cute! You are too cool!!!
That was cute. 🙂
I loved this! All of those kiddos are a-dor-able!!!
Glad you are back up and running!!!
If anything good came out of the outage… it sure was this! 🙂
Good use of the photos :). Glad the blog is back up. Hope it doesn’t happen again!!!!
Day made. My child has been featured on MommyShorts. 🙂
Hey no worries…. Loyal reader here. Through thick and thin! Love this post and love the blog! Keep on truckin.
You should do a contest for baby emoticons… like pick a baby’s face for each emo…?
glad it is working again!
I’ve always used Host Gator and highly recommend them. They have a customer service line and my site has never been down for more than a few hours.
And trust me, your readers aren’t going anywhere. I check every morning. It was routine at first, now it’s instinct. I’m sure I don’t only speak for myself either.
That was simply awesome! What a great idea the down time inspired. In the end, it was a win win situation for everyone! All the kiddos are adorable.
You can turn even the worst frustration into funny adorableness. Ellen
Great post!! Am I cool that my daughter has at least four of the outfits seen on the featured kids??? Or am I just a sucker for mass produced Jammies and clothing???
That’s my Buddha baby! I’m a proud mommy.
That was absolutely adorable! I literally laughed out loud…thanks for the smile!! Hope that things get figured out for you!
You did this perfectly. I’m sorry you had to deal with this madness. I mean, it’s TECHNOLOGY dammit. It’s supposed to be helping us.
Oh my gosh I loved this so much. Perfect, except for the part about your blog being down.
2 months?!? WAH??? It must be very very spiffy! Can’t wait!
Not gonna lie, I got a little panicky for a minute there.
I guess I’m going to go back to WordPress (which I preferred in many ways but which was not as straightforward when it came to having sponsors on your page). I think they now offer a similar package anyway. Seems like a lot of dicking around though…. Sigh.
Yeah! Exactly the same reaction was mine about 3 days ago when my WordPress website was down. I was feeling like I’ve lost my readers forever… :'( But now feeling EPIC when everything is working fine.
OMG!!! I love this!!! Of course I’d care and I’d TOTALLY miss you. No one else makes me laugh about my crappy parenting skills like you do. I love your blog Mazzy and Harlow are great! My all time fave thing is the Evil Baby Glare Off. I can’t wait for the next Glare Off. Hope everything gets sorted out.
P.s. I totally would be in jail for some of the things in some of the pics above, if not for the fact that my hubby is a co-conspirator…and a cop.