I know in the end it's going to be worth it and this is a great learning experience, but trying to upgrade our skins to the new version of b2e is really kicking my ass. I remember the days when it was as simple as using slightly different html tags. Mind you, PHP makes it way more functional and dynamic and for that I am willing to spend the extra time. We're hoping to get everything going soon. The thing I am definitely looking forward to in the new version is the widgetizing(?) of all the sidebar content. It will make it much easier to edit things in your sidebars and add new stuff. Also, the new b2e toolbar and backoffice make it a lot easier to get to things and it looks even nicer than it did before. I'm really digging it and I hope the rest of the authors do too.
Two months after our offer, the seller's loans have been dealt with, and we finally are okayed to open escrow! So now comes a long month full of nitpicky details!
Can't wait to start writing my "you can suck it" letter to the landlord. :) Okay, I promise it will be nicer than that, but I can't wait to ditch our current situation!