/*this is the column format.  Provided by Inknoise Layoutomatic*/


body {
	background-color: #ebfafd;
}

p {
color:  #0084B5;
}

a:visited {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: Silver;
}

a:active {
	text-decoration: none;	
}

a:link {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#container {
			width: 900px;
			
			
			margin-left: 0px;
			margin-right: 0px;
			padding: 0px;
		}

		#banner {
			padding: 5px;
			margin-bottom: 5px;
			background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/winterkitty-02.jpg);
			background-color: #ebfafd;
			height: 475px;
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
			margin: 10px;
			margin-left: 101px;
			margin-right: 25px;
		}


		#content {
			padding: 5px;
			top:515px;
		        left: 325px;
		        width:421px;
			position: absolute;
			margin-top: -12px;
		}

		#sidebar-a {
			float: left;
			width: 200px;			
			margin-top: -86px;
			margin-right: 5px;
			padding: 5px;
         margin-left: 5px; 		
		}


		#footer {
			clear: both;
			padding: 5px;
			margin-top: 5px;
			
			
		}
		
		/*this begins the format for the left menu*/
		#blogroll {
			background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/blogroll.jpg);
			width: 275px;
		
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
			margin-top: -2px;
		}
		
		#blogroll-text{
			margin: 0px;
			font: 10px Verdana;
			color: #7FC1DE;			
			padding-top: 50px;
			padding-left: 34px;
		}
		
	   #favorites {
	      margin-top: 45px;	
		   background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/favorites.jpg);
			width: 275px;
         
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
	   }	
		
		#favorites-text {
		   margin: 0px;
			font: 10px Verdana;
			color: #7FC1DE;			
			padding-top: 50px;
			padding-left: 34px; 
			
		}
		
		#archives {
			margin-top: 30px;	
		   background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/archives.jpg);
			width: 275px;
			
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
		}
		
		#archives-text {
			margin: 0px;
			font: 10px Verdana;
			color: #7FC1DE;			
			padding-top: 50px;
			padding-left: 34px; 
		}
		
/*blog styles*/

.blog {
  		padding: 10px;
		margin-top: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px;
      background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/drop-box-winter_01.jpg);
		background-repeat: no-repeat;	
	
width: 650px;  
                             		
		}

	.blogbody {
		font: 10pt Verdana;
		color: #0084B5;
  		margin-left: -10px;
		margin-bottom: -20px;
		width: 650px;
background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/drop-box-winter_02.jpg);
background-repeat: repeat-y;   
padding: 10px;   		
		}
		
		.blogtext {
		font: 9pt Verdana;
		color: #0084B5;
		line-height: 110%;
		margin-left: 45px;	
                               background-color: #C0E6EF;
                              width: 500px;
padding: 5px;
		}

.blogbottom {
                       background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/drop-box-winter_03.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width: 650px;
}
		
     
	.blogbody a,
	.blogbody a:link,
	.blogbody a:visited,
	.blogbody a:active,
	.blogbody a:hover {
		font-weight: normal;
		text-decoration: none;
	}

	.title	{
		font: italic 12pt Arial;
		color: #0084B5;
		border-bottom: 2px dotted #0084b5;
		margin-left: 20px;		
		margin-right: 101px;
                                background-color: #C0E6EF;
		}			

	

	.date	{ 
		font: 14pt Arial; 
		color: #0080B4;
		font-weight:bold;
                                padding-left: 225px;
                               padding-top: -31px;
		background-image: url(http://www.alittlegroup.com/skins/images/winter/drop-box-winter_02.jpg);
background-repeat: repeat-y;   
		margin-top: 19px;		
		margin-left:-10px; 
		margin-bottom: 0px;
		width: 650px;
		}			
		
	.posted	{ 
		font: 8pt Verdana;
		color: #0080B4; 
		margin-bottom: 8px;
		margin-left: 2px;

                                 
		}
		
		
	
	.syndicate {
		font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		font-size:xx-small;		
  		line-height:140%;
  		padding:2px;
  		margin-top:15px;
  		background:#FFF;  		
 		}	
		
	.powered {
		font-family: palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#0080B4;
		font-size:x-small;		
		line-height:140%;
		text-transform:uppercase; 
		padding:2px;
		margin-top:50px;
		letter-spacing: .2em;					
  		background:#FFF;		
		}	
		
	
	.comments-body {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;		
 		border-bottom:1px dotted #999; 					
		}		

	.comments-post {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;		
		}	
			
	
	.trackback-url {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding:5px;		
 		border:1px dotted #999; 					
		}


	.trackback-body {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;		
 		border-bottom:1px dotted #999; 					
		}		

	.trackback-post {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;		
		}	

		
	.comments-head	{ 
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif; 
		font-size:small; 
		color: #666; 
		border-bottom:1px solid #999;
		margin-top:20px;
		font-weight:bold;
  		background:#FFF;		
		}		

	#banner-commentspop {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#FFF;
		font-size:large;
		font-weight:bold;
		border-left:1px solid #FFF;	
		border-right:1px solid #FFF;  		
		border-top:1px solid #FFF;  		
  		background:#003366;
  		padding-left:15px;
  		padding-right:15px;
  		padding-top:5px;
  		padding-bottom:5px;  		  		  			 
		}