$(document).ready(function() {

/**
Checks to see if the cookie is old.
Change to name of previous cookie.
Remember to change display to none when no alert is active.

	var alertbox = $.cookie('alertbox');
	if(alertbox == 'dec23'){
		$.cookie('alertbox', null);
		};
		
		if(alertbox == 'dec20'){
		$.cookie('alertbox', null);
		};
		*/

/**
Sets cookie to a new value when close is clicked.
*/	
		$('#close').click(function() {
			$('#homealertbox').slideUp('300',function() {
				$('#homealertbox').css("display","none");
				$.cookie('February2', 'February2',{expires:14});
		});
	});
	var alertbox = $.cookie('February2');
	if(alertbox == 'February2'){
	$('#homealertbox').css("display","none");	
	};
});