$(document).ready(function() {

  // add validation to contact form
  $("#contact-form").validate();
  $("#newsletter").validate();


  //add class thickbox to Flickr photostream
  $("ul#photo-gal li a").addClass("thickbox");

    $("ul#photo-gal a").attr({ 
      rel: "Residential Photo Gallery"
    });
    // $("ul#photo-gal li").text($("a.thickbox").attr("alt"));

    //Clear mailing list input value onclick
    $('form#newsletter input#email').focus(function() {
      $(this).val("");
    });

    // form validation
  	$("#error").hide();
  	$("#contact-form").validate({
  		errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
  		error.appendTo( element.parent("p") );
  		$("#error").show();
  		}
  	});

}); //end document.ready