Rss Feed

February, 2010

  1. My ESP Wacky Moment

    February 24, 2010 by Leanne

    This morning I woke up at 3:00am and had trouble falling back to sleep.
    doughnuts

    While I was tossing and turning one of the bizarre thoughts that entered my mind was hoping I would find some of my family recipes that I’ve lost over the years. Two in particular came to mind – my grandma’s “Fudgies” and my Aunt Theona’s doughnuts. I had the recipes for many years on note cards I kept in a small green plastic container – which is nowhere to be found. I was really thinking this morning about Aunt Theona’s doughnuts. I wondered how many people in this world have probably never experienced the pleasure of eating a homemade doughnut. Doughnuts are so readily available and pretty cheap, why would you go to the trouble of making them at home? Once you’ve tasted one, you’d understand. My aunt’s doughnuts were so darn delicious!
    The whole point of this story is – I was up at 3am thinking about how people don’t eat homemade doughnuts and then the wackiest thing happened when I opened today’s paper.  Look at what was on the front page of today’s Orlando Sentinel:

    OrlSen 022410

    You  have got to admit this is WEIRD!!

    Maybe now I’ll find that recipe.  Really weird!


  2. The First Swim

    February 21, 2010 by Leanne

    Date:  Saturday, February 20, 2010

    Location:  Orlando, Florida

    Outside Temperature:  68-degrees

    Water Temperature:  57-degrees

    Dogs say:  Let’s Swim!

    Mom says:  Not me!

    KitaDecisionGotta get the ball out of the water.

    KitaTheHuntI can get to it this way.

    KitaGoingInI’m going in.

    KitaInPoolGot it!

    KitaGettingOutAh – Let’s do it again – about 30-times!

    Happy Sunday everyone.


  3. Disney Social Media Moms Celebration PHOTOS

    February 16, 2010 by Leanne

    The Disney Social Media Moms Celebration officially wrapped up four nights ago and I’m still in recuperation stage.  Although today I finally was able to put in a full work day without zoning out. My apologies to my online friends because I have not been keeping up with the content demand. And I’m so thrilled about you visiting my site. I’ve never had so many comments on any one post before and it really thrills me to no end. (Insert giddy smile here.)

    I still need some time to gather my thoughts for a coherent blog post on the entire event. I’ve been visiting some of the site from the bloggers who attended and I am so impressed with their writing talents and amount of content they publish.  Janice and Susan from 5 Minutes For Mom are simply amazing!  Their energy levels are through the roof and it shows in their website.

    While I gather my thoughts, here are some photos from the event. These are a compilation of my pictures, plus photos from Preston Mack – the official Disney photographer on Friday, and Josh Hallet of hyku.com who attended Thursday’s breakfast with Guy Kawasaki.

    Kathy

    Kathy Ireland captivated the audience with her eloquent presentation.

    Leanne and Kathy

    Backstage with Kathy Ireland. What a beautiful person she is!

    Meg

    Walt Disney World Resort President Meg Crofton welcomed the moms to the first ever Social Media Moms Celebration.

    Maxine Clark

    Maxine Clark, founder and Chief Executive Bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop delivered the opening presentation that set the tone for the rest of the day.

    Guy RotundaCool shot of the American Adventure rotunda where Guy Kawasaki presented. Photo compliments of Josh Hallett, hyku.com

    MarissaMarissa Jaret Winokur had the crowd laughing with her creative presentation on how she uses social media.

    Brogan Moms 021110Chris Brogan and moms from the conference at Epcot on Thursday nights.

    ChrisBrogan Me 021210Chris Brogan and me at the end of the day’s events on Friday. Muppets 021110Oh yeah – the Muppets showed up for the festivities, too!

    Ty Pennington 021110ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover star Ty Pennington at Thursday’s Volunteer Family Celebration event at Epcot.

    NEW WORLD RECORD SET AT DISNEYThe new Guinness World Record for structure made out of canned food. The food was all packaged up and distributed to local food banks in Florida and Georgia, enough to feed 70,000 meals!


  4. (Post) Social Media Moms Weekend

    February 14, 2010 by Leanne

    It is the Sunday following the end of the first Disney Social Media Moms Celebration at Walt Disney World Resort.  Today I can finally think straight, sort of, and not see the world with blurry eyes and a foggy mind.

    DisSmMomsme

    We wrapped up a very fun yet busy 3-day social media conference for moms and their families at Disney last week. For me, it was exhilarating to meet so many people that I’ve befriended through Twitter over the past year and to finally put real faces with Twitter IDs and avatars.  Some people were very easy to recognize from their itty bitty photos on their bios and others totally caught me by surprise. (Yes @dcanoli I’m talking about you!) It was wonderful to see some of my online friends again in person – AllisonJeni, Cooper, Erin, Janine, and of course, my WDW Moms Panelists Margaret, Diane, Kathy, Joanne, Terry, Suzannah and Andi.  It was just such an experience to meet so many wonderful people and spend time with them.  I also have to give a shout-out to Susan and Janice, Jennifer, Amy and Maria for all their help in making this event a reality. I know I’m forgetting many folks and I’m so sorry. I think if I recalled everyone this blog would be 20 pages long.

    More to come on the activities and wonderful speakers.  (Such as Guy Kawasaki, Chris Brogan, Kathy Ireland, Maxine Clark, Marissa Jaret Winokur and the hilarious Maryellen Hooper)