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When bloggers meet

Lisa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:43:43 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

I finally got the pictures off my camera, and I have to show you all this picture. This is what happens when bloggers meet with their kids. This is Elizabeth from Table4Five with all the kids. Of course, there was no way to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time, so I had to settle with one person. With this many little ones running around, I am so glad I don’t have any glass sinks! Amazingly, nothing got broken and everyone had a good time, so we are going to have to plan on doing this again soon!

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Sony Mommy Blogger Event

Lisa — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:50:13 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

I am so bad. I have been so busy since I got back, I am finally now writing about this awesome event. I was contacted about this the day before my birthday (I know, what a great birthday present!!!). Sony wanted to talk to 15 mommy bloggers and give us some cameras (I didn’t know this last part till the day before I left for the trip!). All expenses paid trip, how could I say no?

I flew out on April 16th to San Diego. They got me an a flight through Midway (which I seriously needed since Midway is only 15 minutes away and Ohare is about an hour). Sitting in the airport always sucks, but I made due. My plane flight there sucked. A little girl screamed the whole way. This is why I don’t fly with my kids. I am terrified that is going to be me. The mom was by herself, and she walked up and down the aisle for the four and half hour flight. I felt so bad for her.

We then got to San Diego and I had a limo driver waiting for me. He had my name on a sign. It was super cool. I know I’ll never see that again. He took me to the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla (it was about a half hour drive). The hotel was awesome (I’ll be writing about it on my travel blog, so I won’t go into too many details here). Sony had boxes set up in our room (to use to Fed Ex our cameras back). They also had left us headphones for our kids, a rose, and two chocolate candy bars. They obviously know the way to a woman’s heart. We were on our own for Wednesday night (though we did have a $50 certificate to use at the restaurant). I met up with Deanna and Anne Marie , and we went to dinner. I had filet mignon. It was super yummy. It was one of those steaks that you didn’t even have to chew it — it just melted in your mouth.

The next day we had to be at breakfast at 9:00. We had a buffet breakfast (which was awesome). This is the view we had from the room we were in. Beautiful, isn’t it? We spent the first two hours after that introducing ourselves. We then had lunch out in the beautiful sunshine. We were only out there for about an hour eating some of the best food ever and I got sunburned!!! Here’s a list of all the awesome ladies who were there (if you have more blogs that I haven’t listed, let me know and I’ll get them added):

Ciaran from MommiesWithStyle.com, Celebrity-Babies.com, CarandCaboodle.com
Jenny from Momminitup.com
Stacy from MomCentral.com, MomCentralConsulting.com and Mother-Talk.com
Deanna from DomesticChicky.com, Apronista.com and HappyHousewivesClub.com/hotmama.html
Kim from InAShoe.com
Tracey from Sweetney.com, MamaPop.com and RocknRompBaltimore.com
Erika from PlainJaneMom.com and emomsathome.com
Heather from TheDomesticDiva.org and idivalicious.com
Anne-Marie from AMamasRant.com, MyReadableFeast.com, ThisMamacooks.com, The-Write-Spot.com
Christina from GeekGirlfriends.com and Tynanwood.com
Amy from Amalah.com, MamaPop.com and Advice Smackdown on AlphaMom.com
Laura from PaulnLaura.com
Janice from 5minutesformom.com

After lunch, we got to learn about Sony and the impact of women on their business (Let me tell you, we have a huge impact!!!). We then got to start playing with the cameras we got. Oh wait, I didn’t show you the cameras yet —-

Camera #1: Sony Cybershot

Camera #2: Sony DSLR-A300K

Camera #3 – Handycam HDR-SR10

Yes, Sony gave us all three cameras! They also set aside time for us to work with their trainers so we could learn how to use them!

We then got instruction from photography expert Me Ra Koh. She gave us shooting instruction and tips of how to get specific results. She was really nice and she’s a blogger too!

We then got to go out to the beach and play with the cameras!

We then got a little bit of time to run up to our room and get ready for dinner. I took these pictures from my room!

We then met up with Sony and went to dinner at the Azul Restaurant. I got back to the hotel between 10 – 11 and went to bed.

On Friday, (April 18th), we met again for breakfast. Me Ra took some of our photos and critiqued them for us. She told us how to make our photos better. We then had a presentation from Rocket XL (the advertising agency who helped pull this all together). Us mommy bloggers ended up taking over that session with our opinions and thoughts.

After this session, we were able to do whatever we wanted till we caught our plane. Sony also gave us certificates for the spa, so I went and had a deep tissue massage. I then ate lunch and then had to get on my plane.

And that was my trip to San Diego!

Will Update

Lisa — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:03:48 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

Guess what? Will finally started walking with his left foot! I didn’t need market research to tell me he would be it when he was good and ready. However, it was a tad frustrating to watch him only take a step with his right foot and stop. We actually got him to take several steps in a row tonight!

I also think he’s getting another tooth! I think I saw and felt it. Its an upper one next to his front teeth.

Yesterday, I put a bottle in front of him and he said “Ba ba”.

I can’t believe how fast my little boy is growing up!

New Member Of The House

Lisa — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:50:26 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

No, we didn’t adopt a cat, dog, or baby. Instead we ended up having to buy a new stove. Here’s our new baby:

I can honestly say that this is the best oven I have ever owned. We have been trying it out the last couple of days. My old stove didn’t have a digital anything on it, so we have had a little bit of learning curve. The first time I tried to set the timer, I actually turned the oven off. Then we couldn’t figure out why the pizzas weren’t cooking! LOL Seriously, I love it! It also has a simmer burner and a poweburner (which allows you to get water to boil faster — I think its something like 12,000 BTUs)

I am hoping that this is last appliance we will have to buy for a while now. Last fall, we replaced the washer and dryer. 3 weeks ago, we have to replace the phones and the microwave. Now, its the stove. The only thing we still have left to replace is the water heater (Knocking on wood that that doesn’t go out now!)

Will Walked!

Lisa — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:47:45 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

Yes, you heard me right. Will took his first steps tonight. Actually, make that step. He took one step 5 times with his right foot. He hasn’t quite figured out how to do it with his left yet. It was truly an exciting night here (even more exciting than getting some Franke sinks). He did while Bill was here too! Like Madison, that means he started walking at 9 months. I am hoping that we can get him to do it again tomorrow!