What up? Check this out; Mom 2.0 Summit

Upon my return from the Mom 2.0 Summit our Internet then went down for a week. I've just gone through DSL Hell. But like Winston Churchill has oft been quoted, "If you're going through Hell, keep going." So, I go. Internet is now up and running, as am I. Sort of. Because the Internet was down and so was my older son- but he had the flu. The strain of the flu which is not prevented by the flu shot. My joy knew no bounds. Actually that's kind of true because he didn't throw up at all. I am utterly grateful because I am set to "barf-o-matic" meaning if anyone barfs in front of me, I barf too. I know, not pretty, but we've never hidden the ugly side of parenting on our site, and we're not going to begin doing so now.

As for the conference, it was fabulous! The fact it was kept at approximately 300 attendees meant there was quite a lot of time for networking and actually having conversations with other bloggers beyond, your own blog's name and figuring out if you've ever read one another. If you want to see pictures of me being a dancing fool, or if you prefer to just look at other pics from the conference, go check here.

Sarah and I lead a roundtable discussion on "Building Your Blog Confidence." If anyone wants to get our notes from what felt like 15 minute speed-dating discussions, please let me know and I will email them to you as soon as Sarah and I are done compiling them. Highlights of the conference are many, articles and posts about it abound, wonderful writers who were there and we all should be reading or congratulating on their obtaining kick-ass cowgirl boots. I know I haven't linked to so many other worthy women (and men) so please hunt around the web and look out for other bloggers who also sojourned to Houston for the conference.

Lastly a Ten Gallon hat tip goes to the Kirtsy Chicks and OpMom for putting together the first of what we hope will be an annual event!

Oy Vey, they did it again.

We hope corporations are paying attention to the mistakes made when Social Media outreach folks either are oblivious as to how communication should be managed or don't take the time to learn about the consumers they are trying to woo. These two recent gaffes left us shaking our collective head.

Aviva received this email from Phil from Weber Shandwick,

Hi Aviva,

I thought you might be interested in these recipes to add a little variety to your Easter morning brunch from Eggland’s Best. After the egg hunts and visits from the Easter Bunny are over, gather the family around the table and enjoy these tasty meals. Also remember, EB feeds their hens all-natural, vegetarian ingredients, so they are healthier than ordinary eggs.

There are also other great brunch ideas available at http://www.egglandsbest.com/recipes/recipelist.asp?catno=1&pg=recipe.

Hope you enjoy these recipes. Feel free to share them with your readers if you like.

Happy Easter!

Phil

Well Phil - Thanks for the links and the two recipes you included in your email. Believe me, having Easter morning brunch at all would definitely "add a little variety" to our family's weekend plans. You see Phil, if you had bothered to read anything on my blog or website you would have noticed references to the fact that I am Jewish. Phil, if you didn't get the memo, Jews don't observe Easter. We observe Passover.

Phil, dawg, don't be too hard on yourself. Maybe you just need a better office calender. But you are in fine company. We recently learned of an event scheduled by Disney in April. Devra has penned a brief open letter:

Dear Disney PR Team,
While it is lovely for you to plan an event for mommy bloggers, your event is taking place April 18-20th during Passover.
Human Resources called, they want their diversity training back.
Wishing you well,
Devra

Weber Shandwick and Disney why don't you read this, this and this. Oh and bookmark this. We're all about embracing imperfection at Parentopia. Fully understand oversights occur, we know mistakes get made, despite the best of intentions. Just learn from them, okay?