I totally ripped this off of Facebook

Guest Etiquette

It used to be (or at least in my family it was) that if you went to someones home for dinner, lunch or just a cup of coffee, it was good manners to bring a cake, either homemade or bakery shop made. Times changed a bit and a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates had become equally acceptable.
These days, it's not so easy to decide what to bring or not bring. What if they have allergies to nuts or gluten? What if they're diabetic? What if they are recovering alcoholics? Maybe I should just stay home.

Feeling invisible again

24 hours ago, I posted on FaceBook "If I un-friended you would you notice?" So far I have had no replies.

Disney Memorable Moments

I'm sure you've all seen the picture and read the articles about my granddaughter Alli signing an autograph for the Security guard at the Magic Kingdom.

With all the attention there was about this photo it was inevitable that we would connect with the Freddie and his family. So, on our recent annual trip to Disneyworld, we planned on a luncheon date with the famous security guard.
Freddie and his wife were both charming and friendly. They unexpectedly brought gifts for Alli, and had a new autograph book for Alli and her brother Nick. The first autograph in the book, of course had to be Freddies.

 

How cute is that?

I Phone

I used to have an Android phone and I hated it. So when I became eligable for a new phone last April, I got an I phone and I am so happy I did. The Android made no sense to me. I could not figure out how to do anything and sending a text message was torture. I ended up giving the phone to my 12 year old grandson and he loves it.
Everything on my new I phone is easy to use. I have even set it up to make different sounds depending on whether it's a text message, Twitter notification or a phone call. But the best part is my new Etsy App. When I make a sale, the phone makes a cash register sound alerting me to the sale, ca-ching. I don't have to check my computer for sales every hour or so. I got a sale the other night at 2AM and even though my phone was out in the living room, the ca-ching woke me up, I love it. I also think my customizing is quite appropriate.

Holy mackerel, who ever thought something like this could happen. I joined Pinterest a few months ago, in order to do a little more self promotion of my Etsy shop. The article I read said that you should not only make pin boards of what you are selling but also board of things that are of interest to you. I created a few different board with some interesting photos one of which is of some fun memories of Disney vacations. Some how, one pin went viral over the weekend. A zillion people saw it, many commented on it and was eventually noticed by someone as the Huffington Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/disney-world-security-guard_n_1695034.html?1343073180

The writer of the article told me it was all over the Internet but I didn't realize how much until I followed some of the links she provided. There are of course those with the crude and negative comments, but the overwhelming majority of people who commented really like the photo and adjoining story.

Memories

When we were children, we all wanted to go to Disneyland. But it was so far away and only kids who lived in California got to go. By the time I was 19 (a million years ago) I was working for American Airlines. For my very first paid vacation, I took my parents, first class to Disneyland. Mom and Dad really were not the amusement park types so we breezed through the park in just a few short hours. The only attraction we did stop at was It's A Small World and the music annoyed my Mom to death.
As we were getting near the end of our visit I realized that Dad had not taken any pictures, so I stopped one of the characters and asked him if he would pose with me.
Here is the photo my Dad snapped.

So why am I laughing? As anyone who has been to Disneyland or Disneyworld knows, the characters are not allowed to speak. This one, however, wasn't going to follow the rules. He said " I get off at 5, lose the old folks and meet me at the front gate".  After all these years, I still have to laugh when I see this picture.
BTW, can you imagine a Disney park with almost no crowds?