tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340326832012-01-06T00:34:32.246-05:00Jelisenoreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-46502478387463679892009-07-16T12:53:00.002-04:002009-07-16T12:58:13.346-04:00

Well it's become very apparent to me that I just don't have time to keep the Ballons.com website up-to-date anymore. I haven't posted any new photos or updates in about 4 months and I have such a back-log of photos to upload and share it's now almost overwhelming. Add to that the fact that almost all of my family is now on Facebook, which I do keep rather up-to-date, and I'm starting to wonder if

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-60356663189797725512009-03-08T22:27:00.002-04:002009-03-08T22:37:47.541-04:00

We had a wonderfully warm weekend and it's gotten me in the mood for spring! Of course with that comes a nice long to-do list in order to get the back yard ready for a long season of outdoor play, as well as starting to pack up the winter clothes and pull out the spring/summer clothes, etc., etc. This all just seems overwhelming when just keeping up with the laundry and dishes wears me out!

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-84398788193729159592009-01-23T22:11:00.002-05:002009-01-23T22:19:33.283-05:00

I'm finally getting caught up on all of my photo uploads and have done a dump of the random photos I had on our second camera (which is rarely used anymore). So here are some photos from the fall (including Halloween), as well as photos from my business trip to Cancun (yes it WAS a business trip) where I managed to squeeze in an afternoon of sightseeing and went with 5 colleagues to the historic

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-46643074492476608842009-01-19T13:18:00.003-05:002009-01-19T13:36:20.088-05:00

OK, so it is almost 20 days into the new year, but at least I got a happy new year post in during January! The grandparents will be VERY happy to see updated photos to the website. I hadn't uploaded anything from Nov. and Dec. yet. And since my husband is determined to beat me to the punch and upload photos to Facebook, I decided I better get the gymnastics/dance photos of the kids from last week

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-76265607581546199262008-12-10T13:42:00.002-05:002008-12-10T13:57:54.920-05:00

So this update is long overdue, but then what else is new, right? I'm trying to do a little "virtual housekeeping" and get all of our photos from Oct. and Nov. uploaded. So far I've been able to get Daniel and Olivia's birthday pictures up (see left). Also while Kathy was here she took some great photos of the kid's birthday, Wednesday night gymnastic's class, and Halloween.I've still got a few

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-46686785545183564272008-11-18T17:28:00.002-05:002008-11-18T17:33:17.347-05:00

So in my ongoing quest to research all things social media and web 2.0 and determine what works in a B2B marketing world (LinkedIn) and what is just plain fun (Twitter) I have uncovered a new method for instant gratification called http://www.feedblitz.com/. I can now subscribe to ANY website, blog, or RSS feed and have updates sent to me via e-mail, and manage how and when those are sent,

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-8745182064661945412008-10-31T22:20:00.003-04:002008-10-31T23:16:43.980-04:00

One of the greatest gifts of having small children is getting to rediscover the pure joy that comes from simple pleasures like carrying a pumpkin shaped bucket so full of candy you can barely hold it. And I'm so thankful that I get at least another 7 or 8 years of watching my kids get dressed up, pretend to be a super-hero, a princess or a story-book hero and go door-to-door and say that magical

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-73306032856726947622008-09-11T17:18:00.001-04:002008-09-11T17:30:32.211-04:00

OK, so as a marketer I have been somewhat skeptical of the uses of web 2.0 and social marketing in the B2B world. But after several months of reading articles, attending webinars and going to a B2B conference in June that had probably 75% of breakout sessions on the topic I'm not convinced it's happening in the B2B world! My company is still not 100% sold, so I figure I can hold my breath and

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-47225561351577453402008-09-02T20:13:00.002-04:002008-09-02T20:17:22.124-04:00

Well we got through the first day of school with only a few tears shed -- from mom. All three kids did great! They were excited, and had a great day with relatively little apprehension or concern about their new adventures. Watching Hannah get on that school bus was tough for me, but she gave me about five hugs and kisses and then she was gone. When I picked her up from the bus in the afternoon

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-50060789211968329222008-08-29T21:51:00.001-04:002008-08-29T21:53:54.209-04:00

Finally got photos from the MWS cruise up for all to view. If you need a photo by photo explanation, feel free to give me a call and I'll be happy to oblige! :)

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-90040024261908901042008-08-26T22:56:00.002-04:002008-08-26T22:58:31.890-04:00

I shed a little tear tonight listening to Hillary Clinton's speech at the DNC. She's remarkable, and I think Obama has made a mistake by not appointing her as his running mate. But she couldn't have given a better endorsement speech. I think I'll have to wear my Hillary for President T-shirt when I go to the polls in November to vote for Obama, just so everyone knows how I really feel! :)

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-33343606962212066682008-08-07T08:51:00.002-04:002008-08-07T09:04:46.172-04:00

Hannah had a 2 day roadtrip adventure with Aunt Lisa from VA to Grandma's house in Slidell. We are having a good time and having fun. I can't believe how tall she has gotten since I last saw her for her 5th birthday in March. She has been playing on the patio with her big house, kitchen, babies, and grocery store; swimming; chasing bugs; and going on a boatride. Today her friend Marcelle is

MamaPinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02769882260533837978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-5397389110992005372008-08-04T17:27:00.003-04:002008-08-04T20:56:52.611-04:00

Hi everyone! So we are back from the Michael W. Smith cruise, which was phenomenal! I'm working on getting all of my photos uploaded to share -- we took almost 700 so I'm doing a lot of weeding. Until I can get them all posted, though, here's a sneak peek at my dream come true! I'm going to post a blog with a re-cap of the cruise for each day, as I have so much to say about it and don't want to

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-41555620075090259012008-06-08T21:04:00.003-04:002008-06-08T21:16:38.014-04:00

OK, so there goes my theory that having the new blogger site would mean I keep the website more up-to-date. I guess the reality is no matter what the format, finding time to update is a challenge.But, I couldn't let too much time go by before uploading some of Hannah's graduation pictures. It was by far the cutest thing you've ever seen, and yes we did video tape, for those who missed it. But

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-74522956169492015112008-04-25T09:38:00.003-04:002008-04-25T09:46:25.148-04:00

Well I'm off to Philadelphia tonight with my mom and Hannah for tomorrow's Teal Ribbon 5k to Overcome Ovarian Cancer. This will be my second 5k this week, and I'm hoping to improve my time a bit. Since I can't run with a jogger stroller, my mom will be pushing Hannah throughout the race, as she's walking it. I don't know if I'll get emotional about it, but I will certainly have my Nana in my

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-25497327113686410392008-04-12T16:27:00.009-04:002008-04-12T17:30:24.729-04:00

I had a wonderful time with David, Jelise, and the kids while I was in VA for 3 weeks (3/17 - 4/7) but didn't quite realize just how INTENSE it can be in a household with 3 small children; especially with David out of commission for a while as he recovered from knee surgery. But we all managed fine (some days better than others) and I am back home with such warm memories of my visit. Some of my

MamaPinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02769882260533837978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-61424919397319579452008-04-05T10:36:00.002-04:002008-04-05T10:38:49.782-04:00

Love the interactive idea and so happy to see an update with new pictures. Thanks!

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07892890338850112293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-17682327434442207422008-04-04T20:45:00.001-04:002008-04-04T20:47:26.918-04:00

So basically we get what we got from the Ballon site but we can interact. I like it but I'm not sure how it will allow you to be more current.

saveapeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04309960021278790826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-68117449806346884942008-04-04T19:52:00.002-04:002008-04-04T19:59:05.558-04:00

On Saturday, April 27th I will be participating in the 4th Annual Teal Ribbon 5k to Overcome Ovarian Cancer. This will mark my 8th 5k race (12th race overall) since I started running a year and a half ago, however, this race has a very special meaning to me because I will be running in honor of my Nana, who lost her fight with Ovarian cancer over ten years ago.Ovarian cancer is an aggressive form

Jelisenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-59597533460092528162008-04-02T10:14:00.001-04:002008-04-02T10:15:13.406-04:00

Thanks Jelise; I think this is going to work great for our family!! Love, Kathy

MamaPinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02769882260533837978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34032683.post-13383905641429466992008-04-01T18:10:00.001-04:002008-04-01T18:13:23.993-04:00

Welcome to the new interactive Ballon Family web page. Because of my crazy schedule an inability to do timely updates to the website I've known for a while I needed to switch to a different format that would allow faster updates and perhaps updates from other family members. Now you all can add updates to the Ballon Family website, make comments on my updates and even add links to photos.

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