August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 31, 2009
TOGETHER TIME ACTIVITY: CREATING LOVE COUPONS Have fun creating “Love Coupons” for your kids. Give them the coupons as rewards for a job well done or just because you love them. Using 3X5 index cards, create a series. Be sure to decorate with simple pictures, cut outs from magazines, or stickers. Here are some ideas: [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 30, 2009
Eliana and I made some delicious popcorn pancakes for breakfast this morning using microwave white popcorn by Orville Redenbacher. The process was fun and yielded fluffy buttery pancakes. We topped ours with homemade blueberry syrup (frozen fresh blueberries & honey, reduced to a syrup). Popcorn Pancakes Ingredients: 4 cups of finely ground popcorn (about 1 [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 29, 2009
Friday Fanfare August 28, 2009 Note from Dianne: Friends, thank you so much for being a “Fan of Dianne!” I now have over 370 fans. Thank you so much for your support. I <3 U! Each Friday, you will receive a short update (Friday Fanfare) letting you know what’s new on the Fan Page. I [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 28, 2009
5 Tips on How to Use Your Facebook Fan Page Effectively By Dianne de Las Casas If you are a business or a celebrity (author, artist, musician, or performing artist), you can open a “Fan Page” on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/advertising/?pages According to Facebook, a fan page can be used to “create a presence that looks and [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 25, 2009
10 Reasons to Get “Social” on the Web for Your Biz By Dianne de Las Casas What if you were invited to the largest party in the world for your industry? Entrance to this party is free and all the key players in your field are attending. You would have the opportunity to meet, greet [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 23, 2009
Together Time: 20 Family Story Starters By Dianne de Las Casas Children love hearing stories about their parents’ and grandparent’s childhoods. It is a great way to connect with your children and create “Together Time.” Having a hard time mining those childhood memories? Try these story starters, for starters! 1. The most embarrassing thing that [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 23, 2009
Friends: After moving my 19 year old daughter, Soleil, into her dorm room at LSU (where I had to take a shower in her dorm bathroom!), we headed to Barnes & Noble Citiplace, where I had a book signing with Marita Gentry, my illustrator for The Cajun Cornbread Boy. We were part of a big [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 22, 2009
Friends: My 19 year old daughter moved back into the LSU dorms today. This dorm is significantly better than last year’s dorm, which was a barracks. Soleil was on the 3rd floor with no elevator and no lobby! This year, there is a lobby and it is spacious, with plenty of table for eating and [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 19, 2009
Friends, Today I worked on updating my website, adding testimonials and reviews to my “Rave Reviews” section. Looking at all these wonderful quotes from fans just makes me realize how very blessed I am! It brought tears to my eyes to see how much my work affects people. So I wanted to say “thank you [...]
August 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on August 18, 2009
10 TIPS TO MAKE BACK-TO-SCHOOL COOL By Dianne de Las Casas On Eliana’s first day of 4th grade, she dashed out the door like Hare but looked more like Tortoise with her backpack strapped to her back like a turtle’s shell. And so, the morning races have begun. Your family is probably no different from [...]
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