Techie Mommy

Is at a CDH convenient care facility.

has lost her voice... again!

Finally on my way home! Time to forget about work and enjoy the holiday! Merry Christmas to friends and family!

Just saw a picture of a bibingka on FB, and now I'm craving one... dayyum.

I've been OD'ing on SyFy lately and just realized that Anna (#V), Adria (#Stargate SG-1), Inara (#Firefly) are one and the same actress.

While shoe shopping, I asked for my size and the sales man told me "are you sure? It's $119". WTF?

Trying my best to attend Simbang Gabi at St. Isidore's (Bloomingdale) tonight. Step #1: Make the 5:09 or 5:13 train - check!

5 extra holidays next year! Awesome! Perk of being owned by a non-American company I guess :)

QotD: Since friends and family are here in FB, does one still mail a holiday card/newsletter? Or should we save some trees & go digital?

Sectionals! Totally surprised that everything (baby, love triangle, sue) has been addressed. Am so used to cliffhangers. April next?! glee

Just scheduled myself to get an H1N1 shot/spray tomorrow at Jewel of all places... $15!

Is thinking I don't need a purse this badly :(

Holy cow! There's a freakin line to get inside the Coach store. Dammit.

Needs to wear gloves... Brrrrr.

Canon D-SLR users... any recommended accessories for a new Canon Rebel owner? I was thinking bags, filters... but would like your opinion.

Z's 1st birthday party over... Next!

Thinks the cake is huge. We're gonna need more mouths to feed.

Looked at the clock (6pm) and all her team mates are still at work... crazy!

Got excited coz hubby said I got a package from Cricut. Turns out it was the software. I still need need the machine!

Z's bdy,10yr wedding anniv,Christmas,Y's bdy, V-day,My bdy,X's bdy,Taxes!,V's bdy. 6 mos. of planning and spending started last week.

So when you buy yourself a Christmas gift, do you wrap it and wait for Christmas day to open it? or do you play with it immediately?

X asking "Are we almost home now?" for the last hour. Sadly, we're still 2 hours away. I wonder when that will switch to "Are we there yet?"

Is having fun watching the hubby figure out the Mac keyboard shortcuts...

w00t! got my Black Friday netbooks. Any Best Buy Premier Silver Reward Zone member out there who wants to buy another one for me? I will owe you a big one! :)

Called BB 5 minutes early for their Early Access Special and they made me call again. I called immediately, and now am on hold for 10 mins. I'm sure the item I want will be SOLD OUT when they get to me. Grr. BlackFridayShopping

Firefly the Complete Series on Blu-Ray for $34.99... damn you Amazon!

Is confused about MN's 6 people/room fire code rule. Why have suites with 2 queen beds, 2 bunkers, + sofa bed and limit people to 6?

Who the hell is La Diva? pacman

Why are we watching A Christmas Carol 3D when we can watch 2012?

getting my Google Wave invite today. w00t! Thanks to my secret inviter! Didn't even have to offer a bribe :)

Walked to Haifa for lunch with the whole team... Only to find it GONE! Chipotle instead... Haifa=FAIL!

So after booking, China Spree said that the date we chose (that's on their site) is not actually confirmed yet. Huh? Back to the drawing board. China Spree=FAIL!

Just booked a 10 day trip to China for next year... Crazy?

Do you believe that the Apple iTablet will be available in January? If not, when do you think it will be out?

Been holding on the phone for 55 minutes... ugh!

Really happy with Netflix for PS3... SD, HD, Browsing, it works!

Finally has Dan Brown's THE LOST SYMBOL waiting for me at the library

7 Night Greek Isles Cruise (RC) for $359 departs next week! *sigh* Wish I am available! >> http://ping.fm/uw6po state=#startdate

Is perusing thru B&H's winter catalog

was reminded not to forget to RSVP X to her classmate's birthday party ... bad mom!

Looking for Family/Kid friendly travel destination ideas within IL driving distance for Thanksgiving week.

Getting ready to go "trick or treat"-ing. Y is refusing to get dressed.

3 tinkerbells in X's class today. Trick or Trunk has to rethought because of the rain.

Looking forward to everyone's costume at tonight's Razorfish Halloween Party! Sadly I am not one of the costumed ones :(

Is missing the party @ Bull & Bear! :(

Flight delayed an hour so far...

Got great seats to watch Lion King...

Batting 2/2 on Conference food today. Both breakfast and lunch are a success! Only someone who knows me will make sense of this post. spc09

Having dinner at HOB with Tim, Rensilin and Gene.

Last session of the day: Developing SP 2010 Sandboxed Solutions spc09

As usual, I can't eat conference food :( spc09

Jeff Teper reminds me of William Defoe spc09. This next keynote should be interesting.

Kraftfoods.com featured in Ballmer's Keynote. Go Kraft! spc09

Ballmer just announced SP 2010 public beta in November spc09. Mentioned Groove in the same paragraph.

Watching my ex-boss (heh), Steve Ballmer, deliver today's Keynote spc09

Missed breakfast coz I had to walk mules to get to the convention center spc09

That didn't take long. Chatting with a bunch of old Dell team mates (and boss)

Wondering how long until I see someone I know spc09

My FB account is temporarily disabled due to site maintenance. ;o

Registration begins... [blogged via iPhone]

Is having problems logging in to her Facebook iPhone app :(

Arrived in Vegas early at 8am today. My body clock though still runs at Central time so I was hungry. Our first stop: Jollibee! Where I ordered Chicken Joy and Spaghetti. Yummm. This should last me a while 'til the next time I find a Jollibee. [blogged via iPhone]

Stuck in traffic on 90 :( should have taken 290

Listening to classical station on XM and I hear the theme from Indiana Jones.. Huh?

Watching Law Abiding Citizen with the hubs

Looking forward to Vegas next week, getting out of this 40 degree freezer in Chicago.

Y's temp keeps on going up (103) and down. If it's still up tomorrow, I'm bringing her to the doctor.

Ack! I gave in and bought it. Next thing you know, I'll be buying that Cricut Expression myself. I need to get off of Amazon.

Trying to decide whether or not to get today's Amazon's Gold Box deal: BBC Earth Collection for $53. Already have Planet Earth in HD DVD.

Got Y to drink her medicine from the cup. Took 3 tries but she made it! Am so proud of her. Twas better than forcing it down via dropper.

At Sonny Acres Farm...

3rd time at Fry's in 3 weeks. Must. Stop!

All bundled up and freezing at th St. Chalres Scarecrow Fest

Scarecrow Fest today... then Sonny Acres Farm tomorrow! Hope the weather holds

I need someone to go watch the movie Fame with me.

Watching Surrogates with hubby tonight

running to chipotle for lunch...

Installing Windows 7 on one of the laptops...

Killing time while waiting for the 7:40 train...

is an admitted Gleek!

Thinks Tokyo is going to win it.... bummed out at Chicago losing out.

and now BSG's Apollo (Jamie Bamber) in some accent I don't recognize ...

Watching Dollhouse season 2 episode 1 and is weirded out at hearing Wesley (Alexis Denisof) sans the British accent...

Yay! Finally moving again... About 20 mins. delayed.

Uh oh, "train engine failure". That doesn't sound good.

My Metra train stalled and without power at Elmhurst. Do we all go down and give it a push?

If the 40 degree weather doesn't convince you that fall is here, I don't know what will. Brrrr .....

Not looking forward to going back to 50 degree Chicago weather from this nice 70 degree Austin weather right now.

Just learned that Z has food allergies similar to Y - peanuts, eggs, milk, etc. My poor babies. No flu shot for them as well :(

From 60 degree Chicago to 90 degrees in Austin. Whew!

Finally heard from family back home. Thank God they're all ok. Their power and Internet is back.

Still surprised that ORD to AUS is not "day trip"-able

Why am I getting solicitation emails from Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont? I don't know the guy and I am NOT from his state.

Can't send mail. Mailbox is full. Pft!

Waiting at the pedia for Z's 9mo. He's fast asleep and snoring. Too bad, he'll be woken up soon.

Is looking forward to Friday!

Why am I not crying? Maybe I've finally reached the point where I don't care anymore. Or maybe I need some shut eye.

How do I tell these ladies on the train to keep their voices down? I have headphones on and I can still hear everything!

Poll: Derek Ramsey or Sam Milby? My vote goes to Derek... rawr!

Watching "And I Love You So" with girl friends... Was warned to bring a box of tissues!

Is going thru The Beatles (RB), Story Mode...

Got a Leapster 2 for Y, a Barbie doll for X and Beatles Rockband for me :)

1st day at swimming class went great. X did really well!

Ack! Forgot that X's Fall Swimming Class starts tomorrow. I have it conflicting with a massage appointment!

Found the book Time Traveler's Wife on my desk today, from a friend who hated it. Does this mean I get to keep the book forever? :)

Apple Picking in Harvard, then Beach time in Lake Geneva caps off our Labor Day weekend.

Driving back home... The kids are already sleeping.

Can't help but be impressed with Dave the Horn Guy (.com) at the Tommy Bartlett Show

Culver's Fried Chicken... Yumm!!!

This year's family picture had a good girl X (as always), a screaming & crying Y and a sleeping Z... too funny.

Only Edge here?

Have been married for almost 10 years now and STILL am dealing with name change issues... *sigh*

Calling Wisconsin Dells experts: need advise on which of the 3 duck tour vendors is the best? Original Wisconsin Ducks, Army Ducks or Duck Boat Tours?

Finalizing holiday weekend plans... hotels booked, activities planned. Yay!

boss says 9/14, boss of boss says 9/18, boss of boss corrects himself and says 9/14, then automated email says 9/18. I am soooo confused!

Can't sleep anymore. Might as well go to work.

True Blood Season 1, Disc 2

True Blood Season 1, Disc 1...

Sis called again. She's met her friend who's assigned to work in Honolulu and is staying with her tonight. Tomorrow, she picks me up from the airport and we check into our hotel. Well... now, she informs me that her friend has a sofa bed and we could stay with her! Too late, little sister. We talked about this before already. Had we stuck with my direct reservation with Sheraton, we could have canceled last minute and pay only 1 day. As it is, you asked me to find a cheaper hotel and thus, I went to Priceline. We dropped our hotel bill almost 40% - however, there is no option to cancel... at all. Tsk... Tsk... Tsk. Oh well, I think this is all for the best. Yes, we could have saved some money by staying at her friends studio, but we will not be across the beach!

Sis just called letting me know she arrived safely in Hawaii and to make sure I bring the GPS with me. Yet another gadget I have to add to my ever growing list. She's picking up our rental car from AVIS and we were planning to ditch it after 4 days. Unfortunately, AVIS personnel said they don't have any offices in the Honolulu or Waikiki area where we can drop it off and we have to drop it back at the airport. Bummer, that didn't make sense. I was hoping it was more like Vegas where the bigger hotels have rental car partnerships available at the lobby/ front desk / concierge. Oh well, we'll decide as we go along. I still have to pack and make sure I go thru my checklist. One time, We went on vacation and forgot our chargers. Suffice to say, I never wanted o relive that experience again. So, check... Double check... Triple check! OMG! Hawaii tomorrow! [blogged via iPhone]