We Are Back!

We are back in the Oak Ridge. So happy everything is back to normal again. Now I got my laptop back all for myself so more time to update my blog…..hihi! Thank you for all the comments and kindly wishes you left in my blog while I was away.

Our trip was okay. Billy was not at his best the whole week because of his teething. But he is getting better, good rest and school help a lot. San Francisco was not as what I was expected, unfortunately. It’s really surprising to see a large number of beggars in S.F downtown. Other than that, S.F is a really interesting city. I love the cable car, really cool.





We stayed at the Marriott Hotel in downtown San Francisco on the whole trip. I like the room, pretty big room with a nice view of the downtown. The room had a mini bar and a refreshment center. As expected the price was like 4 times the regular price in the store and once you move the snacks the machine will automatically bill the price to your account. Cool, huh! To add to the crazy price is additional 20% for the restocking fee. Restocking fee? Ain’t that pathetic?

The refreshment center.

The Mini Bar.

For a couple of times while relaxing after a long day, I was tempted to just close my eyes and grab the M&m from the tray....haha! Hey, for 7 days pretending not to see that yummy stuff in front of your eyes was insane. But eventually until day seven of our stays, the tray was still full except for the one empty spot.….hehe!

On the first day in S.F we were able to browse around in Chinatown. I thought the Chinatown in S.F is the largest in the USA. I might be wrong.

The Gate To Chinatown.

San Francisco Trip 1

Sorry for neglecting my blog for many days. We are on day 3 in San Francisco and I am blogging at 5.00am while dear hubby and my son are still sleeping. But this is the only time I could do it peacefully…. haha!

I wanted to make at least one post before we leave for our trip but Billy has a fever on Friday. He was a little better on Saturday and we went to Easter Vigil at 7.30pm and did not get home until 9.30pm. After put Billy to bed, I continue my packing and called my family back home to wish them Happy Easter before went off to bed after midnight. That’s midday back home….hihi!

Meds, soup, applesauce, crackers and extra batteries for the cam.

Soaps, cereals, bowls and stamps etc.

Blooming everywhere.

It's spring!

Our trip from Tennessee on Sunday was a little crazy. Yeah, I guess like many people says ‘tired kids + long flight’ is not a very good combination. What more if they are not feeling well. Billy started crying when we were queuing for check in and continue when we board on the plane. :-(

After landed in snow covered Chicago O’Hare Airport about two and a half hours later, dear hubby bought him soup for lunch but it ends up in trash. The only food he takes was his crackers. He did not even want to drink milk. I was happy he slept through halfway of the almost 5 hour's flight from Chicago to San Francisco. Huh! So glad that after this trip, it would be a while before we fly again. On the next conferences in Washington DC in June and later in Pennsylvania in August we are going to drive. It's a long drive but I would enjoy it much better. Dear hubby said he would enjoy it too if he sit on the passenger seat….haha!

Ready for the trip.

Okay, dear hubby and Billy are waking up. More story later. :-)

Spring Has Sprung

Yeah, finally, spring is here. Happy spring folks! We have a beautiful day today. It's really contrast from yesterday as we had a nasty storm. Heavy rain started at the wee hour until late last night. Thank God, we do not have flood. Unfortunately, some parts in our neighbor states from Missouri, Oklahoma, Ohio, Kentucky and Texas are flooding badly. Missouri got hits the most with 70 counties declared as Federal Disaster Area. It's the worst flooding in 80 years in MO. :-(
Hope our friend, Dina and her family are doing okay. Stay safe Dina!

Waiting for his school van.


This week is Billy's fourth week in school. He is doing very well so far. We are so happy with his progress. We are going to meet up with his teacher to talk more about his progress tomorrow morning. I would share more about this later.

I am leaving, mom!


See you later, mom!

Unfortunately, he would miss school for the whole week next week. More on Billy's progress and pics in Billy's Corner.

Not So Nice Weekend.

Sorry for not be able to update my blog over the weekend. I had been down with a cold. It's a shame we did not make it to the Palm Sunday Mass either. What a time to get sick, huh!

Billy has a little fever and runny nose when he came back from school last Wednesday. I guess that is a common risk parents have to take once their kids going to school. Thank God, after giving him some meds, his fever has gone. He was able to go to school on Thursday despite having a runny nose. When I told his teacher about it, she said ‘All of them have runny nose’. Ahah!

I am feeling better today though. Time to get back to my routine. What else! Do house chores, updating my blog and blah blah. Meanwhile, I shall think of stuff to pack for our trip this weekend. We are leaving for a week trip to San Francisco on Easter Sunday. Yeah, I know, too bad, while other people attending Easter Sunday Mass, we are going to be in the airport. Nope, we are not going on vacation….haha! Dear hubby is having a week conference in San Francisco and we are tagging along. I am so excited as this is my first trip to San Francisco. We plan to rent a car for the weekend so we can cruise around better. Unfortunately, Billy is going to miss school for one week.

Parents Overture

What a mom would say to her children in a 24 hours' period condensed in just 2 minutes and 25 second. It’s really hilarious!



One of my friends has posted this video in her Ringo but had been removed a couple of days ago as someone flagged it as offensive. I am just curious as I have not seen anything offensive about it. Anyone?