Green Mania

I have a lot of issues about the whole "Green" thang. And I've been dissin' all the green people in the world. Sorry I can't help it. Just being honest that's all. And I do have a point to make.

But you'd have to hop on to the ChicagoMomsBlog.com and read my newest posted article : Green Makes Me Blue. I'm just hoping that I'm not the only one feeling the same way.

I'm turning off comments on this post here, so please bring your spoonful of sugar (or maybe cyanide) over there.

Crackberry vs. To-die-Phone

I just coined that term as I wrote this! LOL... Actually, I don't know much about Blackberry, but what I do know is that my iPhone 3G is to die for! Last year's Blogher 07 conference I toted my laptop around from the next session to another. This year, I still did the same thing on the very first session of my first day in the conference. But the laptop never left my bag. The iPhone was all I needed to be there.

The most obvious reason that people buy the iPhone for is the incomparable internet capabilities to any other smart phones available today. Actually that is the foremost reason why I decided to buy it. Just the thought of being able to surf the net, twitter, check my email whenever I need to was beyond excitement for me.

But the one I didn't expect to love the most is the iPhone camera. It never entered my mind that the quality would be that great. I hardly used my real camera during our Hawaiian trip just last month because it was just so convenient to take it with my iPhone. Thankfully, at the very beginning of our vacation I discovered that I can send my photos to Flickr directly and so I was posting pics on real time! How geeky was that! My family enjoyed every single update and I ended up with over 300 pictures uploaded from our vacation.

Here are my favorite FREE downloaded iPhone apps:

• Shazam - Don't know who sang whatever song you are listening to? So lovely to have this on my phone. "seamlessly discover, buy and share tunes simply by holding your iPhone to music for just a few seconds."

• Twittelator - I tried twitterific, but twittelator is just way better! It is sort of like a tweetdeck for your cell phone. What can I say, I am so addicted to twittering. A little side note: I have started Twitter Stories that has attracted lots of readers already. :-)

• IM + All-in-One Messenger - To use with AIM/ iChat, MSN/ Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, GTalk and MySpaceIM - all in one application ! Yeah!

• Facebook iPhone App - Do i have to explain what a Facebook is? I think not.

• Flickup - This isn't exactly free, but for a $1.99 that's as close as free. This app is a photo direct posting from iPhone to Flickr. It sends the full size pic to Flickr and will even geo-tag it for you. Way cool!

• Pandora - Free internet music! "the personalized internet radio service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites". I don't really download music, and this works great for me.

• Urbanspoon - Perfect to have especially if you are visiting unfamiliar places. "provides you with many local options when choosing a restaurant for dinner. After using the phone’s GPS to detect restaurants in the area, Urbanspoon presents you with a slot machine-like listing of cuisine types and price"

There are many other free apps that I love, but these are the top ones that I use the most. There are also many great games to download for free. My boy's enjoy Tap Tap Revolution, and I normally play with the reMovem free, Monnlight lite, Bubble Wrap, Break Classic and Across LE

Now, to other To-die-phone owners, care to share your favorite iPhone apps and why?

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

9-8-08 Christian my 3rd Grader
Originally uploaded by MJ's Sugar Sprinkles

I know all of Moms think that they have an awesome kid, but I can tell you now --- I'm the luckiest of all Moms because I have the best kid of all. EVAH!

Have you ever been left alone to nap and woken up by an 8 year old grinning with excitement telling you that he has a big surprise?

I dozed off from exhaustion while sitting with them in the living room and when I woke up, Voila! He cleaned the entire kitchen/dining room with a solicited help from his 5 year old brother. Their 18 month old sister laying on the couch while snacking on a bowl of cheerios. She was happily watching a baby video that her big brother popped in for her.

Yes, I do feel terrible dozing off on them. But it happened, and I'm glad it happened when my firstborn was there to take over for me even for just a little bit.

Thank you for being so amazing Christian! Love, Mama.