I get my geek on over the weekend

Hi! It's Monday and my house and life are a disorganized mess. On the upside I had a great weekend. On Friday we took a road trip to pick up our oldest daughter from my sister's house. She had been visiting there for just over a week. We spent the night and then went to the Maker Faire in Detroit.
We had a good time. I think though it could have been a better experience. There really was things for all ages but with having ages 1-41 in our family it seemed like we were constantly trying to make sure everyone got to do and see everything they wanted. In theory someone could have stayed with the little ones and did all kinds of activities while the others went and saw what they were interested in. The only problem with that is that the person with the boys usually wanted to see what the others saw. So, I you need to approach the Faire as either a "geek fest" where you check out all the newest technology and inventions or a hands on museum for the kids. We tried to do both and it didn't work out as well as we thought.
The highlight of the day was that I spotted Leo Laporte and my husband and I got to meet him. If you don't know who he is he is a "god" in the geek world. Back when Tech TV was on he was on a show called the Screen Savers. He now hosts several pod casts including TWIT (This Week in Tech). The main reason we were there is because my husband had heard about the Maker Faire on one of Leo's pod casts and he knew he was going to be doing a live pod cast from there.
While we were eating I looked up and saw Leo walking with a man and woman and recognized him. We grabbed the new video camera, told the teenagers to watch the toddlers and took off after him. We caught up to him and I recorded my husband meeting him. Leo was really nice and so were the other people with him. The lady (maybe his wife?) offered to take the camera so I could get in. It was cool and I was so happy that I spotted him and for my husband. I know it really made his day.
Although some of the tech stuff there was beyond my way of thinking it was a cool place. I enjoyed the craft tents and the "upcycle" booth. I have been inspired to help my daughter create a dress out of Target bags. The main problem there is I've been doing more shopping at Walmart than Target and their bags just wouldn't look as cool as a dress.
Well it's a busy day. I need to do my morning routine and get the house in order, than its grocery shopping day and a doctor appointment later.