I just got a very lengthy e-mail from a gentleman that wants to take the plunge and relocate his whole family to this land of opportunity. I’ll write more about this later as I’ve got to go get the rugmonsters ready for school. Here are the items I asked this family to consider before taking …
And while you are at it – kiss my butt too!!! One more day & I get DSL – lalalalalala!!!! Thanks Rick for a great hair color at Salon Calais in Covington!!!
UGH! Another festival that I can’t miss. I will be heading to DC the second weekend of Jazzfest, so it just dawned on me that we need to take the whole fam damily this weekend. Friday after school is a possibility, Saturday after 3, or Sunday AM. Any advice welcome!!!!
I have had a few friends in various parts of the US, find themselves recently unemployed. My first response, “Come here, tons of jobs.” Their response, “Are you kidding Greta?” There is no “perfect” place in the world that doesn’t have drawbacks. Every place in the world offers something undesirable: crime, bad weather from time …
* #1 son pitched his first inning and struck out 2 players – got nervous after and walked 2…after that closed my eyes. * Charter came out for the last time ever. The poor fella was a private contactor from Indiana. We chatted for a bit and he said he was sorry that he could …
* after more additional calls, IMs, a visit from a technician – I am soooooo done with Charter Internet. I ordered BellSouth DSL today!!! I have had about 10 minutes of service all week and all time I have spent on-line has been borrowing from someone else!!! I did write to corporate & to my …
This is basically an upbeat and unofficial guide to the area. But today I must take pause to mourn a family that has lost their lives in this community. I do not know them, nor am sure if I ever met them, but I feel a loss so great that I want to help. I …
This just on NOLA.com. I am locking my kids in a biosphere armored like a tank. Two reported dead after shooting near Mandeville Posted by St. Tammany bureau April 18, 2007 6:15PM Categories: Breaking News Two people are reported dead and others possibly injured after a shooting this afternoon in the Tall Timbers neighborhood north …
I didn’t have internet last night or this morning. I have a bunch more adventures to share. Must go get beauty sleep!!!
Friday was the first day of the 3 day French Quarter Festival. The weather forecast predicted a cruddy Saturday and Sunday and a beautiful Friday. We arrived about 11 AM on Friday and so did everyone and their Grandmother! Parking problems to start. Well, it wouldn’t have been for me, but hubby was driving. He …
Get ready for the heat! We have lived in the South many times before, we understand heat and humidity. I would rather have that than cold any day! The natives in Louisiana do have a sense of style for the heat. Last night, after a full day of gardening, I ironed and organized all my …
This is a little speriment: Sanjaya, American Idol, Anna Nicole Smith, Dannielynne, Don Imus, Global Warming, Larry Birkhead, Howard K Stern, pet food recall, Hurricane Katrina, Britney Spears, Bush. Just performing a little Google/Technorati Experiment today. Anyhoo, doing very well here with direct hits to my blog. Just trying to gather up a larger, quality …
We went to the new Mandeville playground yesterday. What an amazing creation with so much thought put into it. There aren’t any pictures on their site – so I’ll share a few with you. And my dad having his first beignet at Cafe’ DuMonde. Notice the newbie covered with powdered sugar!
I am trying to lay a plan out for something to do with the kids each day over Spring Break. They like a little lounging around, but they love to do stuff too & so do I. Tomorrow my dad flies in from Boston for his first visit to the area. He is 78 years …
Is your glass half-full or half-empty? Are you pessimistic or optimistic about the future of New Orleans and the surrounding areas? When you hear about someone moving to the area, do you think they need to have their head examined or embrace them? Well, take it from this newbie – this is a land of …