Yesterday, the monsters and I got our butts up early, packed a cooler of food and drinks and headed for Gulfport, MS to the Gulf Islands Waterpark. It was only an hour drive from Mandeville, and a very easy one at that. The park opens at 10 and I wanted to be there early so …
“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” ~Adlai Stevenson~ “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but …
As I hugged my veteran during the fireworks at the Mandeville Seafood Festival last night, singing “Proud to be an American,” I couldn’t help but get all sentimental. You see, my soldier is home safely this year, and even better will not be returning to the sandbox (Iraq) due to his retirement last October. I …
* warning – drinking and blogging going on here!!!! * the whole fam damily headed out to the Mandeville Seafood Festival again. This night we had a mission, besides blowing cash spending money. We were going with “free passes” thanks to NOLA.com – woot woot – to see the fireworks!!!! * We parked waaaaaay too …
I am proud to announce, that a new blog is alive (barely – needs more work) and ready to organize and inform you how to support the troops today! In all my spare time, I have taken on the role as Community Team Leader (CTL) for Louisiana, for an organization I am honored to be …
Not quite “extreme makeover.” More like – upgrade kitchen and bathroom, take down some walls and maybe add an extra garage and laundry room. OK – maybe that is pretty extreme. The goal is to have a master plan and do portions at time – ya know- that dang money thing! If you can do …
Hubby was out of town, so I took the 3 kiddos to the festiva (they were all free admission)l. Newbie mistake – parked waaaayyy too far away. First of,f we headed to the kids area to blow cash see Papillion. Oh wait – everyone was starving….like I never fed them before. Dang kids always demanding …
* The morning started with a ferocious gas smell in my laundry room. Within an hour, someone from ATMOS came and fixed it – and it didn’t cost a penny – yippee! * I signed the kids up for the “try it once for free class” at the Young Chef’s Academy in the Rouse’s plaza …
* My business partner drove me around the “Garden District” today. We had another organizing job Uptown and honestly – there is no change in color or huge lines or signs that say Uptown, Garden District etc… I guess I can actually say I have seen the real “Garden District” now. Yes, drool was coming …
Yep…on blueberry hill. Well, really “Blueberry Ridge” in Picayune, Mississippi. (website for all farms). My buddy, myself and our collective 6 kids headed off rise & shine to Picayune. We called around for the closer blueberry farms – but most were “picked out.” If we didn’t get lost take the scenic route – it would …
Last I left you…you were staring at your computer monitor (and here you are again – predictability is good). You were saying to yourself, “forget soap operas, Kiss my Gumbo” is much more entertaining. I have to read KMG to see how Greta is going to move the “proverbial Louisiana mountains.” Not so fast…I can’t …
Back in college, I had to sign up for one of those “mandatory/voluntary†psychology experiments. You know, the one where you had to do some useless study that some other college kid had to perform that would solve all questions about how strange college students were (big run-on sentence). To make a long story longer…I …
Nothing to say…yet. So I thought I’d share this sign.
Hubby and I had a date night tonight – a miracle. This is the first time we actually paid a babysitter since we moved here (pathetic huh?). The couple we went out with picked Coffee’s Boilin’ Pot in Madisonville. Totally casual, quaint and the food was fantabulous!!! I had a grilled tuna with an amazing …
I am proud to share with y’all that Angie’s List is here and Craigslist is going ahead at full-speed! As for the Northshore – it is considered New Orleans in both these lists. A little Greta tutorial: Craigslist: is 100% free and run by a guy named Craig (really – he has e-mailed me) from …