My family just got back from Disney World this past week (can’t write about Disney Land, but I imagine similar). We were clueless about the brand new rollout of the FastPass Plus “FP+” systems, but we were in good company with many guests! First off make sure you have the My Disney Experience app on …
My family and I have been bigs fans of vacationing in Destin, even before we had to travel farther than 4.5 hours. We have made many memories there and will continue to go back at least once or twice a year. Over the past 10 years, we have enjoyed the beaches and surrounding areas of …
Back in 1985, I remember taking off on my own whirlwind tour to visit colleges within 250 miles from my home. I repeated that again in 1989-90 for Graduate school and expanded my perimeter. Now that I am going through it with my own high school junior, it is a whole new adventure. He works …
Growing up with allergies, my family and allergist decided the only pets suitable for me, were goldfish. My brother had a mouse for a short time and that was it. Twenty-one years ago, I met my husband, the hugest animal lover – EVER! Shortly after, we began our home of furry 4-legged pets. Our first …
CUTENESS OVERLOAD WARNING!!! There are not enough hours in the day to take advantage of all the great opportunities that come my way as a blogger. Come see and play with penguins up close and personal…there was NO WAY I was going to miss that one!!! Never in my life did I dream that I …
I blogged about my luxury SUV shopping adventure with this post and this one. I finally decided on the 2013 Infiniti JX35 – its was not a monster truck on wheels and still offered extra seating for seven. We used USAA car buying service and unfortunately our local Infiniti dealer was not part of that …
Actually…I kind of don’t really mean, “Momcation…all I ever wanted.” But, it was what I truly NEEDED. It has been 6 months since my Dad passed on Jan 8th and since his passing, I have not really stopped to totally decompress. I started my new company Kickify on February 1st… and life has been crazy …
Here is the post from my first day. After my first day of Luxury SUV shopping, I changed my mind about what I wanted. I was really all set on having a 5 seater and then realized, that with 5 of us in the family, there was no room for an extra friend! I was …
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I have to admit, that in this family of 5, nobody likes Mardi Gras more than me. I would be at a parade every day if my family agreed. Now, we had already been to several parades when my hubby suggested we head out of town for a few days and skip the final weekend …
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Caregiver: a person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chronically ill) Void: an empty space; emptiness My father passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 8th, 2012 as a direct result of Alzheimer’s Disease. For the 6 months leading up to his death, we took him into our home …
From the Rolling Stones song, “Sympathy For the Devil” comes a line that always makes me think of Dad, “Pleased to meet you, Hope you guess my name.” Heeeelllllloooo has become a standard greeting at our house, because frankly, dad does not recall who he is actually looking for but wants someone’s attention. Jokingly, it …
“If you want a non-commercial, family oriented, reasonably priced, everything you need in one location getaway, The Beach Club at Gulf Shores, Alabama is for you.” ~Greta Perry~ After 4 years of living in the Greater New Orleans area, it was time to try out the Gulf Shores instead of our usual Florida vacation. A …
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LONG POST!!! It has been crazy for the past 2 weeks. First, there was my wild weekend in the French Quarter for Tales of the Cocktail. I came home for a few days and then flew off to DC to represent Soldiers’ Angels in a meeting with the American Legion. This meeting was monumental and …
I woke to the sounds of pans clanking in the kitchen and pretended to still be sleeping, knowing it was time for my traditional Mother’s Day breakfast in bed. Going running was on my mind this morning, but I gobbled down every bits of chocolate chip pancakes and coffee with a smile. With my oldest …
Sunday, we loaded the whole fam damily in the family truckster and headed to LSU for a chili cook-off. A fabulous guy who wears his Soldiers’ Angels wings proudly, “Mad Mike” Freedman from CT, was in town making his chili as part of an International Chili Society (ICS) event. Scott Navaroli, his friend and fellow …