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 …
I was raised in a suburb of Boston, did my undergrad in Maine, did my grad work at University of Florida (yay Gators basketball), lived in Sacramento (McClellan AFB), Satellite Beach Florida (Patrick Air Force Base), Ft. Leavenworth Kansas (did my time in Leavenworth- snicker), Harker Heights, Texas (Ft. Hood), El Paso, Texas (Ft. Bliss), …
Another boring day, sitting my dead butt on the couch eating bon-bons by the dozen. Nahhhh…. I took the kiddos to the pediatrician first thing this morning for their newbie appts. Let’s just say, we had some “issues” at the office. Son #1 has a “needle phobia” and there was NO way – even if …
Last year was a year I would like to squash out of my brain. Let’s just say that the Dr. Phil show accepted my story and wanted to do a show on it & I changed my mind. Anyhoo, all that is soooooo behind me & I’ve been in Mandeviile since January 20th of 2007 …
* my internet is up and running (yay Charter-you read my blog?) * I have a new coffee maker * I am finally getting the little rugmonsters in to see their new pediatrician – their allergies have been horrible since we moved here Headline perusing *I-12 is dangerous – yep – passed the back-up of …
When I bought my new house, the one thing I did not like was the beat up mailbox. Fortunately it was hidden behind a plant that I will surely kill in due time. The story is, that this mailbox had to be retreived from down the street after Katrina. After a gazillion hours searching (often …
We went over to a neighbor’s house last night for crawfish boil. Everyone had a fabulous time & there was plenty of food. Yep- every crawfish was gone by the end of the night.
ATTENTION: All you businesess in Mandeville, Covington, Metairie, NOLA…anywhere I write about…jump in now before I charge you a full FEMA check for a tiny ad!!! “This” blog has only been around a short time, but I maintain others and have been a blogger for 2 1/2 years now. I know what I am doing …
* The UPS store in town has about the nicest owner, John Hamilton. I kibbitzed with his dad, who had stopped in for a quick hello to his son. He has had this store for 12 years and he already knows my name after 2 weeks of going there. He also has Lili’s artwork displayed …
Honestly, when I am home on the computer I am extremely happy. I can often be seen on the front porch with my laptop. But sometimes I need to get away – the laundry & housework monsters scare me! This morning I started to look for wireless hotspots in Mandeville and Covington. The Sonic down …
* I love the people * I love the weather * I love the schools * I love my neighborhood and neighbors * I love meeting new people and hearing their stories * I love this blog and my other one * I love being upbeat and positive * I love having a swimming pool …
I’ve been up since early this morning writing my articles for Inside Northside, conducting phone interviews, trying to ignore the ever growing pile of laundry, running stupid errands for hubby and trying to tell myself that sane moms don’t reach for a beer at 11 AM (no I haven’t). I can only run on coffee …
First we’ll head on over to the Kid’s Expo at Pelican Park then off to The Irish Channel Parade in New Orleans. It is in the high 60s and there is absolutely no reason in the world to stay indoors!!! Dang leprechaun peed green in 2 toilets!!!
We moved to Mandeville at the end of January. One huge difference here is, “my kids are in school ALL DAY.” No more half-day kindergarten for this mom. Now I can actually do other things besides going to playgrounds and story times. I haven’t earned a penny in 11 years (son #1 will be 11 …