Rouse’s is my favorite; had the best selection of King Cakes and they now have Vitamin Water conveniently located everywhere (yay). Why would I write about a grocery store? Because, painfully as a mother I must go there – often. Rouse’s is a very nice store and I prefer it over Winn Dixie. Wal-Mart prices …
I checked out the town of Mandeville, LA today & I got 21 sex offenders. This search works for the entire US – please go check your hometown!
Hubby says: “Let’s go out to eat.” Me: “I keep passing the cutest restaraunt that is a cool house off of 190. I haven’t heard anything about it so let’s go try.” After a long day at the pool with the kiddos; we drove less than a mile to this adorable house/cafe. I always tell …
Today the kiddos and I explored the Mandeville Farmer’s Market at the Trailhead. It is about 70 plus degrees, the perfect day to explore. Tons of yummy food, local crafts, fresh fruits and vegetables, and music playing in the background. I bought some banana bread, chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin butter and fresh strawberries. This may …
The biggest problem my family faced when moving to Mandeville, LA, was to find a house we could afford with an insurance policy that wouldn’t make us pay 2 “theoretical” mortgages. Why should anyone care so much about insurance beyond their own? I will give you a Greta style post, with points drawn from my …
“Here comes the rain.” I know, I’ll probably be saying that the rest of my days in LA. I spent 3 years in the El Paso desert, 2 in Oklahoma during a drought & now I live in the perma-swamp. Really, I welcome rain, because otherwise I would never get anything done (am an outdoor …
If I wasn’t such a news junkie, I swear I would be living in “Utopia.” The flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, weather is gorgeous and the people are warm and inviting. I am starting to chime in a little bit more on local politics via: Nola.com, the local news & of course my fave …
We took my visiting from MA mother for a birthday brunch to The Broken Egg in Old Mandeville. Two people had recommended it – so worth a try. It was amazing. We enjoyed the atmosphere – just adorable & the food was perfect! It was a little pricy – but well worth it. I enjoyed …
* the weather was gorgeous today – 70 degrees * I took my kids to 8 different parades from Mandeville to the French Quarter (over the past 2 weeks) – no boobs – no unruly drunks – I never felt that anyone’s safety was in question. In fact, I felt very safe the whole time …
Just gorgeous!
The whole family went to the “Krewe of Eve” parade last night. We watched from the start, surrounded by tons of families & kids. We now have another box of beads, tons of stuffed animals, Barbie dolls & just “stuff.” You either have to stand back, get close to the floats, or be as high …
This weekend should be very exciting for the whole family. There are tons of parades. We are going to watch the Mandeville “Eve” parade on Friday night. On Sunday we will head to the French Quarter for the Barkus “dog” parade. We will not be bringing Chulo the Super Dog, as he gets a little …
Since this blog readership is slowly picking up, I’ll put myself out on a limb here & tell you why I started it. My thoughts were, when I moved to Mandeville, I would become a positive spokesperson for the city, the Parish, the Northshore, the state. I want to share my experiences with others and …
I went to the boonies in Covington today (not really – but acording to locals – I might as well have driven back to OK), to get my gown altered. I made about another 5 stops to get hubby shoes, vest & bow tie. Everyone was so friendly & I think I met my personal …
Hubby sent me one of those, “you know you are born n’ bread in LA if,”e-mails this morning. I really am completely clueless. And for the record – gold green & purple aren’t that bad together!