My name is Greta. “Hi Greta.” I turn 40 on March 16th and it has been 1 week since I last touched King Cake or beer. Hehehe – feeling silly at 2 AM. I missed the memo that most hysterectomy post-op patients also get INSOMNIA!!! Note to self, call for Ambien tomorrow. Too bad my …
***The article I wrote about Soldiers’ Angels is in the current edition of Inside Northside *** Thursday 6th look for the article about Soldier’s Angels in the Mandeville Times Picayune *** Friday 7th 10:30 me on the Jim Brown show talking about Soldiers’ Angels 99.5 FM *** Friday 7th at 12:00 I will be on …
I tell you, whatever vacation you go on – you pay for it for along time after…. and I ain’t just talking about the bar bill from my Disney cruise! Laundry and unpacking and pretty much anything that involves me being a domestic goddess – are things I never miss. And somehow-they wait for me …
Continue reading “plate almost full & 2 more weeks until school”
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 …
* 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 …
Father’s Day finally came and I could finally unveil the painting I had purchased hubby over a month ago (hiding in a closet). I met Mr. Goodwyne when I stopped in to visit the Inside Northside office. He will be the featured artist for the July/August issue and he had some of his work with …
Don’t tell me about it….I’m so excited to go and it is better if I go not knowing anything about it. I was thinking of creative places to take the kids tomorrow (5 boys & 1 girl – 3 boys are visiting) -something not too expensive and not too far away. I remembered during my …
Yesterday’s Direct Hits 4 12.90% inside northside, louisiana 2 6.45% summer camp covington la 2007 2 6.45% mandeville blog 2 6.45% stacey rase 2 6.45% mccants of covington, la 1 3.23% northshore family movers 1 3.23% what to wear to a crawfish boil 1 3.23% teach nola 1 3.23% kissmygumbo 1 3.23% lake ponchatrain new …
I was in for a little self tune-up at the docs today & just about attacked the coffee table when I saw the latest of Edition of Inside Northside Magazine. Like a little kid tearing open a present, I was going through it as fast as I could – looking for my 2 feature articles: …
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 …
The rugmonsters don’t have school today – or all of next week. I skim and I search and have yet to find someplace with an clearinghouse for a calendar of events. I mean, the moron guide, where you pick a date and then venue and it spits out ALL the events in the state! Someone …
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 …
* 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 …