“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 …
Is anyone talking about this? Kids can’t go to school because there aren’t enough teachers. Where is the outrage? Yesterday I posted this tidbit: Yes, I am a certified teacher & felt so sorry for the poor kids going without teachers that I e-mailed the school system – TWICE! On the on-line application it asked …
Hubby ran into an old Army buddy of his who happens to be dating a local gal. We were invited over to her adorable house in Metairie today. She still has some post-Katrina work to do – but is feeling at home and I adore the local flavor used to decorate her house. I can’t …
* 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 …
I know, most of you have been holding your breath with anticipation. When will Greta finally nurse her hangover enough to actually tell the rest of the world what goes on inside this “closed – invite only event?” Well sit back & laugh while I turn my tale of chaos for the world to read. …
I can’t tell you how excited I am to be going to the Bacchus Ball. I am even more excited because I just checked their site & the theme is “through the eyes of a child.” I saw a Monster’s Inc float, Ice Age…OK I admit it, I’m a big kid!
Just gorgeous!
We all went to the “Mystic Krewe of Barkus Parade” yesterday. Yes, bark & is woof-woof. I promise pictures later today! For the record, we already have a gazillion Mardi Gras beads. My daughter is decorating the whole house with them. See Mom, Mardi Gras is not just a huge drunkfest – it is family …
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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 had a blast dress shopping today. I headed over to Prima Donna’s Closet in Metairie today. They had a fantabulous selection of evening gowns, gently used designer clothes, shoes, handbags & jewelry. Stephanie, the store manager was amazing- she knew what would be appropriate for a Mardi Gras Ball & what went with my …
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!
Tonight was a “Mardi Gras Math & Science” night at school. We got our first taste of the festive “attire.” The classrooms were turned into Mardi Gras themed stations with stations such as; estimate how many bites it will take you to eat a piece of King Cake, decorate a mask using prices of items, …
K-Mart sells beer & wine people are polite drivers you should not think a woman strange because she is on her cell phone at Tuesday Morning talking about her gauze genie pants, bustier with glitzes of gold in it & the green & purple jewelry she is getting to go with it White tuxes in …