We caught cabbage, carrots, potatoes, garlic, beads, toys, paper flowers, ramen soup, Irish Spring soap & so much more! manly yes – but I caught it! Parade friends My parade pal Denise – a fellow Gator! “He Mista – throw us something good.” FYI – West Bankers (Bankas) have an accent similar to South Boston!
New thing to add to my resume “PARADE HO!” Today my chants were “Hey Mista Flahrety or O’Donnell – You got a medallion?” My odds were pretty good on those names! Gosh, I’m getting to old to drink in the middle of the day. The twist on the Irish Channel Parade was that it is …
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!!!
* Great morning for yardwork with the kiddos! So much more to be done – yikes! * The kids swam for a couple of hours while I chilled & hung out with . * My neighbor came over with a delicious carrot cake from the Mandeville Bakery – YUM & flowers!!! *the whole fam damily …
Tomorrow is my birthday and I get 3 kids plus whoever ends up here home from school!!! Thank goodness I love kids! Saturday we will head to the St Patty’s Day Parade in the French Quarter and hopefully not get beamed with a cabbage!
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 …
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!
~ Angelina Jolie will try and help the NOLA schools – good for her ~ Section 8 housing – nobody wants it in their back yard. ~ Crime – lots of murders in NOLA – how special ~ Rain is coming *talk amongst yourselves*
My name is Greta and I have this little problem, after 2 minutes I feel like I know and trust a person. People often open up to me for some strange reason (my hubby laughs at that). Is this a bad thing? Well, ya, probably, because my kids see & copy me and I let …
new-orleans-orleans-louisiana-united-states-google-maps.htm “You see the map – see the big lake – I live on the Northshore of the lake. No Mom, I haven’t seen a murder up close, I don’t lock my doors every second of the day and I feel safe. There is a 24 mile bridge that separates the Northshore from the crime-ridden …
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 …