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!

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 …

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 …