So the back to school fuss is over. Thank goodness. The uniforms are bought, the folders are labeled and the first day tears are behind us. It is now time for the routine and schedule to hit their stride...
Did you know that you can get a TON of free stuff on your birthday??
My birthday is just a couple of weeks away. Any day now, my email will begin to fill up with free appetizers, desserts, etc. from...
A couple of weekends ago I attended a typical New Orleans baby shower for a cousin. The mother-to-be looked radiant in her brilliant blue dress, there were fleur de lis embossed blue mints, napoleons on the dessert table and,...
Late last month I officially entered my mid 30s. I was looking forward to this day much like a trip to the DMV. In addition, two gentlemen, not much younger than I, referred to me as "ma'am" during the...
I was ecstatic the day I received THE call from one of my sisters that she was engaged! After the excitement wore off, the wedding details started to emerge. The ceremony was to be held...gasp...outside of Houston! Don't get...
It's summertime!!!
That means the kids are home and bored, and you are about to go stir crazy! So, that may entice you to plan a vacation!
Here are a few tips to save a little dough on your summer vacations:
Check...
"Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
"Let the good times roll!"
However you choose to say it, it's what we like to do here in Louisiana. We usually like to do it with good food, and this Cajun Potato Salad definitely fits...
A couple of weekends ago I attended a typical New Orleans baby shower for a cousin. The mother-to-be looked radiant in her brilliant blue dress, there were fleur de lis embossed blue mints, napoleons on the dessert table and,...
I have a hard time answering the question, "What's your favorite season?" For me, anything that lies ahead in full is something to anticipate. So at the start of a new season, all the possibilities of that particular season...
The birth story of my family blog goes something like this:
Conceived by my husband and begun as a chronicle of our time living in Hawaii and Seattle
Used to announce we were pregnant with baby number one (Jack)
Abandoned for a...
I’ll admit it…as soon as we found out we were expecting a baby girl, I went a little overboard in the shopping department. As a first time mommy to be, little did I know that as newborns, babies pretty...
I love going on dates with my husband to New Orleans! We have gone to Saints games, on walks around the French Quarter, and to our favorite restaurants. Occasionally, we have had the opportunity to eat at Drago's, Ralph's...
Getting your child to eat is one battle, but getting your child to eat healthily is another one that moms in NOLA are fighting daily. There are several challenges that we experience from what to cook, where to buy...
I was lucky enough the weekend before last to have my mom in town. She volunteered to watch Weston so that the husband and I could take off on a grand three day, two night "staycation." We spent one...