One of my favorite lines from the musical “Wicked” is: “She had a mother, like SO many do…” Cracks me up every time. Of course in my case I’m blessed to have SO many wonderful mothers in my life. My own Mother is pretty amazing. And then there’s Tim’s mother. Also amazing. And Tim’s…
Long Distance Relationships (oh, and my Easter/road trip recap)
Sometimes I feel like I’m cheating on Texas with Louisiana. Like when I go back to my home state and remember why I love it so. And then as I return to the place I call home for now, and the fast-moving car carries me back over the state line, it’s like some sort of sordid…
I leave you with this…
I know. I kinda keeled over from the cute too. Seriously. I put the bands in her hair and the boys saw her with her “pig tails” and I ran to get the camera before she had a chance to pull them out, and me and the boys were all, “OMG, she’s SO cute with…
Spring-alicious!
I love spring so much that I wish I could bottle it up and take it with me everywhere. And since it doesn’t last that long here in our part of the country I mean that even more than you might think. I promise you summer (or at least the heat of it) is JUST…
Southern Livin’ (and kind of a weekend recap)
I was driving down a familiar road in town the other day and thinking how after almost two years here, there are still days that I’m surprised at the fact that we live in southern Louisiana. But as I looked up to the sky and saw the broad oak branches stretching over me I thought…
Butter & Onions
The sun streams through my west facing bedroom window, bright and blinding. I can sense it through my still closed eyelids and rebel at the thought of opening even one of them. I wish I could get up without moving. I feel my full bladder. The thought of placing my cold toes on the warm…
Down With The Treat Bag!
I’m not a fan of the treat bag. Perhaps you could tell by the title of this post. I rarely send them to school with my kids for their holiday parties because I loathe all the candy and junk. And no, they are not the same thing. Candy refers to well, the candy and “junk”…
Everyone Loves a Parade – WW & You Capture
Legs and feet to stand on while waiting for the parade to start… Arms and hands to wave in the air to catch beads as the “floats” go by… Ears to hear the band and all the parade-goers. And eyes to watch it all…. The kids and I have been to four parades since last…
“BEES!”
Mardi Gras season has begun in Louisiana which means that my living room floor will be littered with Mardi Gras beads for the next few months. That is until they break and/or I throw them away. Whichever comes first. We joined some friends at the Krewe de Chienes parade on Saturday afternoon. Chien means “dog”…
LOVE grows and so do babies…
Last year, she wore this outfit as a dress while eating her first cereal on Valentine’s Day. My heart burst with love for her… This year it’s more of a tunic and she is ready for “CHOC-ET” instead… 🙂 And my heart may just explode any minute now… (what? she is her mother’s daughter…re: chocolate)…